we're up to 5th in the table... here's the highlights from the BBC...
Newcastle struggled in attack and have scored only two goals this season, the lowest tally in the league.
The defeat leaves Steve McClaren without a league win since taking over at St James' Park in the summer.
Sloppy in possession and unimaginative in attack, the visitors offered little to please the fans who made the long journey from the north east.
Traffic chaos in east London meant the Newcastle players had to walk the last mile to the stadium - and within eight minutes they were behind.
Victor Moses made his Hammers debut after joining on loan from Chelsea on transfer deadline day and his pace and direct running was a constant threat to the Newcastle defence.
Playing high up on the left wing, Moses was the outlet as the Hammers were able to soak up Newcastle's 61% possession before counter attacking in style.
West Ham boss Slaven Bilic: "We fully deserved the three points, we were better from the start and we scored at the right time.
"Newcastle put us under a bit of pressure as we were defending too deep. In the second half I was proud, because we were solid, good at keeping the ball and great at counter attacks.
"It is small proof we really did well in the transfer window. Payet is a player I wanted from the start.
"I have known him for a long time. He is one of those players who is not only a great player but he makes players around him better."
Newcastle manager Steve McClaren told BBC Sport: "Our platform has been being hard to beat and disciplined, but this was a wake-up call.
"I am not blaming the coach journey, you have to deal with that and we didn't deal with it very well.
"You need these games, they hurt like mad, but you need them to get the message across.
"This is a journey and it is two steps forward one step back, this was two or three steps back. Saturday is very important for us. Our final ball was poor."
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