English Premier League

FT Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Tottenham Hotspur WDLLL 2
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Newcastle United WLWLW 2
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St. James' Park · 52,007 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Tottenham's Cristian Romero bicycle kick denies Newcastle

Cristian Romero salvaged a late 2-2 draw for Tottenham against Newcastle at St James' Park.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
5
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
8
Corner Kicks
11
4
Saves
0
46.7
Possession
53.3
8
SHOTS
19
2
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
313
Accurate Passes
377
388
Passes
440
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
6
Accurate Crosses
10
28
Crosses
40
0.2
Cross %
0.3
41
Long Balls
33
12
Accurate Long Balls
13
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
7
13
Effective Tackles
13
17
Tackles
18
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
9
37
Effective Clearances
28
37
Clearances
28

Highlights

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Head to Head

NEW leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

NEW · 4-3-3

  1. 32Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 33Dan BurnCD-L
  3. 12Malick ThiawCD-R
  4. 3Lewis HallLB
  5. 21Tino LivramentoRB
  6. 8Sandro TonaliCM
  7. 7JoelintonLM
  8. 67Lewis MileyRM
  9. 27Nick WoltemadeF
  10. 11Harvey BarnesLF
  11. 23Jacob MurphyRF

Substitutes

  1. 26John RuddySUB
  2. 5Fabian SchärSUB
  3. 20Anthony ElangaSUB
  4. 37Alex MurphySUB
  5. 62Sean NeaveSUB
  6. 28Joe WillockSUB
  7. 39Bruno GuimarãesSUB
  8. 41Jacob RamseySUB
  9. 10Anthony GordonSUB

TOT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Guglielmo VicarioG
  2. 4Kevin DansoCD-L
  3. 17Cristian RomeroCD-R
  4. 13Destiny UdogieLB
  5. 23Pedro PorroRB
  6. 15Lucas BergvallAM
  7. 29Pape Matar SarrLM
  8. 30Rodrigo BentancurRM
  9. 39Randal Kolo MuaniF
  10. 22Brennan JohnsonAM-L
  11. 20Mohammed KudusAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 9RicharlisonSUB
  2. 11Mathys TelSUB
  3. 31Antonín KinskySUB
  4. 7Xavi SimonsSUB
  5. 6João PalhinhaSUB
  6. 14Archie GraySUB
  7. 37Micky van de VenSUB
  8. 24Djed SpenceSUB
  9. 28Wilson OdobertSUB

Timeline

  1. 23' Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, Newcastle United. Bruno Guimarães replaces Sandro Tonali.
  3. 56' Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 66' Substitution, Newcastle United. Anthony Elanga replaces Jacob Murphy.
  5. 66' Substitution, Newcastle United. Anthony Gordon replaces Harvey Barnes.
  6. 71' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nick Woltemade.
  7. 77' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Mathys Tel replaces Brennan Johnson.
  8. 77' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Richarlison replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
  9. 77' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Xavi Simons replaces Lucas Bergvall.
  10. 78' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus with a cross.
  11. 86' Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 86' Goal! Newcastle United 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  13. 87' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Archie Gray replaces Pape Matar Sarr.
  14. 87' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Wilson Odobert replaces Mohammed Kudus.
  15. 90'+3' Substitution, Newcastle United. Fabian Schär replaces Lewis Miley.
  16. 90'+5' Goal! Newcastle United 2, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.

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