Tottenham v Newcastle LIVE: Premier League result and final score as Spurs back to winning ways
Tottenham 4-1 Newcastle: Spurs claimed their first win in five matches
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Tottenham coasted to a comfortable 4-1 win over Newcastle as Ange Postecoglou’s side ended their five-match winless run.
Goals from Destiny Udogie and Richarlison saw the home side ahead at the break after a relentless display against the injury-ravaged visitors.
Richarlison added a third after the break before Son Heung-Min got in the act from the penalty spot after he was brought down by Martin Dubravka.
Joelinton’s injury-time finish secured a consolation goal for Eddie Howe’s side who remain seventh after two back-to-back defeats.
Follow along with all the post-match reaction below:
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle
5 mins: A flowing move from Spurs and Richarlison is in again but his effort is deflected over the bar from a tight angle.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle
4 mins: A nice touch from Son around the area almost releases Richarlison but Guimaraes gets back well to make a block.
KICK-OFF! Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle
Newcastle get us underway in the first half.
Tottenham vs Newcastle
The players emerge from kick-off to a rowdy reception. Tottenham were 5-0 after 21 minutes the last time these two sides met in the league. The home fans will be hoping to not see a repeat of that today...
Kick-off incoming
We’ve got under ten minutes to go until kick-off here in north London and the atmosphere is building nicely inside the Tottenham Hotspur stadium.
A must-win game for both sides but who will come out on top?
Tottenham vs Newcastle
We’ve already seen plenty of goals in the earlier kick-offs today. Could we be in for some more this afternoon? Well, history certainly points to it.
In fact, in Premier League history, only Arsenal v Tottenham (88) and Liverpool v Newcastle (87) have seen more first-half goals scored than Newcastle v Tottenham (86). Indeed, the Magpies led 5-0 at half-time in their last meeting in April.
Tottenham vs Newcastle
Some pre-match thoughts from the Spurs boss:
Tottenham vs Newcastle
It’s another trip down to London for Newcastle but the nation’s capital has been a happy hunting ground for the Magpies recently.
They are unbeaten in their last eight Premier League games in London (W4 D4) since a 5-1 defeat at Tottenham in April 2022. It’s the Magpies’ longest-ever unbeaten league run in the capital.
Can they keep the run going today?
Ange Postecoglou grateful to Eddie Howe for journey to Tottenham
Ange Postecoglou admits he owes Newcastle boss Eddie Howe a thank you for his unintended role in his journey to Tottenham.
Sunday will see Postecoglou and Howe go head-to-head for the first time, but back in the summer of 2021 they were the talk of Glasgow.
Howe was widely expected to take the vacant Celtic role only to turn it down following prolonged negotiations, which resulted in Postecoglou getting the nod.
The Australian never looked back and after he won five trophies during his two-year stay in Scotland, it convinced Spurs to give the 58-year-old his first opportunity to be a Premier League manager.
“Oh absolutely, sliding doors moment,” Postecoglou acknowledged. “There’s probably been no bigger decision in me being here today than Eddie knocking back the Celtic job.
“I haven’t thanked him, I probably should.”
Ange Postecoglou grateful to Eddie Howe for journey to Tottenham
After Eddie Howe turned down the Celtic job in 2021, the Scottish Premiership outfit hired Ange Postecoglou.
Eddie Howe says Bruno Guimaraes ‘at the fulcrum of everything’ for Newcastle
Eddie Howe says Newcastle need Bruno Guimaraes to be at his best for his team to tick.
The 26-year-old Brazil international has hit top form in recent weeks after battling his way through a persistent ankle injury which hampered him for several months. He was one of the Magpies’ star performers in their Premier League victories over Chelsea and Manchester United and his return to that level could hardly have been better timed for head coach Howe as he contends with an ongoing selection crisis.
He said: “You need your top players to play really well when you’re in a situation like this that we’re in at the moment, and I think Bruno has certainly done that.
“I thought Manchester United and Chelsea, were up there with his best performances, and the first half against PSG. He’s such an important person to that part of the game for us that it is hard work for him physically, but he’s able to repeat those physical exertions that we need him to, so I think his game’s in a very good place.
“It has to be for us to perform well because he’s at the fulcrum of everything really.”
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