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title: "Five Things We Learned: West Ham (H)"
canonical: "https://readnewcastle.com/2016/01/18/five-things-learned-west-ham-h/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "William Bowden"
section: "Uncategorized"
published: "2016-01-18T14:23:31Z"
modified: "2016-01-18T14:42:43Z"
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# Five Things We Learned: West Ham (H)

Newcastle United won for the first time in 2016 this weekend, moving themselves out of the relegation zone. Despite a tense second half, the side showed everything fans have been looking for. They showed skill, purpose and fight. Jonjo Shelvey had a debut to remember, however could face retrospective action, Aleksander Mitrovic showed exactly why Newcastle United parted with a big sum of cash and Gini Wijanldum showed that when playing in a possession based team, he can bring out the best in everyone else around him.

Here are the five things we learned.