Kalvin Phillips makes offensive gesture to Hammers fans after Newcastle defeat

Kalvin Phillips' unhappy loan stint at West Ham hit a new low after he was caught on camera giving the middle finger to fans following Saturday's 4-3 defeat at Newcastle.

Phillips was sent on with 21 minutes to play with West Ham leading 3-1 but conceded a penalty for a foul on Anthony Gordon from which Alexander Isak scored. That sparked a sensational Newcastle comeback as Harvey Barnes netted two late goals to win the game for the Toon.

A section of the away support were heard shouting "Get out of our club" and "You're useless" to the on-loan Manchester City midfielder, who arrived at the club in January.

Then, in a video shared on social media, a fan can be heard shouting "useless" as Phillips boarded the team coach after the game.

Once inside the vehicle, Phillips is clearly seen through the windscreen raising his middle finger in the direction of the fans.

West Ham declined to comment on the incident when approached by Sky Sports News on Sunday.

West Ham boss David Moyes said his decision to bring on Phillips with the Irons leading 3-1 at Newcastle "did not work" following the 4-3 defeat.

He said: "The [second] penalty kick [awarded for Phillips' foul on Gordon on 77 minutes] is a huge turning point, but I also thought we made a change because we felt as if they had got on top and missed a couple of chances.

"We tried to give ourselves another midfield player at 3-1 up and we didn't want to wait for it to get to 3-2.

"Probably that decision didn't work on the day, but more importantly I think the boy puts his foot in front of Kalvin and I don't know how he's supposed to see his leg.

"The penalty kick makes it 3-2 and we had been doing OK. We gave up a couple of chances before that which I didn't like and they had started to