- Newcastle came from two goals behind to beat West Ham 4-3 on Saturday
- One fan went to X with the match at 3-1 and predicted exactly what would happen
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Newcastle came from 3-1 down to beat West Ham 4-3 and a Hammers fan wasn’t the least bit surprised to see Kalvin Phillips come into the game.
Phillips came on minutes after Jarrod Bowen had given the visitors a two-goal lead, and the Magpies then hit back through an Alexander Isak penalty and a brace from Hsrvey Barnes.
And one supporter predicted exactly what would happen.
West Ham fan Charlie Fry turned to X after Phillips’ substitution and wrote: ‘Oh no, Phillips is coming. 4-3 Newcastle coming up.’
The post received more than 30,000 likes in three hours, with other X users jokingly asking about this week’s lottery numbers.
A West Ham supporter accurately predicted what would happen if Kalvin Phillips came on
Phillips came on and his team won 3-1 and they lost the match 4-3
Barnes came off the bench to steer Newcastle to a remarkable Premier League victory over West Ham as they fought back from two goals down to take the points.
The Magpies, who took the lead after a six-minute penalty from Alexander Isak, trailed 3-1 with just 13 minutes to go after Michail Anthony, Mohammed Kudus and Jarrod Bowen struck in an incident-filled match in which referee Rob Jones was at the center of the match. action everywhere.
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However, a second penalty from Isak reduced the deficit before Barnes leveled with seven minutes to go to set up a grandstand finish, in which he secured a 4–3 victory with a stunning 90th-minute strike, before Anthony Gordon was sent off for a second bookable offence. .
Aleksandr Isak scored from the spot before Harvey Barnes scored a dramatic late brace
