Newcastle 2-1 Tottenham
by Roger Domeneghetti
at St James’ Park

GOALS from Aleksander Isak and Harvey Barnes today gave Newcastle all three points in this hard-fought encounter. The result sends them into the international break knowing they will be no lower than fifth in the table, and that they could possibly be in the coveted Champions League places.

By contrast Spurs, who have now dropped points in both their away games, could finish the weekend outside of the top 10.

St James’ Park has been an unlucky ground for the London side in recent years, the last two seasons seeing them on the wrong end of a 10-1 aggregate score. With nearly 66 per cent possession and 20 shots, they were more competitive, but while they seemed to have control of the game for long periods of time they never took advantage.