Newcastle v West Ham player ratings: Allan Saint-Maximin 8, Joelinton 6; Craig Dawson 2, Jesse Lingard 6

Magpies come out 3-2 winners against 10-man Hammers in thriller at St James' Park

NEWCASTLE RATINGS: Martin Dubravka - 7: Routine early save from Dawson header and not troubled at all in first half. Comfortable stops from Bowen and Soucek shot just after break. Maybe should have saved Diop's header for opening Hammers goal. AFP

Jacob Murphy - 7: Scored fine goal against Burnley last time out and saw good low drive from outside of area saved by Fabianski in opening quarter-of-an-hour. Should have made it 3-2 to Newcastle but saw shot blocked on line. More convincing going forward than in defence. AFP

Ciaran Clark - 7: Much improved effort from Irish defender after struggling against Burnley. Slightly harsh penalty conceded for handball after VAR check after Soucek's head pushed his arm to ball. AFP

Federico Fernandez - 7: Main concern in first half was problem with his boots that referee allowed to hold up play for a couple of minutes and infuriated West Ham players. Usual important blocks and headers throughout from Argentine. AFP

Paul Dummett - 6: Solid game from the Geordie defender although guilty of stupid foul on Coufal after an hour that handed West Ham free-kick in dangerous position. AFP

Matt Ritchie - 7: Newcastle benefit from having Ritchie’s experience and drive in the side but lost his man in second half that allowed Coufal free header on goal that Dubravka saved. Focus was more on the defensive side down left here but did provide brilliant cross for Willock that put Magpies back in front. AP

Jonjo Shelvey - 5: Booked 15 minutes in for needless trip on Bowen, then caught in possession by Fornals which allowed West Ham to launch counter-attack. None of his usual probing passes. Continues as captain with Jamaal Lascelles out injured but is not a natural leader and couldn't lift team with 10-man West Ham dominating second half. Getty

Sean Longstaff - 6: Had low strike deflected wide after five minutes and struggled to get grip of midfield with Shelvey after break. Distribution continues to be erratic. Reuters

Miguel Almiron - 7: Looks more comfortable on the left-hand side of midfield and linked-up well with teammates as Newcastle launched numerous count-attacks in first half. Drove shot wide from outside area just after half-time. Getty

Allan Saint-Maximin - 8: Returned to starting line-up after match-winning cameo against Burnley and looked in the mood from the off. Saw low drive saved by Fabianksi in opening 20 minutes and another deflected wide for corner soon after. His run and strike led to own goal. Energy levels dropped dramatically after half-time but was key to Newcastle's first-half lead. AFP

Joelinton - 6: Was twice fouled by Dawson in first half that led to Hammers centre-half being sent-off and then gifted simple goal after awful drop by Fabianski. Terrible over-hit cross in second half with Wilson free in middle and gifted possession to Hammers in injury-time. EPA

SUBS: Callum Wilson – (On for Saint-Maximin 65’) 6: Continues to be eased back into from injury and could have had quick goal to his name had Joelinton not messed up the cross. Helped set-up chance for Murphy. AP

Joe Willock – (On for Longstaff 81’) N/A: Headed home winning goal with first touch of ball.

Andy Carroll – (On for Joelinton 90+8’) N/A. Reuters

WEST HAM: Lukasz Fabianski - 4: A couple of solid saves in first 20 minutes from Murphy and Saint-Maximin but things quickly fell apart for Pole. First, his parry out was turned into own net by Diop, then guilty of horrendous drop from Newcastle corner that gifted Joelinton chance to score from two metres. Reuters

Craig Dawson - 2: Early yellow card for cynical foul on Joelinton and then sent-off after 35 minutes for foul on same player after woeful first touch from defender. Defender can have no complaints. Reuters

Issa Diop - 6: Cumbersome footwork saw him score own goal and put Newcastle in front. Headed West Ham deservedly back into game from Bowen cross after 73 minutes. AP

Angelo Ogbonna - 6: Back in defence after missing eight games through injury and won vital early header to deny Newcastle chance from early corner. Like teammates, couldn’t handle Saint-Maximin’s pace and trickery in first half. Getty

Vladimir Coufal - 6: Had hands full down right dealing with runs between lines of Almiron and Saint-Maximin. Schoolboy foul throw in second half and should have done better with headed chance from Johnson cross that Dubravka saved easily. Reuters

Tomas Soucek - 7: Has been immense for West Ham this season scoring vital goals along the way but no chance to add to his tally here. Did play important part of West Ham's improvement after break. AFP

Mark Noble - 6: Club captain continues in starting line-up with Declan Rice out injured but struggled in first half. Couldn’t stop Saint-Maximin getting strike away that led to Magpies’ opening goal. Better after half-time as West Ham dominated the game despite being a man down. Getty

Ben Johnson - 7: Mixed bag from the 21-year-old. Swung over a few dangerous crosses from the left and brilliantly cleared Murphy shot off line late on but was too easily beaten to header by Willock for winner. AFP

Pablo Fornals - 6: Quiet game from Spaniard who was neat and tidy without any major making any major impact on proceedings. Getty

Jessa Lingard - 6: On prolific scoring run since joining on loan from Manchester United but grew frustrated in first half at lack of influence in game and wasn’t until an hour gone that he emerged as any sort of attacking threat. Confident finish from penalty spot. Limped off five minutes from time. EPA

Jarrod Bowen - 7: Hammers dangerman had made little impact until 26th minute when he cut inside and had shot blocked by Shelvey. Woeful pass handed possession to Newcastle and started move that lead to opening goal. Decent strike saved by Dubravka just after break. Excellent ball into box headed home by Diop to haul West Ham back into game. Reuters

SUBS: Said Benrahma – (On for Noble 75’) 6: No chance to make impact. Manuel Lanzini – (On for Lingard 87’) NA. Getty

West Ham United's top-four hopes were dealt a big blow as Joe Willock's late header earned Newcastle United a 3-2 home win in a see-saw clash on Saturday.

The London club's unlikely challenge for a Champions League place has been a rollercoaster ride in recent weeks, and Saturday proved no exception.

In their previous three games West Ham had taken 3-0 leads in a 3-3 draw with Arsenal and 3-2 wins over Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leicester City.

At St James' Park, they reversed the pattern.

A disastrous first half saw WestHam capitulate in spectacular fashion after an Issa Diop own goal followed an awful blunder by goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski – that allowed Joelinton to give Newcastle a 2-0 lead – while also having Craig Dawson sent-off for two reckless challenges.

But the second half saw the London side, who could have moved into third spot with a win, produce a spirited revival.

Diop scored at the right end to give West Ham hope in the 73rd minute, and Jesse Lingard converted a penalty to make it 2-2 with little under 10 minutes remaining. But there was a final cruel twist for the visitors as Newcastle substitute Joe Willock headed home a late winner with his first touch two minutes later.

The result puts Newcastle nine points clear of third-bottom Fulham and up into relative safety of 15th place.

West Ham's defeat means they stay in fourth place on 55 points from 32 games, one point above Chelsea and three above Liverpool, both of whom have a game in hand.