Son Heung-min scores late winner as Tottenham beat Newcastle
Spurs moved second in the Premier League
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Your support makes all the difference.Son Heung-Min scored his second goal in four days as Tottenham eventually saw off battling Newcastle 1-0 at Wembley and leapfrogged Manchester City into second place in the Premier League.
Just when it looked like Spurs might register their first draw this season, Son fired an 83rd-minute shot from outside the area which somehow crept under goalkeeper Martin Dubravka to put them four points behind Liverpool who play on Monday.
It was Son's ninth goal in his past 10 appearances for Tottenham and a cruel blow for Newcastle who looked to have done enough to earn a point before the keeper's howler.
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66 mins: Spurs 0 - 0 Newcastle
Lamela wins a corner for Spurs. It comes in and Son flicks it on to Eriksen at the near post, he gets a toe on it to put the ball past Dubravka but Schar makes a goal line clearance!
Newcastle get a chance to attack now as Perez finds some space in front of goal and takes a right-footed curling shot. Lloris dives to his left and tips the ball past the post.
69 mins: Spurs 0 - 0 Newcastle
Yedlin gets a card for a handball.
Tottenham move the ball forward quickly and send it to Trippier on the right. He puts it into the box and Dubravka comes out and claims it.
72 mins: Spurs 0 - 0 Newcastle
Eriksen puts a beautiful ball into the box over the top, he finds Llorente in space and Llorente sends his header wide.
Llorente looks up at the sun in anguish as though he lost sight of the ball as it came in.
75 mins: Spurs 0 - 0 Newcastle
Lamela takes a shot from outside the box but it gets blocked. Vertonghen receives the ball out wide and puts it in first time. Schar clears it and Newcastle win a free kick.
78 mins: Spurs 0 - 0 Newcastle
Erik Lamela's day is over as Danny Rose comes on.
81 mins: Spurs 0 - 0 Newcastle
Sissoko wins a corner. Trippier puts it into the box and Llorente sends it towards goal but is denied as Ritchie and Schar send it away.
Kenedy comes on and Atsu goes off.
83 mins: Spurs 1 - 0 Newcastle - Son
A long ball comes in to Llorente who is challenged to the ball by Schar. It comes out a falls to Son on the edge of the box. Son puts the ball onto his right foot and strikes it. The ball dips in front of Dubravka and goes through his legs into the goal.
86 mins: Spurs 1 - 0 Newcastle
Antonio Barreca makes his debut for Newcastle as he replaces Matt Ritchie.
88 mins: Spurs 1 - 0 Newcastle
The goalscorer leaves the pitch as Son Heung-Min is replaced by Eric Dier.
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