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

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

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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