Match Report
Tottenham Hotspur went into the game 17th in the table on 1 points; Newcastle United sat 6th on 5 — a 4-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 0/1.67 for Tottenham Hotspur and 2/1.33 for Newcastle United (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.42.
40 meetings are on record — 18 won by Tottenham Hotspur, 16 by Newcastle United, 6 drawn, at 3.05 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 63% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 57%.
The referee was P. Bankes, with 100 matches in our database and 1.3 yellows per game on average. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, capacity 62,850, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Newcastle United: Anthony Elanga (62'), Yoane Wissa (72')
Key stats
Possession: Tottenham Hotspur 58% · Newcastle United 42% · Total shots: 17-11 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 9-7