There was a moment in West Ham’s first home win in nine months that bodes well for the Hammers’ spirit and battles to come: The Irons were 2 -1 up and an overhit Newcastle cross field ball rolled harmlessly out past El Hadji Malick Diouf for a goal kick: The Senegalese defender punched the air and yelled at the crowd as if he’d just scored the winner.

After weeks of meek capitulations, West Ham had some passion back.

From Lucas Paquetá’s opening goal and his own roar a mix of defiance and relief- through to the crowd reaction when Tomas Soucek smuggled the ball over the line in the 97th minute – here was a team which deserved their passionate audience. The crowd have always cared- now it seems, the players do too.

Fire, Passion, Sheer effort: Welcome back, we’ve missed you!

And no doubting how much Nuno and his team care – the celebration when the third goal went in suited a Wembley final. Perhaps, in one sense, that game was every bit as important: Espírito Santo has talked about a turning point, a moment that launches the recovery. To come from being one goal down, after hitting...