Newcastle United vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
4 - 0
4 - 0
Isak brace leads Newcastle to impressive 4-0 win over Spurs
A dominant Newcastle United struck twice within 95 seconds as Alexander Isak's brace helped them secure a 4-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Saturday, a vital result in their bid to qualify for European competition.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 2': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
- 2': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Murphy with a cross.
- 3': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 3': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Timo Werner.
- 6': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Emil Krafth.
- 7': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 7': Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Brennan Johnson with a cross.
- 8': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
- 8': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 10': Attempt missed. Elliot Anderson (Newcastle United) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a cross following a corner.
- 10': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Yves Bissouma.
- 10': Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a cross following a corner.
- 13': Elliot Anderson (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 14': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
- 15': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Newcastle United).
- 15': Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 16': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
- 16': Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 16': Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
- 17': Attempt missed. Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 20': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 21': Offside, Newcastle United. Alexander Isak is caught offside.
- 22': Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
- 22': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 27': Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
- 28': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a through ball following a fast break.
- 32': Goal! Newcastle United 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 34': Elliot Anderson (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 35': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
- 36': Attempt missed. Dan Burn (Newcastle United) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a cross following a corner.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
- 37': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Destiny Udogie.
- 38': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by James Maddison.
- 38': Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
- 39': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 39': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
- 41': Attempt missed. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a cross following a corner.
- 42': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 42': Delay in match because of an injury Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 43': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Yves Bissouma.
- 44': Attempt missed. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Foul by Alexander Isak (Newcastle United).
- 45': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 45': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 45'+2': Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Newcastle United 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 46': Foul by Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United).
- 46': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 47': Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Fabian Schär with a headed pass.
- 48': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 48': Delay in match because of an injury Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 49': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Emerson Royal replaces Pedro Porro because of an injury.
- 50': Attempt saved. Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 51': Goal! Newcastle United 3, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães with a through ball following a fast break.
- 54': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Emerson Royal.
- 55': Foul by Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United).
- 55': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 56': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg replaces Yves Bissouma.
- 57': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pape Sarr replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 58': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dejan Kulusevski replaces Son Heung-Min.
- 60': Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 60': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Newcastle United).
- 60': Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Attempt missed. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 61': Foul by James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 61': Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Attempt saved. Elliot Anderson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
- 63': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
- 63': Attempt missed. Elliot Anderson (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a cross following a corner.
- 63': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by James Maddison.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison with a through ball.
- 65': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
- 70': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Destiny Udogie.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross.
- 72': Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 72': Attempt missed. Elliot Anderson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 73': Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
- 76': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Timo Werner.
- 78': Substitution, Newcastle United. Tino Livramento replaces Jacob Murphy.
- 80': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by James Maddison.
- 80': Emil Krafth (Newcastle United) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box following a corner.
- 81': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Giovani Lo Celso replaces James Maddison.
- 83': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Elliot Anderson.
- 84': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Timo Werner is caught offside.
- 85': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 85': Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
- 86': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
- 87': Goal! Newcastle United 4, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Substitution, Newcastle United. Lewis Hall replaces Harvey Barnes.
- 89': Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Ritchie replaces Elliot Anderson.
- 90'+2': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Timo Werner is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe White replaces Bruno Guimarães.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Newcastle United. Paul Dummett replaces Fabian Schär.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Newcastle United 4, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 0': Match ends, Newcastle United 4, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
Statistics
 TOT |
NEW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 14 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 16 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 72.9 | Possession | 27.1 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 498 | Accurate Passes | 123 |
| 575 | Passes | 189 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 14 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 37 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 14 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 15 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,206
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,206
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 35 | +57 | 80 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 34 | +50 | 79 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 35 | +41 | 75 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 35 | +21 | 67 |
Line-Ups
Newcastle United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Dúbravka (GK) |
| 5 | Fabian Schär |
| 17 | Emil Krafth |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 23 | Jacob Murphy |
| 39 | Bruno Guimarães |
| 32 | Elliot Anderson |
| 36 | Sean Longstaff |
| 14 | Alexander Isak |
| 15 | Harvey Barnes |
| 10 | Anthony Gordon |
Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
| 37 | Micky van de Ven  |
| 17 | Cristian Romero |
| 38 | Destiny Udogie |
| 23 | Pedro Porro |
| 10 | James Maddison |
| 30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
| 8 | Yves Bissouma |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 16 | Timo Werner |
| 22 | Brennan Johnson |
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