Hello everyone. Welcome to live coverage of Newcastle vs West Ham from St James's Park.

And that's it. Newcastle have hammered the Hammers 5-0. An utterly forgettable performance by Avram Grant's side.

Hines puts the ball in the back of the net for West Ham, but he's flagged offside. And rightly so.

The game is petering out to a predictable conclusion...

A mazy run by Lovenkrands sees him fashion a shooting opportunity on the edge of the box, but his low shot is tame.

Ben Haim got that booking that's been coming his way for all of 83 minutes, for a foul on Ferguson.

Obinna gets a sight of goal but drags his shot wide. It's just not going to happen for the visitors tonight.

Hines has been booked for dissent.

West Ham, even after 75 minutes, have not looked like they are even interested in scoring.

That really was an outrageous miss.

Nile Ranger has missed an absolute sitter! Great work by the young substitute Shane Ferguson to burst into the box on the left, his pull back to Nolan found Ranger, who somehow stabbed wide. One of the misses of the season.

Another Newcastle change: Ferguson on, Gutierrez off.

Leon Best leaves to a standing ovation. He is replaced by Nile Ranger.

This is a rout - and it's so easy for Newcastle. Barton the provider again as he isn't closed down by Gabiddon and whips in a cross to the near post, and Lovenkrands gets ahead of Upson to finish easily.

Lovenkrands makes it 5-0 to Newcastle!

St James's Park is bouncing.

Needless to say, it was like a hot knife through butter again.

Game set and matchball for Leon Best. Enrique starts the move with a run infield from the left, his pass is flicked on by Nolan into the path of Best who takes a touch to put the ball into his stride and fires it home with his left foot. Excellent finish.

GOAL! Leon Best claims his hat-trick! Newcastle lead 4-0!

Obinna tries to find Cole after outpacing Simpson, but his pass doesn't reach the former Chelsea man.

Newcastle's Jose Enrique has got a boot in the face and play has stopped.