English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 11, 2018
Tottenham Hotspur WWLWL 2
–
Newcastle United WDDLL 1
1st2ndT
TOT202
NEW101
St. James' Park · 51,749 att.

Match Report

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Tottenham's Jan Vertonghen, Dele Alli strike in opening win at Newcastle

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
3
59.6
Possession
40.4
15
SHOTS
15
5
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
467
Accurate Passes
268
573
Passes
387
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
7
Accurate Crosses
3
17
Crosses
12
0.4
Cross %
0.3
63
Long Balls
73
28
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
5
16
Effective Tackles
10
27
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
21
43
Effective Clearances
17
43
Clearances
17

Head to Head

TOT leads series 3-2

Lineups

NEW · 4-4-1-1

  1. 12Martin DúbravkaG
  2. 2Ciaran ClarkCD-L
  3. 6Jamaal LascellesCD-R
  4. 3Paul DummettLB
  5. 22DeAndre YedlinRB
  6. 10Mohamed DiaméCM-L
  7. 8Jonjo ShelveyCM-R
  8. 15KenedyLM
  9. 11Matt RitchieRM
  10. 21JoseluF
  11. 17Ayoze PérezRCF

Substitutes

  1. 26Karl DarlowSUB
  2. 19Javier ManquilloSUB
  3. 30Christian AtsuSUB
  4. 9Salomón RondónSUB
  5. 13Yoshinori MutoSUB
  6. 5Fabian SchärSUB
  7. 4Ki Sung-YuengSUB

TOT · 4-3-2-1

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 5Jan VertonghenCD-L
  3. 6Davinson SánchezCD-R
  4. 33Ben DaviesLB
  5. 24Sèrge AurierRB
  6. 15Eric DierCM
  7. 20Dele AlliCM-L
  8. 17Moussa SissokoCM-R
  9. 10Harry KaneF
  10. 23Christian EriksenCF-L
  11. 27Lucas MouraCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Mousa DembéléSUB
  2. 18Fernando LlorenteSUB
  3. 4Toby AlderweireldSUB
  4. 16Kyle Walker-PetersSUB
  5. 13Michel VormSUB
  6. 40Luke AmosSUB
  7. 7Son Heung-MinSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Newcastle United 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Davinson Sánchez following a corner.
  2. 11' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Joselu (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross.
  3. 18' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Serge Aurier with a cross.
  4. 42' Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 58' Joselu (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 59' Substitution, Newcastle United. Salomón Rondón replaces Joselu.
  7. 68' Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 68' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Mousa Dembélé replaces Lucas Moura.
  9. 69' Substitution, Newcastle United. Christian Atsu replaces Matt Ritchie.
  10. 80' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Son Heung-Min replaces Dele Alli.
  11. 81' Substitution, Newcastle United. Yoshinori Muto replaces Ayoze Pérez.
  12. 88' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Luke Amos replaces Eric Dier because of an injury.
  13. 90'+4' Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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