English Premier League

FT Sunday, August 13, 2017
Tottenham Hotspur WWLLW 2
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Newcastle United DLWWW 0
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St. James' Park · 52,077 att.

Match Report

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Dele Alli, Ben Davies guide Tottenham to victory at Newcastle

Goals from Dele Alli and Ben Davies were enough to earn Tottenham a comfortable opening-weekend win against 10-man Newcastle.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
6
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
1
Offsides
2
7
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
4
73.1
Possession
26.9
18
SHOTS
6
6
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
628
Accurate Passes
157
702
Passes
245
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.6
3
Accurate Crosses
1
19
Crosses
19
0.2
Cross %
0.1
43
Long Balls
61
20
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
7
Blocked Shots
0
11
Effective Tackles
9
16
Tackles
12
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
22
Effective Clearances
29
22
Clearances
29

Head to Head

NEW leads series 3-2

Lineups

NEW · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Robert ElliotG
  2. 2Ciaran ClarkCD-L
  3. 20Florian LejeuneCD-R
  4. 3Paul DummettLB
  5. 19Javier ManquilloRB
  6. 17Ayoze PérezAM
  7. 14Isaac HaydenLM
  8. 8Jonjo ShelveyRM
  9. 9Dwight GayleF
  10. 30Christian AtsuAM-L
  11. 11Matt RitchieAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Rolando AaronsSUB
  2. 7Jacob MurphySUB
  3. 18Chancel MbembaSUB
  4. 45Aleksandar MitrovicSUB
  5. 23Mikel MerinoSUB
  6. 6Jamaal LascellesSUB
  7. 26Karl DarlowSUB

TOT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 5Jan VertonghenCD-L
  3. 4Toby AlderweireldCD-R
  4. 33Ben DaviesLB
  5. 37Kyle Walker-PetersRB
  6. 20Dele AlliAM
  7. 19Mousa DembéléLM
  8. 15Eric DierRM
  9. 10Harry KaneF
  10. 23Christian EriksenAM-L
  11. 17Moussa SissokoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Victor WanyamaSUB
  2. 29Harry WinksSUB
  3. 13Michel VormSUB
  4. 27Kevin WimmerSUB
  5. 7Son Heung-MinSUB
  6. 38Cameron Carter-VickersSUB
  7. 9Vincent JanssenSUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jamaal Lascelles replaces Paul Dummett because of an injury.
  2. 31' Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 34' Substitution, Newcastle United. Chancel Mbemba replaces Florian Lejeune because of an injury.
  4. 48' Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  5. 52' Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 58' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Son Heung-Min replaces Moussa Sissoko.
  7. 61' Goal! Newcastle United 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a through ball.
  8. 70' Goal! Newcastle United 0, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
  9. 76' Substitution, Newcastle United. Mikel Merino replaces Dwight Gayle.
  10. 82' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Victor Wanyama replaces Dele Alli.
  11. 86' Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Winks replaces Mousa Dembélé.

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