Newcastle United welcomed Tottenham Hotspur at St. James’ Park earlier this afternoon as they looked to secure a victory at home in the Premier League. The Magpies made a solid start to the game and scored the opening goal in the 37th minute when Harvey Barnes found the back of the net with a great finish. Eddie Howe’s men managed to get to the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.
The home team conceded the equaliser in the 56th minute when Dan Burn scored an unfortunate own goal. However, Alexander Isak ended up scoring the winning goal in the 78th minute as Newcastle earned a hard-fought 2-1 win in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each Newcastle United player performed during the match against Spurs.
GK: Nick Pope – 7.5/10
He made a handful of important saves during the game and did enough to limit the opposition to just one goal.
RB: Tino Livramento – 7.5/10
Livramento performed his defensive duties well and had a good game going forward.
CB: Emil Krafth – 6.5/10
He cleared the danger when needed and was accurate with his passing.
CB: Dan Burn – 6.5/10
Burn put his foot through the ball when he could but scored an unfortunate own goal in the 56th minute. He won a couple of aerial duels as well.
LB: Lloyd Kelly – 7/10
Kelly was a positive influence at both ends of the field and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
CM: Sean Longstaff – 7/10
He offered decent protection for his teammates but offered very little in the opponent’s half.
CM: Bruno Guimaraes – 6.5/10
The Brazilian talent anchored the midfield well and made one good run with the ball.
CM: Joelinton – 6.5/10
Joelinton worked hard defensively and played a great pass to Jacob Murphy in the lead-up to Isak’s winning goal.
RW: Anthony Gordon – 7/10
Gordon engineered some promising chances for his teammates up top.
ST: Alexander Isak – 7.5/10
He was a constant menace in the final third and managed to score the winner in the 78th minute.
LW: Harvey Barnes – 7.5/10
Barnes opened the goal-scoring with a great finish but offered very little otherwise in the final third.
Substitutes:
RW: Jacob Murphy – 7/10
He picked up an assist for setting up Isak’s match-winner.
LB: Lewis Hall – 6/10
Hall was solid at the back.
CM: Sandro Tonali – 6.5/10
He protected his backline well.
RW: Miguel Almiron – N/A
