Tottenham Hotspur were left red-faced and frustrated as Newcastle completed a shock 1-2 win in the dying minutes at White Hart Lane, ending Spur’s 14 match unbeaten run, and leaping out of the bottom three on Sunday.
Aleksander Mitrovic came on late in the second half to bring Newcastle level with a goal bundled in, as well as aiding Ayoze Perez in scoring the winner which was squeezed under Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris in injury time.
Tottenham went into the break with a 1-0 lead through Eric Dier. The Englishman headed across goalkeeper Rob Elliot, who got a hand to the ball but could not keep it out. The first half had originally failed to really ignite until the 39th minute, but the majority of the game was controlled by the home side. Newcastle had an early, dangerous chance through De Jong, but his shot was unfortunately blocked by his own player, Cisse.
Previously, Erik Lamela had challenged Elliot, who produced two outstanding saves to keep Spurs at bay until the end of the half.
The second half was more promising for Newcastle, as they enjoyed spells of possession and chances towards goal.
Son Hueng-min had an opportunity in space to give Spurs safety, but his shot was fired over the bar.
The dying moments and injury time proved fatal for Tottenham, who had 20 shots all game compared to Newcastle’s eight.
Spurs missed out on nudging their way into the top four.
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Hugo Lloris – 5: Did not have too much to do during the game, and ultimately could have done better to keep out Newcastle’s winning goal.
Kyle Walker – 6: played well, was mostly solid and stood his ground.
Danny Rose – 6: Does well to push forward, but ultimately the Spurs side dropped off, allowing Newcastle to pinch the win. Was yellow carded.
Toby Alderweireld – 6: Had a mostly solid game at the back, but the lack of closing down in the box at the end was critical for Tottenham.
Jan Veronghen – 6.5: Played well, and got forward on occasions. Provided a solid challenge late in the second half to stop Tottenham from being embarrassed.
Tom Carroll – 6: Played well on his debut, but was subbed in the 69th minute for Son.
Eric Dier – 7: Scored the goal that put Spurs in front.
Dele Alli – 6.5: Played a vital role in midfield as usual. The Spurs side dominated most of the game, but fell apart when it was important.
Christian Eriksen – 6.5: Involved in most of the play but missed Mousa Dembele, when the two are together they are dangerous. Had a shot late in the second half but was blocked.
Erik Lamela – 7: Had two chances that were superbly saved by Rob Elliot.
Harry Kane – 6.5: involved in a lot of play as usual, but didn’t have that many chances in front of goal.
Substitutes
Son Heung-Min – 5: Had a chance with space, which was fired over the bar. Other than that, did not have that much of an impact.
Nacer Chadli – N/A: not on the pitch long enough.
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