West Ham's survival hopes are hanging by a thread following a deeply damaging defeat against Newcastle United.

Nuno Espirito Santo's side had the chance to move out of the Premier League drop zone and pile the pressure back on Tottenham Hotspur with a win at St James' Park before the Hammers' relegation rivals meet Chelsea on Tuesday night.

However, given their vastly inferior goal difference, West Ham now need Chelsea to win at Stamford Bridge to realistically have any chance of staying up on the final day following this 3-1 loss on Tyneside.

The stunned visitors never truly recovered after conceding two quick-fire goals in the first half on Sunday.

West Ham were the architects of their own downfall for Newcastle's first after an over-hit pass from goalkeeper Mads Hermansen to Jean-Clair Todibo was pounced upon by the alert Harvey Barnes out on the right.

Barnes advanced into the box and clipped the ball across to Nick Woltemade, who hooked it past Hermansen to score his first league goal since December.

Newcastle doubled their lead just four minutes later when Jacob Ramsey fizzed the ball forward to William Osula and the in-form striker coolly finished through Hermansen's legs.

Nuno was left with his head bowed on the bench as any semblance of a game plan went up in smoke.

The West Ham manager turned to substitute Valentin Castellanos midway through the first half and the forward almost made an instant impact when he saw a volley swatted away by Nick Pope, before the Newcastle goalkeeper kept out El Hadji Malick Diouf's follow up with his legs.

Osula appeared to have ended any hope of an unlikely comeback, though, when he fired home from substitute Joe Willock's cutback in the second half following a neat one-two with his team-mate.

However, there was still time for Castellanos to pull one back with a superb first-time effort from distance to set up a slightly nervy finish for Newcastle.

But the result leaves relegation-threatened West Ham in 18th place as Newcastle move up to 11th to keep their slender hopes of qualifying for Europe alive.

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Elliot Anderson's late leveller against his former club Newcastle United edged Nottingham Forest closer to Premier League survival.

The midfielder - who left St James' Park for the City Ground two years ago - equalised with three minutes left to lift Forest seven points clear of the relegation zone.

With two games left they will be safe if 18th-placed West Ham United lose at home to Arsenal later on Sunday, with Vitor Pereira close to completing his survival mission after replacing Sean Dyche in February.

Harvey Barnes' strike looked set to keep Newcastle's slim European hopes alive when the substitute pounced in the second half.

That briefly lifted the Magpies up to ninth but they now sit 13th in a disappointing season following last year's fifth-place finish and Carabao Cup win.

William Osula went close for the Magpies when his free-kick hit the bar and Matz Sels spilled an earlier shot from Bruno Guimaraes, while Nick Pope's second-half save from Taiwo Awoniyi thwarted Forest.

Barnes struck with 16 minutes remaining when he ran onto Jacob Ramsey's pass and held off Morato to score but Anderson levelled when he collected James McAtee's short pass and gave Pope no chance from close range.

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Harvey Barnes sealed victory for Newcastle United at St. James' Park against Brighton & Hove Albion after William Osula and Dan Burn had set them on their way.

The Magpies' 23rd victory of the season in all competitions was a first in six games and Eddie Howe's side had to fight until the last kick at St. James' Park against one of the league's form teams.

Nick Pope made an important save from Jack Hinshelwood inside the first two minutes - then Carlos Baleba's long range curler struck the top of the Leazes End crossbar as Brighton made the stronger start.

But the home side came close themselves in the 11th minute when Osula drifted in from the left and fired just wide.

Seconds later, Jacob Murphy beat Bart Verbruggen to a Bruno Guimarães ball over the top. The Brighton keeper raced from his goal to make a clumsy challenge outside his area but Murphy quickly regained his footing and crossed for Osula to head into the unguarded net for a third goal in his last four matches.

And the Magpies doubled their head in the 24th minute when Burn marked his 150th Premier League appearance by heading home Guimarães' left-wing corner against his former club.

Soon afterwards, a Pope clearance ricocheted off Hinshelwood and against a post but at the other end, good combination between Osula and Willock saw the latter's poked effort kept out by Verbruggen.

It could have been 3-0 when Sven Botman headed Lewis Miley's ball back across goal for Malick Thiaw, but Verbruggen denied the German defender from close range.

A Danny Welbeck header dropped over the bar for the visitors but United had a commanding lead at the break, with Osula shooting wide in stoppage time after a lovely turn and strong run from his own half.

Osula continued to pose a threat for Albion after the break and he was the target when Guimarães raced onto Joe Willock's flick and hit a first-time low cross from the right. Jan Paul van Hecke intercepted, but Verbruggen had to adjust quickly to keep the ball out.

Pope showed similarly impressive reactions to parry a close-range effort from Kaoru Mitoma, although the ball appeared to come off the Japan international's arm. Next, Hinshelwood was off target with a header, then Willock drove wide at the other end.

But - after Yankuba Minteh had lofted wide - Hinshelwood pulled one back. After a sustained spell of Seagulls possession, the England under-21 man drifted into the box, controlled Welbeck's pass and finished superbly.

Newcastle have dropped too many points from winning positions this season but they did just enough to hold on here thanks to Pope's late save from Charalampos Kostoulas' bicycle kick.

Former Magpie Minteh could and should have levelled in the dying seconds when he was presented with a golden opportunity but blazed over from six yards out, and there was still time for Yoane Wissa to shoot off target from Lewis Hall's low centre, and Joelinton to drag wide deep into stoppage time.

But then Wissa teed up Barnes to smash home with virtually the last kick to seal the victory.

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