Lascelles' free header from Gordon's cross gave the Magpies a 2-1 lead on thehour mark, before Joelinton capitalised on a Thiago Silva error to double the hosts' advantage just 90 seconds later.
The game sparked into life in the second half when Lisandro Martinez scored a stunning goal from a tight angle, giving United thelead. However, Liverpool responded swiftly, with Gakpo equalizing just before thehour mark.
Despite their increased pressure, none ofthe early efforts seriously tested Martin Dúbravka in the Newcastle goal. However, the equalizer came just after thehour mark when Fulham launched a rapid counter-attack.
Cristiano Ronaldo gave United thelead just one minute before the half-hour mark but Frank Lampard restored parity for the Blues in the extra minutes ofthe first half.
It was incredible, he had pasted lots of photos, we had limited the evening ofthe two players hour by hour: 2am, 3am, 4am, as if to emphasise the extent of their bulls**t."
Nigeria took thelead in the first half through a header from William Troost-Ekong, but Franck Kessie equalized shortly after thehour mark after going unmarked at the back post from a set-piece.
Guinea, Mauritania and the Ivory Coast also sealed their places. Mahrez scored twice in the opening half hour as Algeria raced into a three-goal lead away against Togo, before eventually winning 4-1 to seal top place in Group D.
Isak registered his 23rd goal ofthe season from the penalty spot after Gordon was brought down by Holgate, before the unfortunate Ben Osborn bundled into his own net for Newcastle's fourth.
"The reaction ofthe Chelsea supporters who made the trip to South Wales shows they have lost faith in their manager. "If they haven't already, the board must be rapidly running out of patience, too," Sutton wrote in the Daily Mail.
The pumps, at least five of which have been built, can each pump thousands of cubic feet of water from the Mediterranean Sea into the tunnels per hour, which would lead to them flooding in a matter of weeks.
The turnaround was all the more impressive considering West Ham's spirited start, led by former Chelsea manager Graham Potter, now at the helm ofthe Hammers.