‘He just doesn’t care anymore’ West Ham star singled out for criticism in first half of Newcastle clash

West Ham played host to in-form Newcastle United hoping that Storm Eunice had put some much-needed wind in the sails of David Moyes’ side, with the Hammers having won just two of their last five games in the top flight.

The London club were in desperate need of three points in order to stay in the hunt for the final Champions League spot, and knew that a win would take them into the vaunted 4th place spot before Manchester United kick off later in the day.

And, despite a shaky start against a confident Newcastle side that had won three on the bounce, the set-piece specialists struck once more just after the half-hour mark, with Craig Dawson finding space in the box to nod a free-kick past Martin Dubravka, and handing the Hammers a much-needed advantage.

Craig Dawson is an absolute menace on set-pieces 💥

His second goal in a week gives West Ham the lead against Newcastle! pic.twitter.com/LqMJeCpTLj

— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) February 19, 2022

But, in first half injury time, a mistake from Declan Rice allowed Joe Willock to poke home an equaliser, which Newcastle deserved on the balance of the game.

And one man was singled out for criticism by the Irons faithful.

Antonio in the firing line

Michael Antonio was the man in question, and the target of ire from the West Ham fans. As can be seen below, Hammers fans were less than happy with their only forward.

Watching Antonio is so stressful

— RC (@culver_rach) February 19, 2022

Antonio just doesn’t care anymore

— Jack 💎 (@jackcoyi1) February 19, 2022

Antonio is a liability

— JS 🇵🇸 (@Swaaan) February 19, 2022

Antonio looks more like his old self today

— Andy Murton (@AndyMurton1) February 19, 2022

Watching Antonio is depressing beyond words

— ⚒️ (@WhufcF1) February 19, 2022

Please take Antonio off hes shocking!!

— ⚒GrahamJay⚒ (@HammersFanBoy84) February 19, 2022

Antonio, your Jamaican so I love you BUT your such a whack footballer 🤣

— A ✍🏾✨ (@ashctizzy) February 19, 2022

Michail Antonio is having a stinker

— H (@Aitch__6) February 19, 2022

Antonio sucks

— MS15 (@Sarfo15M) February 19, 2022

Antonio is awful. Nicking a living

— •Lako• (@TomLako) February 19, 2022

Antonio is useless

— Dan (@WesthamDan16) February 19, 2022

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City	25	47	63
2	Liverpool FC	24	42	54
3	Chelsea FC	24	30	47
4	Manchester United	25	8	43
5	West Ham United	25	11	41
6	Arsenal FC	22	9	39
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	23	4	37
8	Tottenham Hotspur	22	-1	36
9	Brighton & Hove Albion	24	0	33
10	Southampton FC	24	-7	29
11	Leicester City	22	-5	27
12	Aston Villa	23	-5	27
13	Crystal Palace	24	-3	26
14	Brentford FC	25	-14	24
15	Leeds United	23	-19	23
16	Everton FC	22	-10	22
17	Newcastle United	23	-19	21
18	Norwich City	24	-36	17
19	Watford FC	23	-20	15
20	Burnley FC	21	-12	14

Player	Team	Goals
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	16
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	12
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City	10
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	9
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	9
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City	9
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	8
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	8
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	8
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	8
Maupay, Neal	Brighton & Hove Albion	8
Smith-Rowe, Emile	Arsenal FC	8
Raphinha	Leeds United	8
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	8
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	7
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	7
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	7
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City	7
Silva, Bernardo	Manchester City	7
Ward Prowse, James	Southampton FC	6

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	7
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	8
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	7
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	7
Rice, Declan	West Ham United	0	7
Mctominay, Scott	Manchester United	0	7
Maguire, Harry	Manchester United	0	6
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	0	6
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	1	5
McGinn, John	Aston Villa	0	6
Canos, Sergi	Brentford FC	0	6
Westwood, Ashley	Burnley FC	0	6
Alonso, Marcos	Chelsea FC	0	6
Moreno, Rodrigo	Leeds United	0	6
Norgaard, Christian	Brentford FC	0	6
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	6
Laporte, Aymeric	Manchester City	1	5
Shelvey, Jonjo	Newcastle United	0	5
Shaw, Luke	Manchester United	0	6
Mings, Tyrone	Aston Villa	0	6

Player	Team	Assists
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	10
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	9
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	8
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	8
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	8
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester City	7
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	6
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester City	6
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	5
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	5
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	5
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	5
Kovacic, Mateo	Chelsea FC	5
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester City	5
Redmond, Nathan	Southampton FC	5
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	4
Ward Prowse, James	Southampton FC	4
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	4
Benrahma, Said	West Ham United	4
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	4