Tottenham
Newcastle
Match summary
Newcastle won 2-0 away at Tottenham. It was goalless at half-time.
Anthony Elanga put Newcastle ahead in the 62nd minute, set up by Amar Dedic and Yoane Wissa made it 0-2 from a corner in the 72nd minute, set up by Nick Woltemade.
There was little between the sides on chances: Tottenham created 1.13 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots, Newcastle 1.02 from 11.
Tottenham dominated territory and possession during their Premier League fixture against Newcastle, controlling fifty-eight percent of the ball and recording ninety-one attacks compared to their opponents sixty. The home side registered seventeen shots to Newcastle's eleven, with six of those hitting the target, and generated an expected goals total of 1.13 against Newcastle's 1.02. Tottenham also led in corners with nine to seven, completed more passes with four hundred and ninety-eight at an eighty-nine percent accuracy, and had a higher count of dangerous attacks. Despite this statistical superiority, disciplinary issues saw Tottenham concede fifteen fouls and receive one yellow card, while Newcastle picked up two yellow cards.
The match remained goalless at half-time following a first period that featured early yellow cards for Tottenham player Micky van de Ven in the third minute and Newcastle player Nico González in the thirteenth minute. The breakthrough arrived in the sixty-second minute when Anthony Elanga scored with a left-footed shot to give Newcastle a one-nil lead. Following several substitutions, Yoane Wissa doubled the advantage in the seventy-second minute with a right-footed shot, securing a two-nil scoreline from a high-value chance that recorded an expected goals value of 0.51. Sven Botman was shown a yellow card for argument in the seventy-ninth minute before Newcastle completed their substitutions ahead of the final whistle.
