Tottenham vs Newcastle LIVE: Premier League result and final score
Spurs welcomed Newcastle for a Premier League encounter at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium
Newcastle United produced their biggest result of an already impressive season with a deserved 2-1 victory at Tottenham Hotspur to move into the Premier League’s top four on Sunday.
First-half goals by Callum Wilson and Miguel Almiron -- both aided by mistakes from Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris -- put Newcastle in control after Tottenham had started brightly.
Wilson chipped the opener into an unguarded net after 31 minutes and Almiron scored from a tight angle in the 40th.
Harry Kane’s 10th league goal of the season early in the second half suggested third-placed Tottenham could mount a comeback but they huffed and puffed without much quality as Newcastle held firm to claim the three points.
Newcastle’s fans celebrated noisily as Eddie Howe’s side, who have lost only once in their opening 12 matches, moved into the Champions League places with 21 points.
Tottenham’s best start to a top-flight season since the 1963-64 campaign has now had a harsh reality check with back-to-back defeats. They stay third with 23 points from 12 games.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle
23 min: The corner comes to nothing and eventually Newcastle are awarded a cheap free-kick when Trippier falls to ground under pressure from Son.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle
21 min: Another break by Skipp, another good throughball by Kane, and suddenly Spurs are breaking at the Newcastle defence. Skipp picks out Sessegnon arriving on the left side of the box and his shot is blocked away for a corner.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle
17 min: Oliver Skipp has made a good start to the game on his first start of the season. He’s made some bright surging runs from midfield, something Spurs don’t get enough of from their first-choice central midfielders, and Newcastle are struggling to pick him up at times.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle
14 min: Sessegnon delivers dangerously into the centre and Kane is well challenged to prevent him winning the header. The ball comes out to Bissouma, who sets himself before volleying well over the bar. Spurs on top and Kane at the heart of everything, so far.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle
11 min: Kane releases Sessegnon down the left wing but held his pass just a fraction too long and the flag goes up to end a promising move.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle
9 min: A big miss! Kane feeds Son in the box who takes far too long to decide how to take on the shot and ends up trying a little dink, which Pope blocks. That should have been 1-0.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle
6 min: Spurs have started brightly at Son has already got a couple of shots away, but not yet tested Nick Pope.
Tottenham vs Newcastle
Bruno Guimaraes starts for Newcastle today despite his wife giving birth yesterday. Here’s Eddie Howe:
Newcastle defender Sven Botman
“It’s down to team work and hard work,” he says of the team’s impressive defensive record this season. “We started well from beginning of the season. It’s always easier when you play a lot with your team-mates but every game is another challenge to us.
“Tottenham is a big challenge. Everybody knows their strengths (Kane & Son) and we will prepare for that.”
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