Tottenham slumped to a second successive defeat of the new Premier League season as they were beaten 2-0 by Newcastle United. Anthony Elanga and Yoane Wissa scored the goals at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium that condemned Roberto De Zerbi to a first home loss since he took over the reins in north London.
Spurs dominated much of the proceedings in the capital, as Sandro Tonali was reunited with his old employers after his £100million switch earlier on this summer. The midfielder was ran ragged in the engine room by Lewis Miley, Joe Willock and Nico Gonzalez, who was making his debut for the Magpies after his £50m move from Manchester City.
Another former Man City man was also making his bow, with Omar Marmoush, signed on an initial loan with a £50m obligation to buy, starting from the off for Spurs. While he produced some promising moments, he was starved of any real goalscoring opportunities. Savio, the other arrival from the Etihad Stadium, missed the game through a muscular injury, De Zerbi confirmed ahead of kick off.
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Second-half goals by Anthony Elanga and Yoane Wissa helped Newcastle inflict a second consecutive defeat of the Premier League season on big-spending Tottenham.
Eight players have been signed by Spurs this summer and they spent £100million on tempting Sandro Tonali away from the Magpies, but the North East club had the last laugh in the capital with a professional display to get Matthias Jaissle off the mark with his first win in the division.
There we have it. Another defeat for De Zerbi and his men. This is looking like a long project…
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87 mins: Close! Spurs threatening as Fernandes clips one into Marmoush. He looks to guide it into the far corner, but Hornicek is equal to it.
85 mins: Five minutes of regulation time to go. Spurs fans are streaming out in their droves.
82 mins: Two more changes for the visitors. Murphy and Ramsey are on for Elanga and Wissa.
79 mins: Botman is booked for an over-aggressive challenge on Botman.
76 mins: Tonali exits, Solanke is on. The Newcastle fans jeer the Italian.
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