Newcastle vs Tottenham LIVE: Premier League latest score, goals and updates from fixture today
Steve Bruce takes charge of the Magpies’ first match since the takeover
Newcastle United’s new era of expected riches and Saudi-fuelled optimism starts on Sunday afternoon as they host Tottenham Hotspur at St. James’ Park.
The P.I.F. consortium finally purchased the club from previous owner Mike Ashley during the international break, leading to delirious scenes outside St. James’ Park and human rights groups including Amnesty International raising concerns about links to the Saudi Arabian government. Steve Bruce remains in the dugout, for now, and will take charge of his 1000th match as a manager, as his side faces a Spurs team which defeated Aston Villa last time out to end a run of three consecutive losses.
Newcastle remain without a win in the Premier League this season and Bruce will desperate to make a positive first impression with his new employers, who have been linked with a glut of managers around Europe as potential replacements for the 61-year-old. The Magpies are currently 18th in the table, ahead only of the equally winless Burnley and Norwich City, while Spurs sit ninth, having scored only six goals in their opening seven matches.
Follow all the action live as Newcastle United take on Tottenham Hotspur:
Newcastle 1 - 2 Tottenham
45+2 mins: Reguilon flies down the left wing with the ball and evades a half-hearted tackle in midfield. He gets into the final third and swings a cross in towards Harry Kane but the cross is blocked.
Newcastle 1 - 2 Tottenham
45 mins: Seven minutes of added time to play as the game resumes with a Tottenham corner. Son swings it into the box but Newcastle deal with it easily enough.
Newcastle 1 - 2 Tottenham
An update has come through saying the players will come out for a three minute warm up before finishing the final few minutes of the first half.
The person who suffered the medical emergency has been taken out of the stadium and is on the way to the hospital in an ambulance.
Newcastle United vs Tottenham suspended over medical emergency in stands at St James’ Park
The Premier League match between Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur was suspended after 40 minutes due to a medical emergency in the stands.
Spurs were leading Newcastle 2-1 at St James’ Park when referee Andre Marriner called the player to the sidelines, having been alerted to a seriously ill spectator in the East Stand by fans passing a message on to the pitch.
Newcastle vs Tottenham suspended over medical emergency in stands at St James’ Park
The referee Andre Marriner called the player to the sidelines having been alerted to a seriously ill spectator in the East Stand
Newcastle 1 - 2 Tottenham
A stadium announcement has just stated that the players will be returning to the pitch shortly.
Newcastle 1 - 2 Tottenham
When the incident first occured, the players were aware of it immediately. Eric Dier was quickly over to the medical teams and motioned for the defibrillator to be brought over.
PA has just announced a “medical emergency” in the east stand.
Newcastle 1 - 2 Tottenham
45+2 mins: Andre Marriner has asked for an update and after a consultation with stewards he decides to take the players off the pitch. The match is suspended for now.
Newcastle 1 - 2 Tottenham
45 mins: There’s an annoucement of seven minutes added time to play in the first half but play hasn’t yet resumed. There’s no update on the medical emergency as of yet.
Newcastle 1 - 2 Tottenham
41 mins: There’s a commotion in the crowd and the game stops. It seems as though one of the fans has collapsed and the players are aware of it.
They call over Newcastle’s medical team to the other side of the ground and one of them runs across with a defibrillator.
Referee Andre Marriner suspends play whilst the medical team deal with this emergency.
Newcastle 1 - 2 Tottenham
39 mins: Off the bar! Spurs win another corner that Son delivers beautifully into the middle of the box. Equally great is the leap from Lucas Moura who gets above his marker and whips a head onto the ball. He hits it well and rattles the crossbar with his effort!
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