LONDON. Newcastle United conquered Tottenham Hotspur to win 2-1. It was Newcastle United to strike first with a goal of C. Wilson at the 31′. Then M. Almiron scored again for Newcastle United in the 41′ minute. Eventually, H. Kane reduced the distance for Tottenham Hotspur (54′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium stadium in London. The referee was Jarred Gillett assisted by Simon Long and Richard West. The 4th official was David Coote. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 13.3 degrees Celsius or 55.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Tottenham Hotspur

1 - 2

Newcastle United

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 17 Total 13
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 12 Off Target 8
  • 6 Shots blocked 4
  • 78 Attack 84
  • 49 Dangerous attack 61
  • 95 Ball safe 79
  • 11 Free Kicks 14
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 7
  • 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 12 Total 6
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Tottenham Hotspur was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Newcastle United that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Newcastle United was putting more pressure with 61 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Newcastle United won the contest.​

Tottenham Hotspur shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Newcastle United shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Tottenham Hotspur received 4 yellow cards (R. Bentancur, R. Sessegnon, O. Skipp and Emerson Royal). On the opposite side, Newcastle United received 2 yellow cards (C. Wilson and N. Pope).

Match Timeline

Rodrigo Bentancur- Yellow
31'
31'
Callum Wilson(goal)
32'
Callum Wilson(var)
40'
Miguel Almirón(goal)Sean Longstaff
54'
55'
59'
61'
Oliver Skipp- Yellow
66'
66'
68'
Callum Wilson- Yellow
75'
Jacob Murphy- sub ->Joe Willock
81'
Ben Davies- sub ->Clément Lenglet
81'
84'
Nick Pope- Yellow
88'
89'
Emerson Royal- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
89
38
Arsenal
84
38
Manchester United
75
38
Newcastle United
71
38
Liverpool
67
38
Brighton & Hove Albion
62
38
Aston Villa
61
38
Tottenham Hotspur
60
38
Brentford
59
38
Fulham
52
38
Crystal Palace
45
38
Chelsea
44
38
Wolverhampton Wanderers
41
38
West Ham United
40
38
AFC Bournemouth
39
38
Nottingham Forest
38
38
Everton
36
38
Leicester City
34
38
Leeds United
31
38
Southampton
25
38

After playing this contest, Tottenham Hotspur will stay with 23 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, Newcastle United will have 21 points like Chelsea to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur will play away against Aston Villa on the 13th of May with a 19-4 head to head in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (7 draws).

Newcastle United will play away agasint Leeds United on the 13th of May with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Newcastle United (2 draws).

Tottenham Hotspur – Formation

Tottenham Hotspur
G
Hugo Lloris 1.France
6.0
D
C. Lenglet 34.France
6.5
81'
D
Eric Dier 15.England
6.8
D
Davinson Sánchez 6.Colombia
6.8
81'
M
Emerson Royal 12.Brazil
6.7
90'
M
Rodrigo Bentancur 30.Uruguay
8.0
31'
M
Yves Bissouma 38.Mali
6.2
M
Ryan Sessegnon 19.England
7.3
61' 59'
M
Oliver Skipp 4.England
6.7
66' 66'
F
Heung-min Son 7.South Korea
6.6
F
Harry Kane 10.England
8.1
54'
Substitutes
G
Fraser Forster 20.England
D
Japhet Tanganga 25.England
D
Djed Spence 24.England
D
Ben Davies 33.Wales
6.8
81'
D
Matt Doherty 2.Republic of Ireland
6.6
81'
M
Harvey White 42.England
M
Ivan Perišić 14.Croatia
6.4
61'
F
Bryan Gil 11.Spain
F
Lucas Moura 27.Brazil
6.8
66'

Tottenham Hotspur started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Antonio Conte decided to play with the following team: Hugo Lloris (6.0), Davinson Sánchez (6.9), Eric Dier (6.8), Clément Lenglet (7.1), Emerson Royal (6.7), Oliver Skipp (6.8), Yves Bissouma (6.2), Rodrigo Bentancur (8.0), Ryan Sessegnon (7.1), Harry Kane (8.1) and Heung-min Son (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Japhet Tanganga, Djed Spence, Bryan Gil, Harvey White, Ben Davies (6.6), Ivan Perišić (6.6), Lucas Moura (7.0), Matt Doherty (6.7) and Fraser Forster.

Substitutions

Tottenham Hotspur made 4 changes: R. Sessegnon for I. Perisic (61′), O. Skipp for Lucas Moura (67′), C. Lenglet for B. Davies (81′) and D. Sanchez for M. Doherty (84′).

Best player: Harry Kane​

The most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was Harry Kane.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 19 passes (63% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9.

Newcastle United – Formation

Newcastle United
G
Nick Pope 22.England
7.0
84'
D
Kieran Trippier 2.England
8.2
D
Fabian Schär 5.Switzerland
7.6
D
Dan Burn 33.England
6.5
D
Sven Botman 4.Netherlands
7.1
M
Joe Willock 28.England
6.4
75'
M
Bruno Guimarães 39.Brazil
6.1
89'
M
Sean Longstaff 36.England
6.6
F
Miguel Almirón 24.Paraguay
7.2
40'
F
Callum Wilson 9.England
7.2
88' 68' 31'
F
Joelinton 7.Brazil
6.8
Substitutes
G
Loris Karius 18.Germany
D
Jamaal Lascelles 6.England
D
Javier Manquillo 19.Spain
D
Matt Targett 13.England
D
Jamal Lewis 12.Northern Ireland
M
Ryan Fraser 21.Scotland
M
Jacob Murphy 23.England
6.5
75'
M
Jonjo Shelvey 8.England
89'
F
Chris Wood 20.New Zealand
6.4
88'

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

Eddie Howe played with: Nick Pope (7.0), Kieran Trippier (8.2), Fabian Schär (7.6), Sven Botman (7.1), Dan Burn (6.5), Sean Longstaff (6.6), Bruno Guimarães (6.4), Joe Willock (6.3), Miguel Almirón (7.2), Callum Wilson (7.2) and Joelinton (6.8).

They had on the bench: Ryan Fraser, Jacob Murphy (6.7), Loris Karius, Chris Wood (6.3), Jamaal Lascelles, Javier Manquillo, Matt Targett, Jonjo Shelvey and Jamal Lewis.

Substitutions

Newcastle United made 3 changes: J. Willock for J. Murphy (75′), C. Wilson for C. Wood (89′) and B. Guimaraes for J. Shelvey (89′).

Best player: Kieran Trippier​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Newcastle United was Kieran Trippier even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.2) with 64 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 10 crosses.

Results of the day

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