Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Newcastle United - Newcastle Rally From Behind
Key Takeaways
- • Newcastle United defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in Premier League action
- • Spurs led 1-0 at halftime but Newcastle scored twice in the second half to complete the comeback
- • Newcastle outshot Tottenham 21-16 and registered five shots on target to Spurs' two
London, England, ENG — Newcastle United erased a halftime deficit to claim three points in North London, scoring twice after the break to overturn Tottenham's early advantage.
Harvey Barnes opened the scoring in the 11th minute to give Newcastle the lead, but Joe Willock doubled the advantage in the 24th minute. Malick Thiaw extended Newcastle's lead to 3-0 in first-half stoppage time (45+5'). Tottenham responded after the interval as Pape Matar Sarr pulled one back in the 54th minute. Archie Gray added another in the 64th minute to make it 3-2, but Jacob Ramsey restored Newcastle's two-goal cushion in the 68th minute to seal the result.
GOALS:- 11' Harvey Barnes - Newcastle United- 24' Joe Willock - Newcastle United- 45+5' Malick Thiaw - Newcastle United- 54' Pape Matar Sarr - Tottenham Hotspur- 64' Archie Gray - Tottenham Hotspur- 68' Jacob Ramsey - Newcastle United
STANDOUT PLAYERS:- Tottenham Hotspur: Archie Gray - Goal in second-half rally attempt- Newcastle United: Harvey Barnes - Opened scoring, sparked dominant first half
KEY STAT: Newcastle registered 21 shots compared to Tottenham's 16, with five on target to Spurs' two, demonstrating superior attacking efficiency throughout the match.