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Match report
The battle for a top-4 berth in the Premier League took a fresh twist on Sunday, as Newcastle United emerged from north London with all three points at the expense of Tottenham Hotspur.
The penultimate fixture of the weekend in England’s top-flight played out a short time ago.
The matchup in question saw the aforementioned Spurs play host to high-flying Newcastle, aware that a return to winning ways would see them close the gap on capital rivals Arsenal at the division’s summit to just two points.
As alluded to above, however, when all was said and done on Sunday, instead, it was the visiting Magpies who emerged from proceedings triumphant.
Callum Wilson was first on target at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, taking advantage of a Hugo Lloris mistake courtesy of a fine finish on the half-hour mark:
And it was two a short time later, as, on this occasion, Lloris’ attempted pass out from the back was cut out, allowing the in-form Miguel Almiron to dance through for a fifth goal in his last five appearances.
Tottenham, to their credit, did manage to pull one back on the other side of the interval, courtesy of a trademark finish from star attacker Harry Kane:
In the end, though, Newcastle stood firm, to eventually emerge on the right side of a 2-1 scoreline.
Eddie Howe’s troops, as a result, have climbed clear of both Chelsea and Manchester United in the Premier League table, into the Champions League spots as things stand.
Player ratings
Tottenham
Hugo Lloris - 4, Davinson Sanchez - 5, Eric Dier - 6, Clement Lenglet - 5.5, Emerson Royal - 4.5, Oliver Skipp - 5, Yves Bissouma - 4.5, Rodrigo Bentancur - 6, Ryan Sessegnon - 5.5, Son Heung-min - 5.5, Harry Kane - 7
Newcastle
Nick Pope - 5.5, Kieran Trippier - 7.5, Fabian Schar - 6.5, Sven Botman - 6, Dan Burn - 5.5, Sean Longstaff - 6, Bruno Guimaraes - 6, Joe Willock - 5, Joelinton - 6.5, Miguel Almiron - 7.5, Callum Wilson - 7
Fan reaction
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