Newcastle v Tottenham LIVE: Result and final score from Premier League after Alexander Isak restores lead
Follow all the action from St. James' Park as Newcastle take on Tottenham
Alexander Isak scored the winner for Newcastle United with a simple tap-in as they weathered a storm from visiting Tottenham Hotspur to secure a 2-1 Premier League win in an entertaining game at St James’ Park on Sunday.
Harvey Barnes’ first-half opener for Newcastle was cancelled out by a Dan Burn own goal after the break as Spurs dominated the chances in the second period but spurned numerous openings and were beaten by a lightning-quick break from the hosts.
Joelinton’s defence-splitting pass was perfect for Jacob Murphy who, after drawing out keeper Guglielmo Vicario, laid the ball on a plate for Isak to secure the three points for manager Eddie Howe’s side, who remain unbeaten at home since January.
Adding to Newcastle’s delight, their Italian midfielder Sandro Tonali made his first league appearance since being handed a 10-month ban for a breach of betting rules and received a rapturous reception from the home supporters.
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Newcastle lead Tottenham at the break here in the North East, thanks to a well-taken Harvey Barnes goal. We've seen a relatively open first half so far, and before the officials' changed around due to Ian Hussin's quad injury, Tottenham thought they had the lead. However, Cristian Romero's 12th minute header was ruled out for offside. Following this, Pape Matar Sarr forced Nick Pope into work twice, yet the hosts stayed in it, and, somewhat against the run of play - took the lead in the 37th minute. Lloyd Kelly benefitted from Spurs switching off at a throw and he crossed nicely from the left for Barnes to side-foot home from the centre of the box. With the goal, Barnes has scored in back-to-back Premier League starts for the first time since November 2022 for Leicester City.
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HALF-TIME: NEWCASTLE UNITED 1-0 TOTTENHAM
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Maddison is down after the challenge of Burn in the area. It's initially given as a goal-kick. In truth, it did look as if Maddison got his foot stomped on inadvertently.
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It's been open at times, this half, but now we're seeing a bit of a scrappy end. Hopefully the second period goes up to the levels we saw before the officials' stoppage.
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Yellow Card Joelinton Cássio Apolinário de Lira
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Isak nearly finds himself played through on the right, but can't get a lanky leg onto the ball and Tottenham clear.
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The set-piece is wasted, and it turns out Longstaff was fouled in the Newcastle box to reset the play.
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Longstaff fouls Udogie after he gets caught on the wrong side. Now Spurs have a free-kick in a dangerous area.
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Postecoglou is undoubtedly unhappy about the simple concession of that goal. His side need to play up, or can expect a talking to at the break!
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Udogie fouls Livramento as the latter strides down the right wing. It's a silly arm across the newly called-up England man. Gordon to take, can Spurs survive?
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