We will have to approach Spurs positively – Howe
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Tottenham host Newcastle in the Premier League with both teams juggling injuries and a need to win to keep their hopes of a top four finish on track.
Both sides lost Thursday night, Spurs to West Ham and Newcastle to Everton, so today’s match is an opportunity for one of them to get back to winning ways.
Ange Postecoglou perhaps needs a victory more than Eddie Howe. After a bright start Spurs have now gone five league games without a win, losing four of the fixtures in that run. Despite that poor form, they remain a point above Newcastle who have been fluctuating between wins and losses at an inconsistent rate.
Just one point separates the teams so today’s encounter could prove vital for the final finishing positions at the end of the season.
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HALF-TIME: Tottenham 2-0 Newcastle
Let’s take a look at the two first-half goals, then. Udogie got the scoring underway with his first Spurs goal…
Before Richarlison scored a carbon copy to double their lead later in the half…
Ben Fleming10 December 2023 17:27
HALF-TIME: Tottenham 2-0 Newcastle
The home side in control at the break:
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Ben Fleming10 December 2023 17:23
HALF-TIME: Tottenham 2-0 Newcastle
The referee brings an end to the first half and it’s been a perfect one for the home side. Goals from Udogie and Richarlison have them well in charge as they head down the tunnel.
Newcastle have been second-best for large periods of that half and will need to be far better after the break if they are to salvage something from this encounter.
Ben Fleming10 December 2023 17:19
Tottenham 2-0 Newcastle
45+2 mins: Into the second of three added minutes to end the first half as Trippier whips in a corner from the right-hand side. The ball pops to Lascelles at the back post but the Newcastle captain can’t control it and Spurs clear.
Ben Fleming10 December 2023 17:17
Tottenham 2-0 Newcastle
44 mins: CLOSE! Even closer to a third as Spurs pour numbers forward on the break. Kulusveski’s deflected cross pops up in the air but Richarlison can’t quite figure out the flight of the ball and the chance goes begging.
Ben Fleming10 December 2023 17:15
Tottenham 2-0 Newcastle
41 mins: Spurs are piling on the pressure and Johnson’s fizzing shot comes close to a third for the home side. Just wide, though.
Ben Fleming10 December 2023 17:12
GOAL! Tottenham 2-0 Newcastle (Richarlison, 38 mins)
Spurs double their lead and it’s a long-awaited goal for Richarlison. Just his second league goal of the season and it’s a rinse-and-repeat of their first goal.
Son does the hard work down the left, beating Trippier to the byline and cutting it back for the Brazilian who sweeps home with ease from inside the six-yard box.
Ben Fleming10 December 2023 17:08
Tottenham 1-0 Newcastle
34 mins: A warning sign for Spurs who are sloppy in gifting Newcastle possession in their first half. Gordon slides in Almiron but his effort is saved well down low by Vicario.
Ben Fleming10 December 2023 17:04
Tottenham 1-0 Newcastle
30 mins: A real chance for Sarr whose unmarked – five yards out – but skews his effort wide. Johnson’s low cross picked him out superbly but the midfielder got the contact all wrong.
Ben Fleming10 December 2023 17:01
GOAL! Tottenham 1-0 Newcastle (Udogie 26 mins)
Spurs hit the front! A deserved lead for the home side as Udogie turns home Son’s vicious low cross from close range.
Wonderful work from the Tottenham captain and the full-back couldn’t miss from there. Another game in which Spurs take the lead – can they hold on this time?
Ben Fleming10 December 2023 16:56