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Last Season
SJP
Unlikely Lads
Spurs (h) Premier League
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Date: Tuesday 2nd December 2025, 8.15pm Live on Sky Sports Venue: St.James' Park
Conditions: Lax |
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Newcastle |
Spurs |
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2 - 2 |
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| Half time: | 0 - 0 | |
| Score Sheet: | ||
 (71)
Guimaraes (86)
Gordon |
Romero (78)
Romero (90+5) |
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Teams |
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Ramsdale |
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Vicario Porro Udogie Danso Romero Bentancur Sarr Kudus Johnson Bergvall Kolo Muani |
| Substitutes: | ||
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(46) Guimaraes for Tonali (66) Gordon for Barnes (66) Elanga for J.Murphy (90+3) Schar for L.Miley |
Simons for
Bergvall (77) Tel for Johnson (77) Richarlison for Kolo Muani (77) Gray for Sarr (87) Odobert for Kudus (87) |
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| Subs not used | ||
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Ruddy Ramsey A.Murphy Neave Willock |
Kinsky Palhinha Spence van de ven |
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| Bookings: | ||
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Romero 
Bentancur
Richarlison
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| Dismissals: | ||
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None
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Referee: Tom Bramall - first Toon posting of the season for the
Sheffield-based official, last seen taking charge of our 4-0 PL home victory
over Leicester City in December 2024. VAR: Paul Tierney |
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Attendance:
52,007 |
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Goals |
Half time: Newcastle 0 Spurs 0
71 mins Gordon and Woltemade combined for Bruno Guimaraes to fire home before rounding off his elongated celebrations by stage diving/crowd surfing into the disabled supporter section in front of the East Stand towards the Strawberry Corner. 1-0
78 mins A low right wing cross from Mohammed Kudus was met by a diving header from visiting captain Cristian Romero, who got in front of Dan Burn. 1-1
86 mins Anthony Gordon powered home his penalty after a pitchside VAR check over-turned the original onfield decision that Dan Burn wasn't illegally challenged by Rodrigo Bentancur as a corner kick came over. 2-1
90+5 mins Substitute Mathys Tel took a corner from the Spurs left that Ramsdale punched clear. That dropped to Romero with his back to goal and he promptly launched himself, connecting ball with shin in mid air. Elanga looked on admiringly, Thiaw made an unsuccessful attempt at intervening and Ramsdale was helpless to stop it dribbling in. For a bicycle kick, this was a tour de farce. 2-2
Full time: Newcastle 2 Spurs 2
We Said |
Eddie Howe said:
"We’re hugely frustrated
with ourselves. The four performances after the international break
have been strong. It was not the high of Everton tonight, but it was
still good. We had to work really hard for the first goal and felt
in a strong position and relatively comfortable defensively.
"The late goals have cost us this season in terms of our league
position. We pride ourselves on being better than that defensively.
Technically, second half, we were not particularly good, especially
when leading.
"One or two quality passes can make the difference. We went the
other way, and that contributes to the fact we lost territory. We’ve
got to do better and be more savvy.
"I don't think it was us at
our best today but we battled into a position we wanted with a few
minutes left and we just couldn't defend that corner at the end.
"We are disappointed with the first goal, it was a standard cross and we haven't defended it well enough. Second one, we didn't deal with the first contact then didn't stop the overhead kick. Somehow it went in. It's a painful one for us to take. A disappointing feeling having worked so hard.
"Bruno's goal was an outstanding
finish. He made a difference, his energy and enthusiasm and passion
is always stand out for us. He made a big difference.
"The league is so tight. Three consecutive wins was our target. We
were a few minutes away from getting it. That is the Premier League,
and that is what makes it what it is. That's what makes football so
dramatic and why we are all obsessed by it: you have to take the
rough with the smooth.
"We could have certainly done with scoring in that first half when
we were on top. There are moments in games that
swing it one way or the other. The first goal felt like it wasn't
going to come for us.
"There were opportunities there
for us to take. But once we got in front, we have to be more savvy,
especially after the second goal.
On his team's habit of conceding late goals:
"It's a real strange one. Sometimes these things go in cycles and
happen and you can't quite work them out. This is another one. We've
historically been very good at seeing games out, navigating tough
situations, managing the game.
"We've got to try and refine that quickly because it's costing us important
points.
"I think you can look back at each moment and identify a mistake or a
part of the team not doing its job. So the job for us is to obviously coach
the team to be better in those situations and that's what we'll endeavour to
do."
On individual errors costing his side:
"I think it's definitely a failing, you can't sit here and go, I
can't sit here and go, everything's okay in that respect, it's
happened too many times this season, that doesn't mean we can't
figure it out and put it right very quickly.
"Today's really a set piece, it's a moment and those moments happen in football, they've been on the other end of it at times and individual errors usually from set plays hurt you and that's what happened.”
On Sandro Tonali:
"Sandro took a knock in the first half. I don't quite know the
extent of the injury or what type of injury it is."
On the penalty award:
"The big thing is the defender doesn't look at the ball at all, he's
just looking at Dan (Burn). It's probably the right call."
They Said |
Thomas Frank said:
"I really liked the character, the mentality in the team, what they showed after three tough games, I think it's been. To go here, the fourth game in 10 days, the third away game, very difficult place, going down two times, being behind two times, and come back, it shows everything about the willingness and the mentality in the team.
"The perfect bicycle kick, hit the shin, aiming for the
bottom corner! I think let's start praising Cuti, I think he deserved
that for all of the top performance, defending, on the ball, coolness,
calmness, duels. Then getting up there and scoring two goals.
"I think the bicycle kick will most likely get a little bit more praise, but
I think the header is more exceptional, the way he does that is better than
many strikers.
On goalkeeper Vicario and the travelling support:
“I must say, normally you really can judge a character by how the person
is dealing with a setback, because that shows resilience, and that shows
that you've got some inner core that is very strong and can come back, so I
think he (Vicario) was very good today.
“I must also say, others that were very good today were
our fans, wow, travelling with more than 3,000 on a Tuesday night, long
travel, and you could hear them through the game.
"It's difficult, by the way, to be an away fan here and be heard because
they're loud (home fans), so the way we could hear them, the support,
and I heard them singing to Vic, that made me extremely proud and happy, and
I think that's the togetherness we need from everyone.”
On the home penalty call:
"Very disappointing to concede because for me it's never a penalty. Even speaking to someone from Newcastle, who didn't think it's a penalty. We need the consistency.
"Because that penalty, that would be given two times a game. And I think the referee call on the pitch nailed it. And VAR can only be if it's clear and obvious."
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Waffle |
He's behind you
Pantomime season arrived at St.James' Park on Tuesday night,
as an acrobatic added time effort from Cristian Romero denied
Newcastle their third successive Premier League victory.
Dan Burn's pre-recorded vocals may soon be gracing a local
production of "Aladdin", but an unwanted live display of
pussy footing in boots from he and his colleagues twice
allowed the visitors to equalise and ease the pressure on pantomime
villain Thomas Frank in the away dugout.
Scoreless at half time, the arrival of Prince Charming aka Bruno
Guimaraes looked enough to register a second home win over Spurs in
quick succession, following a 2-0 Carabao Cup win. His energy and
accuracy brought about the breakthrough, followed by a celebratory
excursion into the crowd that thankfully didn't produce a booking.
And even though Spurs soon levelled, some generous/rigid VAR
decision-making gave United the chance to retake the lead from the
penalty spot. Nick Woltemade lingered hopefully but didn't catch
anyone's eye before Anthony Gordon ending his domestic goal drought
- taking the kick with the blessing of Bruno, who strode over
ruffled his hair when Spurs players finally vacated the area.
The same player had earlier confirmed that he had his eye in,
breaking off from his warm-up to accurately place a shot into a goal
set up in the other half for a fan competition.
2-1 then, done and dusted, Londoners sent packing, thoughts turning
to the off-field photo and headlines etc. (we were no better,
"Magnificent seven" appears on our notes at this point...)
There was to be no happy ending however, things going badly
off-script during nine additional minutes however and United proved
that they couldn't defend for buttons. Much talk arose from Spurs
netting with their only two efforts on target and while Aaron
Ramsdale hardly covered himself in glory either time, there was a
collective failure for the second: the sort of goal that agonisingly
unfolds at the same speed whether watched in slow-mo or real time...
Fresh from their unexpectedly goal glut at Everton, United lined up
with two alterations - Sandro Tonali and Jacob Murphy drafted in at
the expense of Bruno and Elanga - the latter an unexpected switch
after the Swede had finally posted a performance worthy of that
label against the Toffees.
United would dominate proceedings but go in level; Joelinton's
powerful effort from a narrowing angle rattling the Leazes End goal
frame while Lucas Bergvall's version of a Woltemade flick was only
just over the crossbar.
The breakthrough again looked close soon after the resumption;
Vicario blocking a Harvey Barnes shot before Kevin Danso headed
Woltemade's follow-up off the line.
It
took until the 71st minute for Bruno to produce a fine finish,
rounding off Gordon's dash down the left wing and Nick Woltemade's
lay-off in the box.
That lead lasted just seven minutes though, before a low right wing
cross from Mohammed Kudus was met by a diving header from visiting
captain Cristian Romero for 1-1.
Fortune then appeared to have smiled on United with eight minutes
remaining; a tussle between Dan Burn and Rodrigo Bentancur as
a corner kick came over leading to a VAR award of a penalty kick that
few, if any, had claimed.
Referee Tom Bramall was invited to review pitchside footage before
pointing to the spot, Gordon powerfully dispatching the ball past
Guglielmo Vicario from 12 yards.
That lead was surrendered once again to Romero - whose attempted
bicycle kick saw him strike the ball with
his shin
after Ramsdale clumsily punched an incoming corner away.
It could even have got worse for United, with Richarlison
momentarily looking as if a cut back from the left byline by Mathys
Tel would reach him in front of goal. Thankfully though, it didn't
and the Cockerels avoided emulating Liverpool and Arsenal in scoring
added-time winners at SJP this season.
Spurs continued their run of scoring in every away game so far this
season and have now lost only one of seven PL fixtures on the road
(at Arsenal). Those facts brought no solace at full time though: the
carelessness with which we discarded three points made
this a draw that felt like a defeat.
Biffa