Newcastle vs Tottenham LIVE: Premier League latest score, goals and updates from fixture today
Steve Bruce takes charge of the Magpies’ first match since the takeover
Newcastle United’s new era of expected riches and Saudi-fuelled optimism starts on Sunday afternoon as they host Tottenham Hotspur at St. James’ Park.
The P.I.F. consortium finally purchased the club from previous owner Mike Ashley during the international break, leading to delirious scenes outside St. James’ Park and human rights groups including Amnesty International raising concerns about links to the Saudi Arabian government. Steve Bruce remains in the dugout, for now, and will take charge of his 1000th match as a manager, as his side faces a Spurs team which defeated Aston Villa last time out to end a run of three consecutive losses.
Newcastle remain without a win in the Premier League this season and Bruce will desperate to make a positive first impression with his new employers, who have been linked with a glut of managers around Europe as potential replacements for the 61-year-old. The Magpies are currently 18th in the table, ahead only of the equally winless Burnley and Norwich City, while Spurs sit ninth, having scored only six goals in their opening seven matches.
Follow all the action live as Newcastle United take on Tottenham Hotspur:
Newcastle 1 - 0 Tottenham
12 mins: Lucas Moura lays the ball off to Ndombele on the edge of the box and his snapshot is blocked. The rebound comes out to Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg who goes for goal as well. He hits one from range and gets the low shot through the box but Karl Darlow is safely in behind the ball to keep it out.
Newcastle 1 - 0 Tottenham
9 mins: Isaac Hayden flies into a tackle on Ndombele and arrives late taking out the midfielder in the middle of the pitch. Spurs win a free kick but elect not to send it long into the box and focus on maintaining possession instead.
Newcastle 1 - 0 Tottenham
6 mins: Joelinton brings the ball inside from the left and gets a cheer of encouragment from the crowd. He tries to set up Joe Willock with a square pass but gives the ball away and Spurs pass it out from the back.
GOAL! Newcastle 1 - 0 Tottenham (Wilson, 2’)⚽️
2 mins: What a start! Lovely stuff from Newcastle who get their new era off to the perfect start. They switch the play over to the right hand side where Allan Saint-Maximin receives the ball. Javier Manquillo bombs forward on the overlap and takes over. He swings in a cross and Callum Wilson nips in front of his marker to meet it with a header in the six-yard box. Hugo Lloris has no chance to stop it.
Newcastle 0 - 0 Tottenham
Kick off: Tottenham get the match started. Tanguy Ndombele and Lucas Moura exchange passes to work the ball into the final third before sending it out to Son Heung-min on the left side. He knocks it back into midfielder where Spurs win a free kick due to a foul from Joelinton.
The atmosphere
Most football atmospheres are said to be electric but inside St. James’ Park today it really is. There’s a huge roar to greet new club chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan.
Flags are being waved, banners are flying and the noise is deafening.
1000 games for Steve Bruce
This will be Steve Bruce’s 1000th game in charge across his managerial career.
Bruce has won just four of his 26 encounters with Spurs in all competitions. Each victory has come in the Premier League with a different club: Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic, Sunderland and Newcastle.
Bruce takes charge of 1000th game
Newcastle boss Steve Bruce takes charge of his 1000th game as a manager today which is also the first game under Newcastle’s new Saudi Arabian PIF owners.
Speaking ahead of kick off, Bruce said:
It [my first game] is a long time ago! To get there I found it very difficult to start with, I had four clubs in a couple of years, and I am still finding it very difficult now, so nothing has changed!
“In management for me it is a substitute for playing and that has always been the case for me. It has been a good substitute for it, not quite playing but how lucky am I to have gone 43 years (in football) unbroken.
“I am delighted for everyone that the takeover has gone through. It badly needed it. That is no disrespect to the previous owners at all. I like to think I have played a little part in it by, it sounds ridiculous, keeping the club in the Premier League has enabled it to go through.
“Let’s hope now there are exciting times ahead. This is what the club has badly, badly needed and wanted so let’s try and enjoy it along the way.
“The players have trained well, you can tell there is a different atmosphere and a different vibe. Even outside the stadium now, I have just heard the supporters. It has been building up very nicely.
“I have been quietly pleased with some of our performances this year. I think we have deserved better, we will have to perform at our best to get something off a very good Tottenham team.
“We have had a difficult start, we have not won a game yet, we have been close. Let’s hope it is the start and we can get three points on the board.
“In amongst it all we have to be professional and get on with our jobs. It has been difficult there is no disputing that. There is an air of excitement which is different to the way it was maybe before. Let’s hope they grasp it and really enjoy it.”
Underfiring Kane
Harry Kane has yet to score in the Premier League this season which is his joint-longest run without a goal ever in the league. However, five of Kane’s six league goals for Tottenham against Newcastle have come at St James’ Park.
Spurs’ struggles on the road
Tottenham have won only five of their last 18 away league fixtures with five draws and eight defeats and all four of Spurs’ Premier League wins this season were by a single-goal margin.
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