NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. Newcastle United wipes out Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 with goals of Alexander Isak (30′), Anthony Gordon (32′), Alexander Isak (51′) and Fabian Schär (87′). Tottenham Hotspur was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (73%).​

The match was played at the St. James’ Park stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Tim Robinson who was helped by Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Oliver Langford. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 13.97 degrees Celsius or 57.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Newcastle United

4 - 0

Tottenham Hotspur

  • ! 27 Ball Possession 73
Shots
  • 18 Total 11
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 8 Off Target 4
  • 5 Shots blocked 5
  • 60 Attack 109
  • 43 Dangerous attack 59
  • 51 Ball safe 52
  • 16 Free Kicks 14
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 16 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 14 Total 12
  • 0 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Tottenham Hotspur had a strong ball possession 73% while Newcastle United was struggling with a 27% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Tottenham Hotspur had a more offensive attitude with 59 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Newcastle United was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Newcastle United shot 18 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Tottenham Hotspur shot 11 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Newcastle United didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Tottenham Hotspur received 4 yellow cards (James Maddison, Cristian Romero, Yves Bissouma and Micky van de Ven ).

Match Timeline

27'
Micky van de Ven - Yellow
Alexander Isak(goal)Anthony Gordon
30'
Anthony Gordon(goal)
32'
47'
Yves Bissouma- Yellow
49'
Emerson Royal- sub ->Pedro Porro
Alexander Isak(goal)Bruno Guimarães
51'
56'
Cristian Romero- Yellow
57'
Pape Matar Sarr- sub ->Rodrigo Bentancur
57'
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg- sub ->Yves Bissouma
58'
Dejan Kulusevski- sub ->Heung-min Son
61'
James Maddison- Yellow
Tino Livramento - sub ->Jacob Murphy
78'
81'
Giovani Lo Celso- sub ->James Maddison
Fabian Schär(goal)Anthony Gordon
87'
Lewis Hall- sub ->Harvey Barnes
88'
Matt Ritchie- sub ->Elliot Anderson
89'
Paul Dummett- sub ->Fabian Schär
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After this contest, Newcastle United has 50 points like Manchester United to sit in the 6th place. On the other side, Tottenham Hotspur will stays with 60 points like Aston Villa to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Newcastle United will play away with Manchester United on the 20th of April with a 21-7 head to head in favor of Manchester United (8 draws).

Tottenham Hotspur will host Manchester City on the 20th of April with a 20-18 head to head statistic in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (4 draws).

Newcastle United – Formation

Newcastle United
G
Martin Dúbravka 1.Slovakia
6.7
D
Fabian Schär 5.Switzerland
8.5
90' 87'
D
Emil Krafth 17.Sweden
7.0
D
Dan Burn 33.England
6.7
D
Jacob Murphy 23.England
7.0
78'
M
Elliot Anderson 32.Scotland
8.1
89'
M
Sean Longstaff 36.England
7.0
M
Bruno Guimarães 39.Brazil
8.1
90'
F
Anthony Gordon 10.England
9.5
32'
F
Alexander Isak 14.Sweden
8.4
30', 51'
F
Harvey Barnes 15.England
7.3
88'
Substitutes
G
Loris Karius 18.Germany
G
Mark Gillespie 29.England
D
Paul Dummett 3.Wales
90'
D
Lewis Hall 20.England
6.6
88'
D
Tino Livramento 21.England
6.4
78'
D
A. Murphy 54.Republic of Ireland
M
Matt Ritchie 11.Scotland
89'
M
Joe White 40.England
90'

Newcastle United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Eddie Howe decided to play with the following team: Martin Dúbravka (6.7), Jacob Murphy (7.0), Emil Krafth (7.0), Fabian Schär (8.5), Dan Burn (6.7), Sean Longstaff (7.0), Bruno Guimarães (8.1), Elliot Anderson (8.1), Anthony Gordon (9.5), Alexander Isak (8.4) and Harvey Barnes  (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Paul Dummett, Matt Ritchie, Loris Karius, Lewis Hall (6.6), Tino Livramento  (6.4), Mark Gillespie, J. White, A. Murphy and B. Parkinson.

Substitutions

Newcastle United made 5 changes: Jacob Murphy for Tino Livramento  (78′), Bruno Guimarães for Paul Dummett (90′), Harvey Barnes  for Lewis Hall (88′), Elliot Anderson for Matt Ritchie (89′) and Fabian Schär for Joe White (90′).

Player of the match: Anthony Gordon​

The most impressive player for Newcastle United was Anthony Gordon.

His rating is 9.5 with 1 goal, 13 passes (85% accurate) and 8 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 18 crosses.

Tottenham Hotspur – Formation

Tottenham Hotspur
G
Guglielmo Vicario 13.Italy
6.1
D
Cristian Romero 17.Argentina
6.3
56'
D
Pedro Porro 23.Spain
6.6
49'
D
Micky van de Ven 37.Netherlands
6.3
27'
D
Destiny Udogie 38.Italy
6.1
M
Yves Bissouma 8.Mali
6.8
57' 47'
M
James Maddison 10.England
7.3
81' 61'
M
Brennan Johnson 22.Wales
6.4
M
Rodrigo Bentancur 30.Uruguay
6.8
57'
M
Timo Werner 16.Germany
6.4
F
Heung-min Son 7.South Korea
7.0
58'
Substitutes
G
Brandon Austin 40.England
D
Radu Drăgușin 6.Romania
D
Emerson Royal 12.Brazil
6.8
49'
D
Ben Davies 33.Wales
M
Dejan Kulusevski 21.Sweden
7.5
58'
M
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 5.Denmark
7.0
57'
M
Giovani Lo Celso 18.Argentina
7.0
81'
M
Pape Matar Sarr 29.Senegal
6.8
57'
F
Bryan Gil 11.Spain

Tottenham Hotspur started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Angelos Postecoglou played with: Guglielmo Vicario (6.1), Pedro Porro (6.6), Cristian Romero (6.3), Micky van de Ven  (6.3), Destiny Udogie (6.1), Yves Bissouma (6.8), Rodrigo Bentancur (6.8), Brennan Johnson (6.4), James Maddison (7.3), Timo Werner (6.4) and Heung-min Son  (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (7.0), Radu Drăgușin, Bryan Gil, Emerson Royal (6.8), Giovani Lo Celso (7.0), Pape Matar Sarr (6.8), Ben Davies , Brandon Austin and Dejan Kulusevski (7.5).

Tottenham Hotspur could not rely on the presence of Emerson Royal (injured).

Substitutions

Tottenham Hotspur made 5 changes: Pedro Porro for Emerson Royal (49′), James Maddison for Giovani Lo Celso (81′), Heung-min Son  for Dejan Kulusevski (58′), Yves Bissouma for Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (57′) and Rodrigo Bentancur for Pape Matar Sarr (57′).

Player of the match: Dejan Kulusevski​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was Dejan Kulusevski.

His rating is 7.5 with 17 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.

His performance was fantastic also because he commenced the contest from the bench before entering in the 58′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​