Danish-born Nigerian forward William Osula scored twice as Newcastle edged West Ham to the brink of relegation from the Premier League thanks to a 3-1 home win on Sunday.
Osula struck either side of half-time after record signing Nick Woltemade had given the Magpies an early lead with his first league goal since December to ease his side to the win.
The 22-year-old has now scored seven goals in 23 appearances in the English Premier League this campaign.
Substitute Taty Castellanos reduced the deficit with a superb finish to spark a late rally during which he hit the crossbar, but it counted for little.
Defeat means the West Ham will be relegated on Tuesday if Tottenham win at Chelsea, where a draw would effectively send them down because of their significantly inferior goal difference.
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Even if Spurs lose at Stamford Bridge, Nuno Espirito Santo’s men would need to beat Leeds at home and hope that their neighbours lose to Everton on their own pitch to escape relegation.
Osula was born in Copenhagen, Denmark to a Danish mother and a Nigerian-French father and moved to England at a young age.
The former Sheffield United and Derby County player is eligible to play for Denmark, England, France and Nigeria.
By James Agberebi
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NFF I ask agaim….
how far?
It is better we have all these guys playing in top tier leagues in our team than having our super eagles team flooded with all those tolotolo guys…