A controversial Anthony Gordon equaliser adopted by Alexander Isak’s winner noticed Newcastle come from a aim all the way down to beat Tottenham 2-1 for a sixth consecutive victory in all competitions to maneuver stage on factors with fourth-placed Chelsea.
After Dominic Solanke’s fourth-minute opener, Spurs had been left fuming with Gordon’s sixth-minute leveller after the ball hit Joelinton’s hand within the build-up however VAR allowed the aim to face as a result of “his arm was by his side, in a natural position and the contact was accidental”.
Ex-Premier League referee Mike Dean agreed with the choice on Soccer Saturday as Joelinton’s alleged handball “did not lead directly to a goal” after the deflection fell to Bruno Guimaraes earlier than Gordon expertly completed previous Spurs debutant Brandon Austin.
It meant Eddie Howe’s fifth-placed facet piled extra distress on injury-ravaged Tottenham – who completed the sport and not using a recognised centre-back – to go away Ange Postecoglou’s facet winless of their final six Premier League house video games and within the backside half of the desk in eleventh leaving them nearer to the relegation zone than the highest 4.
New England head coach Thomas Tuchel, attending his first match as Three Lions boss, would have been delighted to see two English gamers rating the primary two targets in north London as Solanke headed Spurs right into a fourth-minute lead.
However simply 140 seconds later Gordon controversially equalised regardless of a prolonged VAR verify for Joelinton’s alleged handball.
A livid Postecoglou then noticed his facet lose their momentum as Newcastle turned up the stress which finally advised within the thirty eighth minute as Alexander Isak maintained his red-hot kind with a scrappy close-range end to attain for a seventh consecutive Premier League sport.
Alexander Isak scored a scrappy winner
Postecoglou’s harm points then worsened as full-back Djed Spence moved to centre-back for the second half after Radu Dragusin was substituted at half-time taking the Spurs absentee listing into double figures.
Regardless of a patched-up defence, Spurs did push for a second-half equaliser as Brennan Johnson hit the put up whereas substitutes James Maddison and Sergio Reguilon each put efforts vast.
However Newcastle held on for an ideal begin to 2025 to heap extra stress on Postecoglou as either side now sit up for Carabao Cup semi-final first legs, with Newcastle going to Arsenal on Tuesday and Tottenham internet hosting Liverpool on Wednesday – each dwell on Sky Sports activities.
