Tottenham Hotspur clashed heads with Newcastle United at St. James’ Park earlier today as they focused on securing a win on the road in the Premier League. Spurs made a decent start to the game but conceded the opening goal in the 37th minute when Harvey Barnes scored with a good strike. Angelos Postecoglu’s players failed to find a response and went into the half-time interval 1-0 down on the scoreline.
Spurs got themselves level thanks to an own goal from Dan Burn in the 56th minute. However, Alexander Isak scored the winner for the Magpies in the 78th minute as the North London club suffered a tough 2-1 loss away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Tottenham Hotspur player performed during the clash against Newcastle United.
GK: Guglielmo Vicario – 6/10
Vicario made one good save at the back but won’t be happy about conceding twice today.
RB: Pedro Porro – 7/10
He did his fair share of defending and was quite lively going forward.
CB: Radu Dragusin – 6.5/10
Dragusin cleared the danger when he could but his efforts were not enough in the end.
CB: Cristian Romero – 6.5/10
He won his fair share of aerial duels but failed to keep things solid on the defensive end of the field.
LB: Destiny Udogie – 6/10
Udogie struggled to settle into the game and produced a lackluster display at left-back.
CM: Pape Matar Sarr – 6.5/10
He got stuck in with a few solid tackles and was not shy of having a strike at goal.
CM: Yves Bissouma – 6.5/10
Bissouma worked his socks off in the middle of the park and caused some problems for the Newcastle defenders.
CM: James Maddison – 6.5/10
He made two inviting chances for others around him in the final third but failed to register a goal.
RW: Wilson Odobert – 6/10
Odobert had a few bright moments in the game but never looked like he would score.
ST: Dejan Kulusevski – 7/10
He tried to make things happen in the final third but failed to make a difference today.
LW: Heung-min Son – 7/10
Son created a few inviting chances for his teammates but there was no goal for him.
Substitutes:
RW: Brennan Johnson – 7/10
He delivered a few excellent crosses from the right flank.
LW: Timo Werner – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
CM: Lucas Bergvall – N/A
CM: Rodrigo Bentancur – N/A
