Hello and welcome to the Newcastle United live blog for Sunday, March 3.

Rafa Benitez's side suffered a 2-0 defeat to West Ham yesterday as their winning run came to an abrupt end. The Magpies remain six points clear of the relegation zone, though, after results elsewhere went their way, and are in 14th place in the table.

Sean Longstaff left the London Stadium on crutches after suffering an injury following a crunch challenge on Robert Snodgrass and will be assessed in the next couple of days.

In other news, a report in the Sunday Times claims Mike Ashley has formally taken Newcastle off the market.

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