Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Newcastle United 2.
Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle United
- From the section Football
- Magpies secure their first away league win since March
- Tottenham with one win in seven matches
- Ameobi scores within seconds of the restart
- Perez scores first goal for club
Newcastle battled back from a goal down to beat Tottenham and ease the pressure further on manager Alan Pardew.
Some fans had called for his sacking in recent weeks, but he made two half-time changes which helped turned the game in Newcastle's favour after they had gone behind to Emmanuel Adebayor's header.
Winger Sammy Ameobi fired in within 10 seconds of the restart.
And then fellow substitute Remy Cabella provided the cross for Ayoze Perez to head in his first goal for the club.
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That effort for the Spain Under-21 international marked an exceptional 13-minute turnaround for his club, who never looked like threatening Spurs in a lacklustre first-half display.
They needed an injection of energy from somewhere and Pardew provided it in the form of Ameobi and summer signing Cabella.
Straight from the restart, the ball was played back to midfielder Jack Colback who floated forward a brilliant ball for Ameobi down the left. The younger brother of ex-Magpies forward Shola eased past marker Eric Dier before crashing in from the angle.
The home support inside White Hart Lane were stunned and things got worse for them in the 58th minute when playmaker Cabella dug out a cross from the left for Perez to head in. The Spaniard only knew he would be getting his first start just before kick-off after it was announced Papiss Cisse was injured.
This was Newcastle's second victory of the season and second in succession after defeating Leicester last week, and it takes them out of the bottom three.
Tottenham, on the other hand, will rue not securing their fourth win this season, having controlled the game in the opening period.
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However, despite dominating possession, Mauricio Pochettino's men created few outstanding opportunities and their only effort on goal resulted in Adebayor's opener.
It came in the 18th minute when the Togo forward took advantage of some haphazard Magpies defending in the lead-up to nod in at the far post from Ryan Mason's delivery.
It is now only one win in seven league games for Spurs - for a team expected to be challenging for a European spot, a worrying statistic.
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew:
"We were giving too much possession to Tottenham, too much space.
"We never made a challenge and we were fortunate to come in a 1-0, so I reminded them about the fundamentals of a Premier League game and we came out with a much stronger attitude.
"I thought [in the] second half, the players were magnificent."
Listen to BBC Radio 5 live commentary on the goals.
Line-ups
Tottenham
- 1Lloris
- 15Dier
- 4Kaboul
- 5Vertonghen
- 3RoseBooked at 90mins
- 29CapoueBooked at 63minsSubstituted forKaneat 67'minutes
- 38Mason
- 11LamelaSubstituted forLennonat 78'minutes
- 23Eriksen
- 22Chadli
- 10AdebayorSubstituted forSoldadoat 83'minutes
Substitutes
- 6Chiriches
- 7Lennon
- 9Soldado
- 13Vorm
- 18Kane
- 19Dembélé
- 33Davies
Newcastle
- 1KrulBooked at 87mins
- 22Janmaat
- 27Taylor
- 2Coloccini
- 36Dummett
- 8AnitaSubstituted forCabellaat 45'minutes
- 14ColbackBooked at 50mins
- 25ObertanSubstituted forAmeobiat 45'minutes
- 7Sissoko
- 11GouffranBooked at 23mins
- 17PérezSubstituted forHaidaraat 79'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Taylor
- 15Ferreyra
- 19Haidara
- 20Cabella
- 21Elliot
- 28Ameobi
- 32Armstrong
- Referee:
- Anthony Taylor
- Attendance:
- 35,650
Match Stats
Home TeamTottenhamAway TeamNewcastle
- Possession
- Home67%
- Away33%
- Shots
- Home18
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away2
- Corners
- Home10
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away12
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Newcastle United 2.
Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sammy Ameobi (Newcastle United).
Attempt missed. Roberto Soldado (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Booking
Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
Booking
Tim Krul (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Roberto Soldado (Tottenham Hotspur).
Tim Krul (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Daryl Janmaat.
Attempt missed. Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Fabricio Coloccini.
Substitution
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Roberto Soldado replaces Emmanuel Adebayor.
Younes Kaboul (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sammy Ameobi (Newcastle United).
Substitution
Substitution, Newcastle United. Massadio Haidara replaces Ayoze Pérez.
Substitution
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Aaron Lennon replaces Erik Lamela.
Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Steven Taylor (Newcastle United).
Attempt missed. Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Steven Taylor.
Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Adebayor.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) because of an injury.
Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur).
Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Nacer Chadli (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle United).
Attempt saved. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Danny Rose with a cross.
Foul by Emmanuel Adebayor (Tottenham Hotspur).
Paul Dummett (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Kane replaces Etienne Capoue.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jack Colback.
Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Adebayor.
Attempt missed. Rémy Cabella (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Paul Dummett.
Nacer Chadli (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Paul Dummett (Newcastle United).
Booking
Etienne Capoue (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Nacer Chadli (Tottenham Hotspur).
Jack Colback (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.