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West Ham in cruise control as they run out comfortable winners over Newcastle
Declan Rice heads West Ham into the lead [Paul Harding/PA Wire]

WEST HAM ran out easy winners in their 2-0 win over Newcastle on Saturday evening, controlling the game from the first minute to the last.

The game was only six minutes old when Declan Rice came through a crowd of players to head home a Robert Snodgrass corner.

Rice, who recently committed his international future to England, is hoping to help fire the Hammers into Europe.

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