Newcastle 2-3 Tottenham: New era at St James' Park begins with loss

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Newcastle's new era under its Saudi Arabian-led owners got off to a woeful start as Tottenham came from behind to beat Steve Bruce's side.

Watched by the club's new non-executive chair Yasir Al-Rumayyan and part-owner Amanda Staveley, Newcastle must have hoped they were seeing signs of a positive new future as Callum Wilson returned from injury to head the hosts ahead after two minutes, and St James' Park went wild with delight.

That start must have also given optimism to Bruce, marking his 1,000th game in management as he clings to hope he may continue in the job.

But then reality struck for a team yet to win in eight Premier League games this season as Spurs scored twice in five minutes.

First, Tanguy Ndombele fired in a right-footed drive, before Harry Kane scored his first league goal of the season when he beat the Newcastle offside trap to dink in, the goal awarded by the video assistant referee after initially being ruled out.

The game was then halted when a fan suffered a medical emergency in the stands.

Supporters and players - including Eric Dier - played their part in alerting medics to the seriousness of the situation before the game was suspended.

Play resumed with seven minutes of the first half remaining, and Tottenham extended their lead when Son Heung-min slid in at the back post for his fourth of the season.

Nuno Espirito Santo's side, who moved up to fifth in the table, looked comfortable in the second half as the mood turned sour towards Bruce, with home fans calling for him to be sacked.

A poor audition to stay in the job was made worse when substitute Jonjo Shelvey received a second yellow card for a rash challenge on Sergio Reguilon after 84 minutes.

And despite a brief response when Dier's own goal made it 3-2, the result left Newcastle next-to-bottom of the table with a huge transformation needed to turn the club into the superpower that the new owners hope for.

More to follow.

Player of the match

Son Heung-MinSon Heung-Min

with an average of 7.56

Newcastle United

Squad number10Player nameSaint-Maximin
Squad number9Player nameWilson
Squad number28Player nameWillock
Squad number26Player nameDarlow
Squad number11Player nameRitchie
Squad number14Player nameHayden
Squad number19Player nameManquillo
Squad number36Player nameS Longstaff
Squad number6Player nameLascelles
Squad number2Player nameClark
Squad number7Player nameJoelinton
Squad number23Player nameMurphy
Squad number21Player nameFraser
Squad number8Player nameShelvey

Tottenham Hotspur

Squad number7Player nameSon Heung-Min
Squad number3Player nameReguilón
Squad number28Player nameNdombele
Squad number27Player nameLucas Moura
Squad number5Player nameHøjbjerg
Squad number10Player nameKane
Squad number29Player nameSkipp
Squad number4Player nameRomero
Squad number1Player nameLloris
Squad number12Player nameEmerson Royal
Squad number15Player nameDier

Line-ups

Newcastle

Formation 4-1-4-1

26Darlow
19Manquillo
6Lascelles
2ClarkBooked at 54mins
11Ritchie
14HaydenBooked at 68mins
10Saint-Maximin
28WillockSubstituted forMurphyat 77'minutes
36S LongstaffBooked at 34minsSubstituted forShelveyat 60'minutesBooked at 83mins
7JoelintonBooked at 90mins
9WilsonSubstituted forFraserat 77'minutes

Substitutes

5Schär
8Shelvey
12Lewis
16Hendrick
18Fernández
21Fraser
23Murphy
29Gillespie
34Gayle

Tottenham

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Lloris
12Leite de Souza JuniorBooked at 64mins
4Romero
15Dier
3Reguilón
5Højbjerg
29Skipp
27Lucas Moura
28Ndombele
7Son Heung-Min
10Kane

Substitutes

6D Sánchez
8Winks
11Gil
18Lo Celso
20Alli
22Gollini
23Bergwijn
25Tanganga
33Davies

Live Text

Match ends, Newcastle United 2, Tottenham Hotspur 3.
Second Half ends, Newcastle United 2, Tottenham Hotspur 3.
Joelinton (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Tanguy Ndombele (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
Own Goal by Eric Dier, Tottenham Hotspur. Newcastle United 2, Tottenham Hotspur 3.
Foul by Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur).
Joelinton (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).
Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Second yellow card to Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) for a bad foul.
Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United).
Attempt blocked. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamaal Lascelles.
Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Eric Dier.
Attempt blocked. Ryan Fraser (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
VAR Decision: No Penalty Tottenham Hotspur.

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