Tottenham 1 Newcastle 2 player ratings: Who was the star man in comeback triumph for Steve McClaren's Magpies?
Newcastle have now won back-to-back Premier League matches
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Your support makes all the difference.Newcastle climbed out of the relegation zone on Sunday by inflicting Tottenham's first Premier League loss since the opening day of the season, coming from behind to clinch a 2-1 victory in the third minute of stoppage time.
Ayoze Perez beat Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris at his near post after fellow substitute Aleksandar Mitrovic had canceled out Eric Dier's first-half headed opener for Tottenham.
December started with Steve McClaren's job appearing in jeopardy but the Newcastle coach has now masterminded victories over Liverpool and Tottenham in the space of a week.
BUT WHO WAS THE STAR MAN? RATINGS BELOW...
Newcastle is now even above defending champion Chelsea, which sank to 16th place ahead of its game at Leicester on Monday.
Tottenham remained fifth as it missed a chance to dislodge Manchester United from fourth place.
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