Payet hits heights…bring on Man City!

Irons 2 Newcastle 0

Dimitri Payet’s double strike sent the Irons soaring up the league to fifth place as they scored their first home win of the season over Newcastle United.

But if Payet was man of the match, then new boy Victor Moses wasn’t far behind showing the kind of trickery that is going to make him a massive favourite.

Indeed it was his run from well inside his own half and rocket shot against the underside of the Newcastle bar which allowed Payet to slide home his second after smashing home a beautifully placed first from just outside the box early in the first half.

The visitors had their share of possession and although they were never outplayed we always had control after finding the net.

However, the Hammers remain  very much a counter attacking side and may need to change that at the Boleyn  if they aren’t going to be found out by better teams than Steve McClaren’s outfit.

We lost Angelo Ogbonna to what looks like a hamstring but James Tomkins switched back to central defence and looked incredibly composed as Carl Jenkinson came off the bench to slot in at right back.

Payet though was named man of the match and stood alongside Mark Noble at the end to declare himself very happy with the three points.

One unsung hero was again Darren Randolph in the Irons goal making a couple of great saves from close range to show himself a far, far better goalkeeper than his Europa League form might have suggested.

So with the home win monkey off his back and their best start to a season in many years behind them, we can look forward with great confidence.

So we head for Manchester Ciy just wondering whether they can become the third leg of an amazing winning treble after Arsenal and Liverpool.

I for one won’t be writing that game off just yet because that counter attacking game might – jut might – see the impossible dream become a reality.

COYI