Missed West Ham United's opening three Premier League fixtures with a groin injury suffered in pre-season...Started the next four matches and appeared in eight out of ten top-flight games between 11 September and 24 November 2017...Also started the Carabao Cup fourth-round win over Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley on 25 October 2017...Missed five Premier League matches before returning with an assist in the 3-2 home defeat by Newcastle United on 23 December 2017...Scored his first two goals of the season in the 2-1 Premier League win over West Bromwich Albion at London Stadium on 2 January 2018...Netted his third goal of the season with a last-minute equaliser in the 1-1 home draw with Stoke City on 16 April 2018...Totaled 18 first-team appearances, 16 in the Premier League, three goals and one assist.

Appeared in the first-ever fixture at London Stadium, assisting Cheikhou Kouyate's second goal in the 3-0 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round second leg win over NK Domzale of Slovenia on 4 August 2016...Scored two fine goals in the 3-2 Betway Cup defeat by Italian giants Juventus at London Stadium on 7 August 2016...Started the opening-day 2-1 Premier League defeat at Chelsea on 15 August 2016, but did not feature again in the top flight for nearly four months...Scored on his return to Premier League action in the 5-1 home defeat by Arsenal on 3 December 2016...Netted in the 4-1 victory at Swansea City on Boxing Day 2016...Scored the Club's Goal of the Season and Premier League Goal of the Month in the 3-0 Premier League win over Crystal Palace at London Stadium on 14 January 2017...Added two more in the 3-1 Premier League win at Middlesbrough on 21 January, before grabbing his sixth of the season in the 3-1 victory at Southampton on 4 February...Netted his seventh and final goal of the campaign at Hull City on 1 April 2017...Totaled 22 appearances, seven goals and two assists in all competitions...Scored seven times in 18 Premier League games.

Returned from a long-term knee injury with an appearance from the bench as the Hammers defeated Newcastle United 2-0 in the Premier League at the Boleyn Ground on 14 September 2016...Started for the first time in the Capital One Cup defeat at Leicester City just over a week later...Scored the Premier League winner against champions Chelsea at the Boleyn Ground with an unstoppable header on 24 October 2015...Was on the scoresheet against Southampton and Liverpool in home Premier League victories either side of the New Year...Was again the thorn in Chelsea's side on 19 March 2016 as he scored West Ham's second in a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge...Returned to the starting lineup in stunning style against Arsenal on 9 April, scoring a hat-trick in a 3-3 draw at the Boleyn Ground...Found the net against Leicester City and Watford in the next two Premier League matches - a 2-2 draw and 3-1 victory...Totaled 27 appearances and nine goals as West Ham United finished seventh in the Premier League....Also appeared eight times in the FA Cup and once in the EFL Cup, meaning he totaled 36 appearances, nine goals and three assists in all competitions.

Suffered an ankle injury on pre-season tour in New Zealand, requiring surgery in the United States and ruling him out for the first four months of the campaign...Returned to action in the 0-0 draw with Aston Villa on 8 November 2014...Started for the first time in 2014/15 at Everton on 22 November 2014...Scored his first two goals of the season in the 3-1 win over Swansea City at the Boleyn Ground on 7 December 2014...Made it three goals in two home games by scoring the opener in the 2-0 win over Leicester City on 20 December 2014...Two further goals followed in January, in the 1-1 Premier League draw at Swansea City and 3-0 home win over Hull City...A knee injury suffered in the goalless Premier League draw at Southampton on 11 February required surgery, ending his season...Totaled 16 first-team appearances, including 14 in the Premier League and two in the FA Cup, five goals and three assists.

Agreed to join the Hammers on a permanent basis from Liverpool for a £15m fee on 21 May 2013...Ruled out of the opening half of the 2013/14 season with a foot injury suffered at Manchester City on the final day of the previous campaign...Returned to action with an assist in the important 2-0 Premier League win at Cardiff City on 11 January 2014...Added two more assists for Kevin Nolan in the 2-0 home win over Swansea City on 1 February 2014...Scored his first goal of the campaign in a 3-1 defeat at Stoke City on 15 March 2014...Opened the scoring in the 2-1 Premier League win at Sunderland on 31 March 2014...Provided an assist as Tottenham Hotspur were beaten 2-0 at the Boleyn Ground on 3 May 2014...Ended the season with 16 first-team appearances, two goals and five assists to his name - all but one of them in the Premier League.

Joined West Ham United on a season-long loan from Liverpool on 30 August 2012...Made his Hammers debut in a 3-0 home Barclays Premier League victory over Fulham on 1 September 2012, playing a role in two of the three goals...Suffered a hamstring injury on his debut, ruling him out for a month...Returned to action as a substitute in the 2-1 Barclays Premier League victory at Queens Park Rangers on 1 October 2012...Scored his maiden West Ham United goal in the 3-1 Barclays Premier League defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on 25 November 2012...Suffered a knee injury in the 1-0 Barclays Premier League defeat at Manchester United on 28 November 2012, ruling him out of the Christmas and New Year fixtures...Returned to the Hammers squad for the Barclays Premier League game at Fulham on 30 January 2013, and scored his first Boleyn Ground goal three days later in the 1-0 victory over Swansea City...Blasted home a penalty in the 3-2 league defeat by Tottenham Hotspur at the Boleyn Ground on 25 February 2013 for his third goal of the season...Scored for the third consecutive home game by netting twice in a 3-1 Barclays Premier League win over West Bromwich Albion on 30 March 2013...Continued his goalscoring form by notching in the away games against Southampton and Manchester City...Honoured at the Club's Player Awards by being named as the Chairmen's Player of the Year...Totaled 26 appearances, seven goals and four assists, all in the Premier League.

Burst into the Newcastle United first-team at the age of 17, making his first-team debut as a replacement for future Hammer Nolberto Solano in a UEFA Cup victory over Italian club Palermo on 2 November 2006 - an appearance that made him the youngest-ever player to represent Newcastle in Europe...Scored his maiden first-team goal past FIFA World Cup winner Gianluigi Buffon in a friendly win over Juventus in July 2007...Embarked on a six-month loan spell with Championship side Preston North End in August 2007, scoring once in 12 Championship appearances...Returned to St James' Park and forced his way into the Magpies starting XI, scoring on his full home debut with a towering header against West Ham in a 2-2 Premier League draw on 10 January 2009...Came into his own during the 2009/10 season, combining with Kevin Nolan to shoot Newcastle to the Championship title and promotion back to the Premier League at the first attempt...Finished the 2009/10 campaign as Newcastle United's top scorer with 19 goals in all competitions voted into the Championship Team of the Year...On Newcastle United's return to the Premier League, netted a hat-trick in a 6-0 win over Aston Villa on 22 August 2010 and eleven goals in just 19 league appearances...Made his senior England debut in a friendly international with France on 17 November 2010...Completed a record-breaking £35m move to Anfield on 31 January 2011, making him the most-expensive English footballer in history...Scored his first senior international goal in a friendly with Ghana at Wembley on 29 March 2011...Collected a 2012 League Cup winner's medal as Liverpool beat Cardiff City at Wembley...Returned to Wembley to score the winning goal against Everton in the all-Merseyside FA Cup semi-final on 14 April 2012...Appeared as a 54th-minute substitute in the 2012 FA Cup final, scoring ten minutes later as Liverpool were edged out 2-1 by Chelsea at Wembley...Named in England's squad for the 2012 UEFA European Championship finals, where he impressed by scoring a trademark header in a 3-2 group-stage victory over Sweden.