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:
What now for Newcastle after takeover? The problems new owners face in a very different football world
Amanda Staveley and the rest of Newcastle United’s new executive might have impressed supporters with meetings in the first week of the Saudi Arabian ownership, but that hasn’t really been the case with figures within the game.
Many have been left perplexed by the new regime’s initial dealings. That has been most evident in the highest profile exercise so far, which is the search for a new manager. The hierarchy want Steve Bruce out, largely because they know the fanbase want Bruce out. The entire takeover has after all been built on wide-scale pandering to supporters, with Staveley repeatedly delivering the same spiel about love for the club that she was prepared to give Liverpool when she was part of a consortium that considered buying the Merseyside club.
The consortium have so far known exactly what buttons to press, but that makes the reluctance to press the button on Bruce all the more surprising.
What now for Newcastle after the takeover?
Newcastle’s new owners have plenty of work to do to deliver what supporters desire
Woeful Newcastle
Newcastle have conceded 16 goals this season and failed to keep a clean sheet - both the joint-worst records in the Premier League heading into the weekend.
The Magpies are winless after their opening seven fixtures for a Premier League record fifth time and they have kept only two clean sheets in their last 26 Premier League home games and conceded 49 goals.
Everton 0 - 1 West Ham: Five things we learned as Angelo Ogbonna earns Hammers victory
West Ham are up to sixth in the Premier League table after securing a well-deserved victory over an insipid Everton at Goodison Park.
Faced with a lethargic opponent and subdued home crowd, the Hammers dominated possession from start to finish and finally made their control count when Italian centre-back Angelo Ogbonna glanced home an excellent Jarrod Bowen corner at the near post midway through the second half.
Five things we learned from West Ham’s win at Everton
David Moyes’ men fully deserved their win at Goodison Park
Newcastle vs Tottenham
Newcastle have won 22 Premier League games against Tottenham, their joint-highest tally versus any club. However, their solitary triumph in the last eight Premier League meetings was by 1-0 away in August 2019, they’ve drawn two and lost five of those games.
Tottenham dropped four points from winning positions against Newcastle last season, with the Magpies scoring 90th and 85th-minute equalisers to draw both games.
Steve Bruce to remain in charge for Tottenham match
Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce will still be in charge for Sunday’s Premier League match with Tottenham Hotspur, the club have confirmed.
The match will be the first under the club’s new ownership after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund completed their protracted takeover last week.
Bruce was expected to be relieved of his duties ahead of the game but will instead remain in his post for what will be his 1,000th match as a manager.
Newcastle manager Steve Bruce to remain in charge for Tottenham match
The match will be the first under the club’s new ownership
Newcastle vs Tottenham
More reaction to come from West Ham’s victory over Everton at Goodison Park but there’s another game to go today as Newcastle get their new era underway against Tottenham.
Here’s a reminder of the line-ups:
Newcastle XI: Darlow, Manquillo, Lascelles, Clark, Ritchie, Hayden, Longstaff, Willock, Joelinton, Saint-Maximin, Wilson
Tottenham XI: Lloris, Emerson, Dier, Romero, Reguilon, Skipp, Hojbjerg, Ndombele, Lucas, Son, Kane
Everton vs West Ham result: Player ratings as Hammers end Toffees’ unbeaten home record
West Ham United took a deserved three points and ended Everton’s 100 per cent home record with a 1-0 win on Sunday.
It looked as though the match would end up with a hard-earned point apiece, but Angelo Ogbonna headed in a corner at the near post to win it for the visitors.
Here are the player ratings from the match at Goodison Park.
Everton vs West Ham player ratings as Ogbonna ends Toffees’ unbeaten home record
Everton 0-1 West Ham: Ogbonna scores the only goal of the game to send Hammers sixth
Everton 0 - 1 West Ham
Everton suffered their eighth home Premier League defeat of 2021; only in 1993 (10) and 2005 (9) have they lost more times in a single calendar year in the competition at Goodison Park.
However, this was their first defeat of the season at home under Rafa Benitez.
Full-time: Everton 0 - 1 West Ham
90+4 mins: Everton win a last minute corner that Gray swings into the box, Godfrey wins the header but sends it over the bar! West Ham hold on and they claim the three points.
It was a well-fought affair with Angelo Ogbonna’s goal the only difference between the teams. Everton are undone by a set-piece as West Ham move up to sixth in the table leapfrogging the Toffees.
Everton 0 - 1 West Ham
90+2 mins: Chances for Everton! Digne crosses the ball into the box from the left and Rondon wins the header but sends it wide of the far post. Seamus Coleman keeps it alive and picks out Gray in the box. He runs onto the ball and smacks a powerful, low strike at goal but Kurt Zouma jumps in front of it and makes the block!
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