West Ham moved up to ninth in the Premier League table with a comfortable 2-0 win over Newcastle at London Stadium on Saturday
Declan Rice headed his second-ever West Ham goal into the net in the seventh minute to give his side a lead they never really looked like relinquishing
Then, after Javier Hernandez had been fouled in the penalty area in the 42nd minute, Mark Noble converted his 22nd Premier League penalty to put the hosts well in command
Newcastle rallied after the break, but rarely threatened until late on, with Salomon Rondon denied by smart Lukasz Fabianski save, as West Ham saw out the win that sees them leapfrog Everton into ninth, having played a game more, while Newcastle drop to 14th after their first defeat in four
West Ham officially renamed the East Stand at the London Stadium in honour of the club's legendary captain Billy Bonds in an emotional ceremony pre-match, and the players did the occasion justice right from the off and soon took the lead, with Rice climbing highest to meet Robert Snodgrass's corner before glancing his header into the net
Ayoze Perez then had an equaliser rightly ruled out for offside, before Javier Manquillo's volley was well cleared by Issa Diop
Then West Ham were gifted the opportunity to double their lead after Florian Lejeune tripped Hernandez in the box, with the ever-reliable Noble converting the spot kick with aplomb
After the break, Perez fired a low cross into the middle which just evaded Rondon in the middle, but otherwise Newcastle were struggling to make inroads
Hernandez then fired into the side netting, before new signing Miguel Almiron dragged his effort wide for Newcastle
The pace of the game slowed right down late on, with Rondon bringing the best out of Fabianski from a free-kick, but West Ham strolled out their fourth home win in their last five London Stadium games in all competitions in comfort
No stopping this young man at the moment
 He took his goal brilliantly, and is starting to look at home at both ends of the pitch
 Defensively, Rice was superb once again, winning more tackles than anyone else on the pitch, with no player making more passes than Rice
 He is anything but shy to get involved, and is growing by the week
 England might have a star on their hands
West Ham travel to Cardiff next weekend, while Newcastle host Everton
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