By Harry Poole BBC Sport 2 Mar From the section Premier League Share this with Digg Facebook Google LinkedIn Reddit StumbleUpon Twitter Copy this link https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47340494 Read more about sharing. First-half goals from Declan Rice and Mark Noble ensured West Ham eased to a deserved Premier League victory over Newcastle at London Stadium.Rice headed in from a Robert Snodgrass corner to put the Hammers ahead after seven minutes.Noble then doubled the hosts’ advantage from the penalty spot as the interval approached, following Newcastle defender Florian Lejeune’s foul on Javier Hernandez.The Magpies failed to offer much attacking threat, although Salomon Rondon did go close to grabbing a consolation as his free-kick struck Lukasz Fabianski’s post. Victory for Manuel Pellegrini’s side lifts them to ninth in the table, while Newcastle remain six points clear of the relegation places in 14th. West Ham v Newcastle as it happenedRice offers platform for Hammers’ successDespite occupying a comfortable mid-table position in the Premier League, West Ham have struggled for consistency in Pellegrini’s first season in charge.But the Hammers produced a resolute performance in their narrow defeat by Manchester City in midweek and they used the same solid foundations to nullify Newcastle’s attacking threat.Rice, who last…