LONDON — Newcastle United slumped to the foot of the Premier League table after a 2-0 defeat at West Ham United Monday left manager Steve McClaren still seeking a first win in charge. Dimitri Payet was Newcastle's chief tormentor, scoring early in each half to lift West Ham into the top five with three wins and two defeats from their opening five games. If West Ham is unpredictable, Newcastle has been predictably uninspired under new boss McClaren and it offered little to excite its fans at Upton Park. After being delayed en route because of pre-match traffic, Newcastle began slowly and fell behind after nine minutes when Frenchman Payet placed a rising shot into the top corner of the net from the edge of the penalty area. Payet doubled West Ham's lead three minutes after the interval when he rolled the ball home from close range after Victor Moses struck the crossbar following a counter-attack. Newcastle, which has two points, dropped below north-east rivals Sunderland because of an inferior scoring record. West Ham's first home win of the season after defeats by Leicester City and Bournemouth edged it up five places. Deportivo beats Rayo Luis Alberto set up one goal before scoring another as Deportivo La Coruna beat Rayo Vallecano 3-1 for its first win of the Spanish league season Monday. Alberto, who arrived on loan from Liverpool this season, crossed for Celso Borges to score with a skillful header in the seventh minute at Rayo's Vallecas Stadium. Adrian Embara equalized in the 27th when Patrick Ebert smartly let a pass run through to unsettle the defense and leave his teammate alone to beat Deportivo goalkeeper German Lux. But Deportivo restored its lead for good seconds after the restart. Striker Lucas Perez proved a pest for Rayo's defenders with his pressure and constant darting runs, one of which Pedro Mosquera met with a through ball for the former Rayo player to seal the victory in the 61st. Sampdoria blanks Bologna Italy internationals Eder and Roberto Soriano scored second-half goals as Sampdoria beat 10-man Bologna 2-0 Monday in Serie A in a match that was postponed for a day due to bad weather. — Agencies
