Tottenham Hotspur had just two shots on target — both from captain Cristian Romero, both goals late in the second half — and Spurs robbed Newcastle blind, escaping St. James’ Park with an unlikely point on Tuesday.
WATCH — Newcastle v Tottenham Hotspur full match replay
Bruno Guimaraes opened the scoring with a brilliant curler from the edge of the box in the 71st minute, but Romero quickly responded with a stooping header past Aaron Ramsdale for Spurs’ first shot on target in the 78th. Rodrigo Bentancur dragged Dan Burn to the ground before a corner kick was taken and Newcastle were awarded a penalty which Anthony Gordon hammered into the top corner eight minutes later. A deserved and just result for the home side, until Romero hopped on his bike and booted a slow bouncer back across goal and through a sea of bodies.
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Even with Romero’s heroics, Spurs (11th - 19 points) are in the bottom half of the table after 14 games. Newcastle (19 points) are up one spot, to 13th.
What’s next?
- Tottenham Hotspur vs Brentford — Saturday, 10 am ET
- Newcastle vs Burnley — Saturday, 10 am ET
Newcastle vs Tottenham Hotspur live updates - by Andy Edwards
Newcastle vs Tottenham Hotspur final score: 2-2
Goalscorers: Bruno Guimaraes (71', Cristian Romero (79'), Anthony Gordon (86' - PK, 90'+5)
GOAL! Newcastle 2-2 Spurs: Romero rides his bike and levels it again (90'+5)
GOAL! Newcastle 2-1 Spurs: Gordon scores from the penalty spot after Bentancur fouls Burn (86')
GOAL! Newcastle 1-1 Spurs: Romero stoops down to head Kudus’ cross (79')
GOAL! Newcastle 1-0 Spurs: Bruno hammers one through traffic (71')
Newcastle starting lineup
Ramsdale - Livramento, Thiaw, Burn, Hall - Tonali, Miley, Joelinton - Murphy, Barnes, Woltemade
Spurs starting lineup
Vicario - Porro, Danso, Romero, Udogie - Bentancur, Sarr, Bergvall - Kudus, Johnson, Kolo Muani
How to watch Newcastle United vs Tottenham Hotspur live, stream link and start time
Kick off time: 3:15pm ET Tuesday (December 2)
Venue: St James’ Park — Newcastle-upon-Tyne
TV Channel: NBCSN
Streaming: Stream live on Peacock
Newcastle secured an impressive 4-1 win away at Everton on Saturday thanks to clinical finishing and set-piece domination, and they will fancy their chances of another league win as this feels like a very good time to play Spurs.
Thomas Frank has been sounding off at Spurs fans for booing Guglielmo Vicario during their disappointing 2-1 home defeat to Fulham on Saturday. And Spurs are now without a win in four league games and the pressure is growing on Frank as poor performances pile up.
Newcastle team news, focus
Aaron Ramsdale came in and did well in goal against Everton at the weekend as Nick Pope was out injured and will be missing for at least a few weeks with a groin issue. Kieran Trippier, William Osula and Yoane Wissa remain out, with Wissa getting closer to his Newcastle debut, while Sven Botman is out and Emil Krafth is a doubt. It’s very likely Sandro Tonali, Anthony Gordon and Fabian Schar all come in to start after being on the bench against Everton at the weekend.
Tottenham Hotspur team news, focus
Spurs could do absolutely anything with their lineup given their recent struggles. Frank hasn’t found a settled side and with games coming every three days in multiple competitions, it has been very tough for him to work on too much on the training ground. Cristian Romero will be back from suspension, so that is helpful, while we could see Pape Matar Sarr and Rodrigo Bentancur start in midfield to bring some sense of drive and control respectively. Dejan Kulusevski, Dominic Solanke, James Maddison and Yves Bissouma all remain out injured for Spurs.
Newcastle vs Tottenham Hotspur prediction
This is a pretty easy one: Newcastle will win big. Spurs are all over the place and can’t get out of this rut. St James’ is the last place they will want to go. Newcastle 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur.
