Newcastle's march away from the relegation zone continued with a 1-1 draw at West Ham, who missed the chance to move into the top four.
Fresh from three straight Premier League wins, Eddie Howe's men faced a stiff challenge in east London when Craig Dawson headed the Hammers ahead on 32 minutes. However, Newcastle were unfortunate to be behind at that point and grabbed a deserved leveller when Joe Willock's clever finish just about skipped over the line via the post with goalline technology awarding the goal.
David Moyes's men failed to register a single shot on target during the second half and produced an expected goals figure of just 0.64, illustrating how unimaginative they were in attack with Michail Antonio not at his usual levels.
The point lifts Newcastle five points clear of the drop zone, while West Ham remain fifth but have played at least three more games than the chasing pack behind them.
"Champions League, you're having a laugh" sang the Newcastle fans at full-time towards the Hammers whilst a section of the home fans booed their team off.
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What's next?
West Ham are back in Premier League action next Sunday (Feb 27) when they host Wolves, live on Sky Sports; kick-off 2pm.
Meanwhile, Newcastle travel to Brentford next Saturday; kick-off 3pm.