English Premier League

Newcastle stun Tottenham at home

Joelinton scored his first goal for Newcastle as Tottenham suffered a 1-0 defeat at home in the Premier League. The £36million signing from Hoffenheim smartly finished beyond Hugo Lloris after an error from Davinson Sanchez.

Despite continued pressure from the hosts, the Magpies held firm to secure a priceless away victory as Spurs tasted defeat for the first time this season.

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino recalled Moussa Sissoko to the starting XI with Tanguy Ndombele out, while new signing Giovani Lo Celso and Christian Eriksen had to settle for a place on the bench.

Certainly, the home side had no problem in getting on the ball in the opening quarter of an hour, dominating with 70 per cent possession. But Newcastle’s 5-4-1 setup was proving hard to penetrate.

Their best chance came when Lucas Moura put Heung-min Son through on goal and the South Korean went down under a challenge from Fabian Schar.

Mike Dean was unmoved, and the VAR check failed to identify a “clear and obvious error”, so play continued.

Sure enough, it was Newcastle who looked more threatening as Sean Longstaff rifled an effort from 20 yards and Lloris had to be on hand to tip it over.

That was the warning shot and Spurs failed to learn their lesson.

Substitute Christian Atsu, who replaced the injured Allan Saint-Maximin, chipped in a delightful ball to Joelinton, Davinson Sanchez missed the interception and the Brazilian slotted past Lloris.

Tottenham Hotspurs had gone 33 minutes without mustering a shot but nearly scored with their first attempt. Kyle Walker-Peters sent a cross to the far post and Son’s volley was tipped away by Martin Dubravka.

Lucas had a chance to equalise in first-half stoppage time after a clever cross from Harry Kane, but the Brazilian couldn’t find the target.

After the interval, Spurs found themselves up against a Newcastle blockade on the edge of their own box but struggled to breach the backline, with Pochettino sending on Eriksen and Lo Celso in an attempt to turn things around.

The hosts looked to be out of ideas until Kane was sent through on goal with Jamaal Lascelles alongside him.

The Newcastle captain tripped over and wiped out the striker in the penalty area, but to Tottenham’s amazement, Mike Dean didn’t point to the spot.

Harry Kane

A VAR check looked certain to award the penalty, but the original decision stood. Seconds after, Eriksen delivered a perfect cross that Lucas looked poised to put away, only for the Brazilian to blaze over the bar.

But time was against Tottenham and despite a number of attempts at goal, Newcastle held on for an unlikely victory – the first of the Steve Bruce era.

Source – Standard

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