Newcastle United were held to a goalless draw by West Ham United at St James’ Park.
Callum Wilson opened the scoring three minutes in but Eddie Howe’s men were pegged back when Lucas Paqueta equalised half an hour later.
The draw was the Magpies’ fourth in five Premier League matches as they sit third in the table, four points above fifth-place Tottenham Hotspur.
In Bruno Guimaraes’ suspended absence, Howe recalled Allan Saint-Maximin for his first Premier League start since August as Joelinton moved back into the midfield three.
And it was a bonkers start at St James’ Park with United twice finding the net inside the opening three minutes, though only one counted.
Joe Willock’s goal after 35 seconds was ruled out after Miguel Almiron carried out the ball out of play in the build-up.
But moments later, Newcastle did get their lead when Sean Longstaff found Wilson in behind, who calmly finished to end his 10-game goal drought.
Without Guimaraes, United didn’t quite look to be functioning fully, and the Hammers found an equaliser through Paqueta on 32 minutes.
Our writer Jordan Cronin was at St James’ Park - and here are his Newcastle United player ratings:
5. Dan Burn - 6
Had his work cut out up against Bowen. As always, he was strong aerially, but was outpaced on a few occasions. Lacked quality going forward. | AFP via Getty Images
6. Sean Longstaff - 6
The assist for Wilson’s goal was as good as it got for Longstaff. Another player who gave the ball away cheaply at times. Covered plenty of ground, as he always does, though. | Getty Images
7. Joelinton - 6
Not the Brazilian’s greatest evening. Played on the left side of the midfield three, that wasn’t working so moved to the sitting role. Booked for simulation midway through the second-half. | Getty Images
8. Joe Willock - 5
Felt the disappointment of having a goal ruled out 35 seconds in and never really recovered. Wasn’t allowed space to utilise his pace. Poor attempts to link up play. | Getty Images