Newcastle fans have urged Eddie Howe to bench Nick Pope for Aaron Ramsdale after a tough first-half at West Ham.

The Magpies No.1 saw his side give away a 1-0 advantage to gift the Hammers their first half-time lead of the season.

Pope couldn’t have done much about the second, a Sven Botman prod into his own net, but the first was instantly called out.

The ten-time England international pushed away a Crysencio Summerville cross into his six yard box, but only as far as Mateus Fernandes who shifted it to Lucas Paqueta for a crisp strike.

It was a tidy finish from the Brazilian, but as replays showed, Pope should’ve done better.

Explaining what had happened, talkSPORT’s Perry Groves said: “Nick Pope's gone down like a sack of potatoes.

“He punched the initial cross that came in fro

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