Newcastle vs Tottenham

4 April 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Craig Pawson

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–2

Joelinton 28’
Joe Willock 85’

Harry Kane 30’, 34’

Match summary

Newcastle and Tottenham shared the points in a 2-2 draw. Tottenham led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Joelinton put Newcastle ahead in the 28th minute, set up by Sean Longstaff, Harry Kane equalised in the 30th minute, and Kane put Tottenham in front in the 34th minute, set up by Tanguy NDombele Alvaro. In the second half, Joe Willock equalised in the 85th minute.

Newcastle had the better of the chances, with 4.05 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Tottenham's 2.44 from 11.

Match stats

22 Shots 11

6 Shots on Target 5

7 Corners 3

3 Yellow Cards 2

0 Red Cards 0

3.30 xG 2.44

3.30 Non-penalty xG 2.44

7 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Newcastle Tottenham

Kick-off

Joelinton
Assist: Sean Longstaff

1-0

28’

30’

Harry Kane

1-1

34’

Harry Kane
Assist: Tanguy NDombele Alvaro

1-2

Half-time1-2

Joe Willock

2-2

85’

Full-time2-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Newcastle

Paul Dummett
Miguel Almirón
Jonjo Shelvey

Tottenham

Japhet Tanganga
Giovani Lo Celso

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Newcastle 4.05 xGTottenham 2.44 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Tottenham attacking Newcastle attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Martin Dubravka	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Jacob Murphy	DEF	85			2	0.13	0.08	2
Jamaal Lascelles	DEF	90			1	0.08	0.00	0
Paul Dummett	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Emil Krafth	DEF	81			2	0.03	0.31	2
Matt Ritchie	DEF	90			2	0.05	0.03	1
Miguel Almirón	MID	90			2	0.63	0.00	0
Sean Longstaff	MID	90		1	3	0.13	0.54	1
Jonjo Shelvey	MID	90			2	0.06	0.43	2
Joelinton	FWD	90	1		3	0.87	0.57	1
Dwight Gayle	FWD	73			4	1.24	0.08	1
Allan Saint-Maximin	Sub	17			0	0.00	0.01	1
Joe Willock	Sub	9	1		1	0.85	0.00	0
Javier Manquillo	Sub	5			0	0.00	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Hugo Lloris	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Japhet Tanganga	DEF	90			1	0.15	0.58	1
Davinson Sánchez	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Joe Rodon	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Sergio Reguilón	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.09	2
Giovani Lo Celso	MID	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg	MID	90			1	0.01	0.00	0
Tanguy NDombele Alvaro	MID	90		1	0	0.00	0.32	1
Lucas Moura	MID	66			0	0.00	0.00	0
Harry Kane	FWD	90	2		7	2.17	0.00	0
Carlos Vinicius	FWD	48			0	0.00	0.00	0
Son Heung-Min	Sub	42			0	0.00	0.00	0
Erik Lamela	Sub	24			1	0.04	0.13	1
Gareth Bale	Sub	1			1	0.07	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Newcastle win 18% Avg odds 5.37

Draw 25% Avg odds 3.83

Tottenham win 57% Avg odds 1.68

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Newcastle L D D D L

Tottenham W W W L W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Tottenham 1-1 Newcastle, 27 Sep 20 Next meeting: Newcastle 2-3 Tottenham, 17 Oct 21 All Newcastle vs Tottenham meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.