Dominic Scurr reflects on Newcastle United's 2-1 Premier League win at Tottenham Hotspur. Goals from Anthony Gordon and Alexander Isak cancelled out Dominic Solanke's opener.
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00:00Here outside the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where Newcastle United have made
00:04it six wins in a row in all competitions. We're made to work for it today mind if
00:10the previous five wins were a walk in the park this one most certainly wasn't.
00:14After just four minutes Newcastle found themselves a goal down. First Premier
00:18League goal conceded in the last five games. Four clean sheets in a row for
00:25Dominic Solanke though heads in to put Spurs in front and Sven Bottmann made
00:31his return to the Newcastle United starting XI after almost 10 months out
00:35with an ACL injury and beaten to the ball by Dominic Solanke as Spurs went
00:42ahead early but I thought Sven Bottmann actually recovered really well
00:48actually in the game and Newcastle had to defend particularly well in the
00:53second half because they responded very quickly Anthony Gordon draws Newcastle
00:58level under controversial circumstances. Joe Linton it does hit his hand in the
01:04build-up but then Bruno slips through Gordon and Newcastle goal level good
01:10finish from him another another goal and he's getting into a habit of those goals
01:17and assists for Newcastle United in recent games I make that two goals four
01:22assists in his last six games I think for Newcastle United so good return for
01:27him though Ange Postacoglou after the game he wouldn't address the issue
01:31specifically but did sort of very clearly hint his frustration saying
01:37Spurs were beaten today or didn't win today due to non-footballing reasons and
01:42the handball from Joe Linton in the build-up to the goal clearly something
01:48that incensed him and his players in the bench but letter of the law as
01:52explained by the ever informative Premier League Match Centre is Joe Linton's
01:57arm was in a natural position okay it was handball but if the referee is not
02:02giving it on the field then it's not a clear and obvious error because it's a
02:07different phase of play I'll go back to Sean Longstaff's goal at Sheffield United
02:12early last season in that 8-0 win ball hit Anthony Gordon's hand but he wasn't
02:17a goal scorer so letter of the law that goal is legitimate as frustrating as it
02:21is from Spurs' perspective but I thought from that point Newcastle were the better
02:25side in the first half they were controlled I thought the midfield three
02:29Bruno in particular really grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck and then
02:33before Newcastle finally did go ahead they had a few good chances to actually
02:38take the lead through the likes of Alexander Isak, Anthony Gordon but then
02:42Isak once again for the seventh game running in the Premier League turns in
02:45Jacob Murphy's deflected cross really good reactions good movement from Isak
02:49in the box the sort of faintest of finishes finds the bottom left-hand
02:53corner and Newcastle take the lead and from that point on had a decent chance
02:59with Anthony Gordon in the second half on the counter-attack he blazes it over
03:03the bar other than that though didn't really have many chances in the second
03:07half Martin Dabravka had a couple of decent saves to make denied Brennan
03:11Johnson and then Dominic Solanke in stoppage time Spurs huffed and puffed
03:15tried to find an equaliser they did control majority of the second half
03:20and Newcastle were able to hang on but they did definitely have to hang on and
03:26were made to work for it I think Spurs could probably feel slightly
03:29disappointed they didn't draw today but hats off to Newcastle they found a
03:32different way to win and they did win so now the only concern really is I mean
03:40everyone got through the game in theory Anthony Gordon had a scratch on his nose
03:45Sven Botman went off with cramp as you'd expect after so long without playing
03:49Premier League football but now in a few days time it's away back in North London
03:54against Arsenal in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg and you just wonder
03:58some big performances recently particularly the Manchester United game
04:02and then here at Spurs today how much has it taken out of Newcastle physically
04:07and is fatigue an issue heading into that Spurs game Eddie Howe said look it's
04:11something we're gonna have to manage it is it is a concern and you saw in the
04:15latter stages of the game today where Joe Willock's coming on and playing up
04:18front make of that what you will Sean Longstaff's having to come on Harvey
04:23Barnes changes I made Lloyd Kelly came on as well in stoppage time for for
04:27Sven Botman so it was one of one of those games and you just wonder how much
04:34it's taken out the Newcastle but in terms of confidence in terms of results
04:37the squad really couldn't be in a better place I mean look at where it was a
04:41month ago where look bereft of confidence they look really struggling
04:46you look at that Brentford game 4-2 defeat last time they were they were in
04:51London and since then a corner has been turned I think the Leicester game was was
04:57an ideal game to to get back into the swing of things and since then they just
05:01haven't looked back and and today I mean could have went either way it was a bit
05:05of a flip of the coin game and that second half was was a tough watch at
05:09times but found a way to win and as long as they keep doing that in the Premier
05:14League I mean there's still faith but two points behind Nottingham Forest now
05:18who play on Monday do have the game in hand but you're looking in you you're
05:23pulling away from the likes of Manchester United and Spurs you double
05:26figures in terms of points ahead of those teams who you'd expect or
05:31certainly at the start of the season you would be in and around in the table so
05:34that's a big positive to take from today's game Newcastle finding ways to
05:38win and they've got another three points today so now we're on to Arsenal we'll
05:44have all the coverage I'll be at Eddie Howe's press conference on Monday so all
05:48the coverage from that and all the reaction from this game at the Tottenham
05:52Hotspur Stadium to come over on the Shields Gazette so please check that out
05:55I've been Dominic Scurr, this is the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, cheers!