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Saturday, August 18, 2012
 Full Time
Newcastle United
2
 
1
Tottenham Hotspur
D. Ba  54' 1-0 
 1-1J. Defoe  76'
H. Ben Arfa  (Pen)  80' 2-1 
HT: 0-0
Sports Direct Arena (Attendance: 52,385)
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Stats  |  Match Report
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Newcastle United vs. Tottenham Hotspur
Minute Commentary
90' FT: NEWCASTLE 2 TOTTENHAM 1
Newcastle get their Premier League campaign off to a winning start and inflict a debut defeat on new Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas. The winning goal was created and scored by Hatem Ben Arfa, who tricked his way between two Spurs defenders and induced an ill-judged tackle by Rafael Van der Vaart, producing the penalty from which he netted ten minutes from time. Newcastle had taken the lead nine minutes into the second half with a piece of magic from Demba Ba, who collected a loose ball and curled a delightful shot into the far corner beyond the despairing dive of Brad Friedel. It was the Senegal striker's first goal in the Premier League since February 5. Spurs levelled 15 minutes from time with ace goal-poacher Jermain Defoe stabbing home from close range after the home side had failed to clear an Aaron Lennon cross from the left. Spurs will feel more than a little hard done by, having hit the woodwork twice in the first half through Defoe and Gareth Bale.
90' LAST-CHANCE SALOON
Spurs win a free-kick wide on the right. Rafael Van der Vaart delivers and Krul claws the ball away under extreme pressure.
90' INTO STOPPAGE TIME
There will be a minimum of three minutes of stoppage time.
86' TOTTENHAM SUBSTITUTION
Harry Kane makes his Premier League debut in place of Sandro.
85' NEWCASTLE SUBSTITUTION
Demba Ba is replaced by Gabriel Obertan.
84' AMBITIOUS EFFORT FROM JONAS
Gutierrez hits a curling shot from 25 yards which is tipped over by Friedel.
80' GOAL: NEWCASTLE 2 TOTTENHAM 1
Hatem Ben Arfa takes the responsibility himself and slots home with ease past Brad Friedel.
79' NEWCASTLE PENALTY
Hatem Ben Arfa squeezes past two Tottenham defenders and is tripped by Rafael Van der Vaart. It's a Newcastle spot-kick.
77' MORE ON THAT GOAL
Newcastle left Aaron Lennon in acres of space on the left. He floated a cross to the far post and although it was too high for William Gallas, the ball bounced off Santon and begged Defoe to poke it home from all of two yards.
76' GOAL: NEWCASTLE 1 TOTTENHAM 1
Jermain Defoe levels for Tottenham.
74' DEFOE DENIED
Defoe forces Krul into a safe low to his left, but the Dutchman is equal to the task.
73' MORE ON ANITA
Anita has three Holland caps to his credit and joined Newcastle from Ajax in a deal costing 6.67 million of your English pounds.
72' NEWCASTLE SUBSTITUTION
Vurnon Anita comes on to make his debut, replacing Yohan Cabaye.
71' PERCH TO THE RESCUE
A fine last-gasp piece of defending from James Perch takes the ball off Lennon's foot, just as he was getting ready to shoot.
68' TOTTENHAM SUBSTITUTION
Gylfi Sigurdsson is replaced by Rafael van der Vaart.
67' RARE EFFORT ON GOAL
According to STATS, (https://twitter.com/STATS_Football), that Ba shot was the first on target in the game by Newcastle.
66' WHAT A FARCE
The two-way radio taken by Alan Pardew to help him communicate with the bench is not working. So messages are having to be relayed manually. It's all a bit 20th century.
62' FINGER STINGER
Benoit Assou-Ekotto lets fly with a 25-yarder which Krul beats away comfortably enough.
60' PARDEW IN HOT WATER
Alan Pardew actually pushed the linesman in protest at that earlier decision and he has been sent to the stands.
59' WIDE FROM SIGURDSSON
Newcasrtle are adamant that the ball went out, but the linesman waves play on and Gylfi Sigurdsson curls a shot wide.
57' WELL WORTH THE WAIT
Demba Ba had gone 14 games without a goal. The drought is over.
56' MORE ON THAT GOAL
Kyle Walker misjudged a headed clearance from a Danny Simpson cross from the right and Ba collected the loose ball before bending home a right-footed shot into the corner. That's a special goal.
55' GOAL: NEWCASTLE 1 TOTTENHAM 0
Demba Ba gives Newcastle the lead.
53' BALE SURGES FORWARD
Gareth Bale runs powerfully at the Newcastle defence, but after beating two players he overruns the ball and the danger is gone.
51' TOP MARKS FOR HBA
If someone is going to prise open this well-marshalled Tottenham defence, it looks like being Hatem Ben Arfa, who looks the only Newcastlle attacking player with any idea this evening.
48' MISPLACED PASS AGAIN
Hatem Ben Arfa attempts to profit from a slip by Benoit Assou-Ekotto down the Newcastle right, but his cross fails to pick out a Newcastle striker.
47' HISTORY IN THE MAKING?
None of the last 57 league meetings between these sides has ended 0-0.
46' HERE WE GO AGAIN
Tottenham get the second half under way.
45' HT: NEWCASTLE 0 TOTTENHAM 0
It's goalless at the break. The beauty of football is its continual ability to surprise. Who would have predicted QPR 0 Swansea 5 or West Brom 3 Liverpool 0 earlier in the day. And who would have said this would have been a dull, uninspiring 45 minutes played between two sides who look undercooked for the start of a new Premier League season. The closest we have come to a goal was an excellent snap-shot by Jermain Defoe which came back off the foot of the post and a header by Gareth Bale which hit the top of the Newcastle crossbar. At the other end there was the fortuitous deflected effort off Demba Ba which rolled just wide of the Tottenham goal. Otherwise there has been very little to get the pulses racing, though there is no question the visitors have been the better team.
45' NEWCASTLE BOOKING
Johan Cabaye is booked for hauling down Gareth Bale.
45' INTO STOPPAGE TIME
There will be a minimum of two minutes of added time.
43' FIRING BLANKS
Newcastle's three-man wrecking crew of Ba, Cisse and Ben Arfa have been largely impotent in this first half.
40' DEFOE MISSES THE TARGET
Defoe torments the Newcastle defence again, but shoots well over from 20 yards.
37' SPURS HIT THE CROSSBAR
Lennon does wonderfully down the right and stands up a delightful cross to the far post. Bale rises well and thumps a header against the Newcastle crossbar.
33' DEFOE HITS THE POST
Jermain Defoe jinks past Steven Taylor and gets in an early shot with barely any backlift which beats Krul and comes back off the foot of the post.
31' MISS BY A MILE
Tiote shoots from distance. It's wide. Very wide indeed.
29' CAPTAIN FANTASTIC?
It's a little surprising, to say the least, to see William Gallas made Spurs captain considering the poor example he set at Arsenal. AVB is his own man, that's for sure.
27' IT'S A KRUL GAME
Gylfi Sigurdsson whips in a dipping free-kick which Tim Krul gets a hand to, even if it did appear to be going just wide of the post.
26' SIMPSON ESCAPES
Danny Simpson fells Gareth Bale again and is incredibly lucky not to collect a second yellow card.
23' ALMOST A FREAK OPENER
A hopeful long-range shot takes a wicked deflection off Demba Ba and the wrong-footed Brad Friedel is happy to see it roll agonisingly wide of his right-hand upright.
22' A SLOW BURNER
Hatem Ben Arfa aside, Newcastle have just not got going so far. Spurs look sharper, although the first quarter has been disappointingly dull.
20' TOTTENHAM BOOKING
Ben Arfa goes on another mazy run and this time induces a reckless tackle from Sandro. Yellow card.
19' FANTASY FOOTBALL POINTER
I appreciate he's not starting today, but Jan Vertonghen scored eight goals in the Eredivisie last season, the most by any defender in the top leagues of England, Spain, Holland, Germany or Italy. He's worth keeping an eye on.
17' NEWCASTLE BOOKING
Jake Livermore is booked for a mistimed tackle on Hatem Ben Arfa.
16' IMPENDING NEWCASTLE SUBSTITUTION
Cheik Tiote has been unable to shake off that knock. He is about to be replaced by Vurnon Anita. Hold everything, Tiote has now asked for another five minutes to see if he can run it off.
14' NEWCASTLE BOOKING
Danny Simpson is booked for hacking down Gareth Bale on the left. It's as clear a caution as you are likely to see.
12' GOING FOR A SONG
Good news for the Spurs fans amongst you. Arsenal's influential defensive midfielder Alex Song has just signed for Barcelona, agreeing a two-year deal.
10' CHANGE ON THE BENCH
Shola Ameobi pulled his hamstring in the warm-up. Roman Amalfitano will take his place after Newcastle were unable to find Sylvain Marveaux to tell him he was playing.
8' ESCAPE FOR NEWCASTLE
Spurs break quickly from their own half. A mis-hit from Sandro puts Gylfi Sigurdsson in the clear, but the flag goes up for offside. Replays show the Icelander was definitely onside.
7' SLOW OUT OF THE BLOCKS
Newcastle have started slugglishly, Tim Krul having his clearance charged down by Jermain Defoe a case in point.
6' FINE TO CONTINUE
Tiote has treatment and returns to the pitch.
5' INJURY WORRY
Cheik Tiote makes an excellent block tackle on Kyle Walker, but appears he might have damaged his hamstring in the process.
4' NEW SEASON, SAME WHINGE
This match was supposed to kick off at 1730BST. It's hardly surprising we are four minutes late in getting under way as the teams did not enter the arena until 1729BST. Sorry, referee Martin Atkinson, that's simply not good enough.
2' A HUDDLE BUT NO HUDDLESTONE
Spurs players got into their familiar huddle before the game. No Michael Dawson or Tom Huddlestone today for the visitors. Both are fit but have been deemed surplus to requirements.
1' HERE WE GO
Newcastle get the game under way, attacking the goal to our left.
0' TEAM NEWS
Most of Newcasltle's walking wounded have been passed fit, with the exception of defender Fabricio Coloccini, who has a thigh problem. James Perch gets the nod ahead of James Williamson in central defence. Gylfi Sigurdsson makes his debut in central midfield for Tottenham, but another new signing Jan Vertonghen has to make do with a place on the bench. William Gallas captains Tottenham today.
0' TODAY'S TEAMS
Newcastle: Krul, Simpson, Steven Taylor, Perch, Santon, Ben Arfa, Tiote, Cabaye, Gutierrez, Cisse, Ba. Subs: Harper, Williamson, Anita, Gosling, Ryan Taylor, Shola Ameobi, Obertan. Tottenham: Friedel, Walker, Kaboul, Gallas, Assou-Ekotto, Livermore, Sandro, Lennon, Sigurdsson, Bale, Defoe. Subs: Cudicini, Vertonghen, Van der Vaart, Naughton, Jenas, Townsend, Kane. Referee: Martin Atkinson (W Yorkshire).
0' PREVIEW
Two of last season's top-five teams meet at the Sports Direct Arena in what has the potential to be the most entertaining match of the opening weekend of the new Premier League season. You could argue that both these sides punched above their weight last time out and if you were to offer both sets of fans the same this time around they'd probably snap your hand off (Spurs fans with the proviso that fourth place this season brings with it a place in the Champions League). Why can't Tottenham push on after last season? Two reasons. First is that they are lacking a little in firepower now they do not have the on-loan Emmanuel Adebayor, who played a major part in last season's success last time out. Adebayor, remember, was credited with four first-half assists and added a goal himself for good measure in the second half as Spurs crushed Newcastle 5-0 at White Hart Lane last season. The second reason for scepticism is the new manager, Andre Villas-Boas. Perhaps the Portuguese wasn't given enough time at Chelsea, but the way the established players rebelled against him suggested AVB can rub people up the wrong way. Villas-Boas needs his side to make a good start to the season for squad harmony and to get his playing staff beliveing in him. Newcastle were a revelation last term, with a brand of open attacking football spearheaded by an irrepressible attacking front three of Papiss Cisse, Demba Ba and Hatem Ben Arfa. When you look at their line-up man for man, you realise what an incredible job Alan Pardew did in 2011-12, particularly as there were murmurings of discontent when it emerged he was the man Mike Ashley was going to turn to after he axed the popular Chris Hughton. Today's game kicks off at 1730BST, so join us around 30 minutes beforehand when we should have the confirmed team news, which will be followed by a match commentary.
0' PLAYERS TO WATCH
Newcastle have not added any eye-catching signings to what they had last season, but if Alan Pardew can get Papiss Cisse and Demba Ba firing on all cylinders at the same time they then are going to score goals for fun. Ba's goals dried up once his Senegalese side-kick arrived in January and the pair only actually both scored in the same match once. One of the most pleasant surprises of last season was the form of Hatem Ben Arfa. We have all known for a long time that the Frenchman is an incredibly gifted footballer, but he took his game to a new level last season, producing a run of consistently high-level displays that few people thought he had in his locker. Spurs will be hopeful that Gylfi Sigurdsson reproduces the prolific goal-scoring displays from attacking midfield that saw made him one of the loan signings of the season at Swansea last season. Jan Vertonghen, the £12million capture from Ajax, is very highly rated and it will be interesting to see if the Belgian defender can come to terms with the Premier League straight away.
0' HEAD TO HEAD
Tottenham have the better head-to-head record in league meetings between the sides with 57 wins to 47 by Newcastle and 30 games being drawn. At St James' Park, Newcastle have 27 wins to 21 by Spurs, with a further 19 meetings ending up all square. The match on Tyneside on October 16 last season finished 2-2. Rafael van der Vaart (penalty) and Jermain Defoe twice had Spurs in front, only for Newcastle to hit back through Demba Ba and Shola Ameobi. The return meeting at White Hart Lane on February 11 was a one-sided affair, with Spurs turning in one of the best performances of that or any other recent season to come away with a 5-0 win with goals from Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Louis Saha (2), Niko Kranjcar and Emmanuel Adebayor. This has not been a happy hunting ground for Tottenham in recent seasons. They have drawn the last two and lost the last four before that. Their last victory came on August 21 2004 when a solitary Thimothee Atouba strike gave them victory. It was Atouba's one and only goal for Spurs.
0' EARLY TEAM NEWS
Newcastle will give late fitness tests to four key players - strikers Papiss Cisse and Demba Ba and midfielders Yohan Cabaye and Hatem Ben Arfa – but Fabricio Coloccini has recovered from a knock and should play. Steven Taylor and Sylvain Marveaux are available again after long-term injuries and it remains to be seen how many of new signings Vurnon Anita, Curtis Good, Gael Bigirimana and Romain Amalfitano are handed debuts. Spurs have travelled without Luka Modric, who is hoping to complete a move to Real Madrid. Scott Parker (Achilles) and Heurelho Gomes (ankle) are out but new signings Jan Vertonghen and Gylfi Sigurdsson should make their debuts.
0' MAN IN THE MIDDLE
Taking charge of today's game is Martin Atkinson, who has been a member of the Premier League's elite group of referees since 2005 and who became a FIFA referee a year later. The West Yorkshire-based official showed nine red cards last season, one to Newcastle's Dan Gosling at Norwich. That figure was by far the most of any Premier League referee and Atkinson also brandished 85 yellow cards in 27 games for good measure. His assistants today are Peter Kirkup and Stuart Burt, while Lee Mason is the fourth official.
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Team Stats
Newcastle United Tottenham Hotspur
2 Goals 1
0 Assists 0
7 Shots 15
3 Shots on Goal 4
3 Saves 1
1 Penalties Scored 0
1 Penalty Kicks 0
25 Crosses 31
3 Corner Kicks 5
3 Offside 1
12 Fouls Committed 9
2 Cautions/Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
54% Ball Possession 46%
Newcastle United
No. Player MinP G YC RC GA Svs
1Tim Krul 90 - 0 0 1 3
3Davide Santon 90 0 0 0 - -
4Yohan Cabaye 71 0 1 0 - -
5Danny Simpson 90 0 1 0 - -
9Papiss Cisse 90 0 0 0 - -
10Hatem Ben Arfa 90 1 0 0 - -
14James Perch 90 0 0 0 - -
18Jonas Gutierrez 90 0 0 0 - -
19Demba Ba 85 1 0 0 - -
24Cheik Tiote 90 0 0 0 - -
27Steven Taylor 90 0 0 0 - -
Substitutes
8Vurnon Anita 19 0 0 0 - -
25Gabriel Obertan 5 0 0 0 - -

Tottenham Hotspur
No. Player MinP G YC RC GA Svs
24Brad Friedel 90 - 0 0 2 1
4Younes Kaboul 90 0 0 0 - -
7Aaron Lennon 90 0 0 0 - -
11Gareth Bale 90 0 0 0 - -
13William Gallas 90 0 0 0 - -
18Jermain Defoe 90 1 0 0 - -
22Gylfi Sigurdsson 68 0 0 0 - -
28Kyle Walker 90 0 0 0 - -
29Jake Livermore 90 0 1 0 - -
30Sandro 86 0 1 0 - -
32Benoit Assou-Ekotto 90 0 0 0 - -
Substitutes
10Rafael Van der Vaart 22 0 0 0 - -
37Harry Kane 4 0 0 0 - -
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Newcastle United vs. Tottenham Hotspur
Minute Event
90' Game Over  Newcastle United 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
90' Half Over  Newcastle United 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
90' Foul  Gallas fouled by Vurnon Anita (Newcastle United)
90' Throw-In  Davide Santon (Newcastle United)
90' Foul  Santon fouled by Younes Kaboul (Tottenham Hotspur)
90' Cross  Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Tottenham Hotspur)
90' Cross  Rafael Van der Vaart (Tottenham Hotspur)
90' Free Kick  Rafael Van der Vaart (Tottenham Hotspur)
90' Foul  Walker fouled by Davide Santon (Newcastle United)
90' Foul  Van der Vaart fouled by Cheik Tiote (Newcastle United)
90' Cross  Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Tottenham Hotspur)
89' Throw-In  Davide Santon (Newcastle United)
89' Cross  Rafael Van der Vaart (Tottenham Hotspur)
88' Cross  Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur)
88' Cross  Rafael Van der Vaart (Tottenham Hotspur)
88' Offside  Papiss Cisse (Newcastle United)
87' Goal Kick  Tim Krul (Newcastle United)
87' Shot  Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur)
87' Cross  Cheik Tiote (Newcastle United)
86' Throw-In  Danny Simpson (Newcastle United)
86' Throw-In  Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Tottenham Hotspur)
86' Substitution  Harry Kane (on). Sandro (off). (Tottenham Hotspur)
85' Substitution  Gabriel Obertan (on). Ba (off). (Newcastle United)
85' Cross  Hatem Ben Arfa (Newcastle United)
85' Corner Kick  Hatem Ben Arfa (Newcastle United)
84' Shot on Goal  Jonas Gutierrez (Newcastle United)
84' Cross  Demba Ba (Newcastle United)
83' Cross  Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
83' Cross  Rafael Van der Vaart (Tottenham Hotspur)
83' Free Kick  Rafael Van der Vaart (Tottenham Hotspur)
83' Foul  Defoe fouled by Danny Simpson (Newcastle United)
83' Foul  Bale fouled by Hatem Ben Arfa (Newcastle United)
82' Throw-In  Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Tottenham Hotspur)
82' Goal Kick  Tim Krul (Newcastle United)
81' Cross  Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
80' Penalty Goal  Hatem Ben Arfa (Newcastle United)
80' Shot on Goal  Hatem Ben Arfa (Newcastle United)
80' Free Kick  Hatem Ben Arfa (Newcastle United)
79' Foul  Ben Arfa fouled by Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur)
79' Corner Kick  Hatem Ben Arfa (Newcastle United)
77' Shot  Cheik Tiote (Newcastle United)
76' Goal  Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur)
76' Shot on Goal  Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur)
76' Cross  Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur)
75' Corner Kick  Rafael Van der Vaart (Tottenham Hotspur)
75' Shot  Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur)
73' Goal Kick  Tim Krul (Newcastle United)
73' Cross  Rafael Van der Vaart (Tottenham Hotspur)
72' Shot on Goal  Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur)
72' Cross  Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
72' Goal Kick  Tim Krul (Newcastle United)
71' Substitution  Vurnon Anita (on). Cabaye (off). (Newcastle United)
71' Cross  Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur)
71' Cross  Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
70' Corner Kick  Rafael Van der Vaart (Tottenham Hotspur)
70' Cross  Rafael Van der Vaart (Tottenham Hotspur)
70' Cross  Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Tottenham Hotspur)
70' Cross  Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Tottenham Hotspur)
69' Throw-In  Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur)
69' Goal Kick  Tim Krul (Newcastle United)
68' Substitution  Rafael Van der Vaart (on). Sigurdsson (off). (Tottenham Hotspur)
68' Cross  Sandro (Tottenham Hotspur)
67' Throw-In  Danny Simpson (Newcastle United)
67' Throw-In  Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
66' Throw-In  Davide Santon (Newcastle United)
66' Cross  Yohan Cabaye (Newcastle United)
64' Throw-In  Davide Santon (Newcastle United)
63' Throw-In  Hatem Ben Arfa (Newcastle United)
62' Offside  Papiss Cisse (Newcastle United)
61' Foul  Gutierrez fouled by Jake Livermore (Tottenham Hotspur)
61' Shot on Goal  Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Tottenham Hotspur)
61' Throw-In  Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
60' Cross  Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
60' Cross  Papiss Cisse (Newcastle United)
60' Cross  Danny Simpson (Newcastle United)
59' Cross  Yohan Cabaye (Newcastle United)
59' Free Kick  Yohan Cabaye (Newcastle United)
59' Foul  Cisse fouled by William Gallas (Tottenham Hotspur)
59' Goal Kick  Tim Krul (Newcastle United)
58' Shot  Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham Hotspur)
57' Shot  Younes Kaboul (Tottenham Hotspur)
57' Free Kick  Younes Kaboul (Tottenham Hotspur)
56' Foul  Sigurdsson fouled by Yohan Cabaye (Newcastle United)
54' Goal  Demba Ba (Newcastle United)
54' Shot on Goal  Demba Ba (Newcastle United)
54' Cross  Danny Simpson (Newcastle United)
53' Cross  Danny Simpson (Newcastle United)
52' Goal Kick  Tim Krul (Newcastle United)
52' Throw-In  Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Tottenham Hotspur)
51' Throw-In  Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Tottenham Hotspur)
50' Goal Kick  Tim Krul (Newcastle United)
48' Throw-In  Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Tottenham Hotspur)
48' Cross  Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur)
47' Cross  Hatem Ben Arfa (Newcastle United)
47' Cross  Jonas Gutierrez (Newcastle United)
47' Throw-In  Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Tottenham Hotspur)
46' Throw-In  Papiss Cisse (Newcastle United)
46' Start Half 
45' Half Over  Newcastle United 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur
45' Yellow Card  Yohan Cabaye (Newcastle United)
45' Foul  Bale fouled by Yohan Cabaye (Newcastle United)
45' Corner Kick  Yohan Cabaye (Newcastle United)
45' Shot  Demba Ba (Newcastle United)
45' Cross  Danny Simpson (Newcastle United)
45' Cross  Davide Santon (Newcastle United)
45' Throw-In  Davide Santon (Newcastle United)
44' Throw-In  Danny Simpson (Newcastle United)
42' Cross  Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur)
41' Throw-In  Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
41' Throw-In  Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Tottenham Hotspur)
40' Goal Kick  Tim Krul (Newcastle United)
40' Shot  Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur)
39' Cross  Cheik Tiote (Newcastle United)
39' Throw-In  Danny Simpson (Newcastle United)
39' Cross  Danny Simpson (Newcastle United)
39' Cross  Cheik Tiote (Newcastle United)
38' Cross  Davide Santon (Newcastle United)
38' Goal Kick  Brad Friedel (Tottenham Hotspur)
37' Foul  Ba fouled by Sandro (Tottenham Hotspur)
36' Shot  Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur)
36' Cross  Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur)
36' Throw-In  Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
36' Cross  William Gallas (Tottenham Hotspur)
35' Foul  Sandro fouled by Cheik Tiote (Newcastle United)
34' Throw-In  Davide Santon (Newcastle United)
33' Throw-In  Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Tottenham Hotspur)
32' Throw-In  Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Tottenham Hotspur)
32' Shot  Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur)
32' Cross  Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham Hotspur)
32' Goal Kick  Brad Friedel (Tottenham Hotspur)
31' Shot  Cheik Tiote (Newcastle United)
31' Cross  Yohan Cabaye (Newcastle United)
31' Cross  Cheik Tiote (Newcastle United)
31' Throw-In  Davide Santon (Newcastle United)
30' Cross  Jonas Gutierrez (Newcastle United)
30' Throw-In  Jonas Gutierrez (Newcastle United)
30' Goal Kick  Tim Krul (Newcastle United)
29' Shot  Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham Hotspur)
29' Cross  Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham Hotspur)
28' Throw-In  Davide Santon (Newcastle United)
28' Throw-In  Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
27' Foul  Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham Hotspur)
27' Corner Kick  Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham Hotspur)
26' Shot on Goal  Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham Hotspur)
26' Free Kick  Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham Hotspur)
25' Foul  Bale fouled by Danny Simpson (Newcastle United)
24' Throw-In  Davide Santon (Newcastle United)
24' Cross  Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur)
24' Free Kick  Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur)
23' Foul  Sigurdsson fouled by Hatem Ben Arfa (Newcastle United)
23' Throw-In  Danny Simpson (Newcastle United)
22' Foul  Lennon fouled by Yohan Cabaye (Newcastle United)
22' Cross  Cheik Tiote (Newcastle United)
22' Goal Kick  Brad Friedel (Tottenham Hotspur)
22' Shot  Demba Ba (Newcastle United)
21' Throw-In  Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
21' Cross  Danny Simpson (Newcastle United)
20' Offside  Steven Taylor (Newcastle United)
19' Yellow Card  Sandro (Tottenham Hotspur)
19' Foul  Ben Arfa fouled by Sandro (Tottenham Hotspur)
19' Shot  Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur)
18' Goal Kick  Brad Friedel (Tottenham Hotspur)
17' Yellow Card  Jake Livermore (Tottenham Hotspur)
16' Foul  Ben Arfa fouled by Jake Livermore (Tottenham Hotspur)
16' Cross  Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
15' Throw-In  Davide Santon (Newcastle United)
15' Goal Kick  Tim Krul (Newcastle United)
15' Cross  Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham Hotspur)
15' Free Kick  Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham Hotspur)
14' Yellow Card  Danny Simpson (Newcastle United)
14' Foul  Bale fouled by Danny Simpson (Newcastle United)
14' Foul  Assou-Ekotto fouled by Papiss Cisse (Newcastle United)
14' Cross  Hatem Ben Arfa (Newcastle United)
14' Throw-In  Hatem Ben Arfa (Newcastle United)
13' Goal Kick  Tim Krul (Newcastle United)
12' Throw-In  Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur)
12' Shot  Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur)
12' Throw-In  Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Tottenham Hotspur)
11' Cross  Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham Hotspur)
10' Cross  Yohan Cabaye (Newcastle United)
10' Free Kick  Yohan Cabaye (Newcastle United)
9' Foul  Gutierrez fouled by Sandro (Tottenham Hotspur)
8' Offside  Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham Hotspur)
8' Cross  Sandro (Tottenham Hotspur)
7' Cross  Yohan Cabaye (Newcastle United)
7' Free Kick  Yohan Cabaye (Newcastle United)
7' Foul  Gutierrez fouled by Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
5' Goal Kick  Tim Krul (Newcastle United)
5' Throw-In  Danny Simpson (Newcastle United)
4' Throw-In  Demba Ba (Newcastle United)
4' Throw-In  Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
3' Goal Kick  Tim Krul (Newcastle United)
2' Shot  Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur)
2' Corner Kick  Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham Hotspur)
2' Cross  Younes Kaboul (Tottenham Hotspur)
2' Corner Kick  Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham Hotspur)
1' Start Half 
CommentaryLineupsStatistics Events Shotchart

Players
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GGoals
AstAssists
SHTSShots
SOGShots on Goal
CKCorner Kicks
CRCrosses
OffOffside
FCFouls Committed
FSFouls Suffered
YCYellow Cards
RCRed Cards
GAGoals Against
SvsSaves
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