The issues for Antonio Conte at Tottenham worsened as his facet had been crushed at house by fellow Champions League hopefuls Newcastle.
- Wilson opened the scoring
- Almiron doubled guests’ lead
- Kane pulled one again however Newcastle held on
WHAT HAPPENED? The north London facet went down 2-1 in entrance of a capability crowd on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday night time. A Hugo Lloris error gifted Newcastle the lead within the thirty first minute as Callum Wilson dispossessed him earlier than lobbing the ball house from distance, with a VAR overview silencing Spurs’ claims of a foul on their goalkeeper. Miguel Almiron doubled the Magpies’ lead seven minutes later, they usually held on for the three factors regardless of a second-half effort from Harry Kane for the hosts.
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Tottenham, who additionally suffered a 2-0 loss away at Manchester United final week, stay third within the desk however have misplaced extra floor on Arsenal and Manchester Metropolis forward of them. In the meantime, Newcastle moved into the ultimate Champions League spot beneath their opponents as their sturdy begin to the season continues.
ALL EYES ON: Kane’s efficiency was, but once more, head and shoulders above his teammates. His passing was sometimes wonderful and he was in the correct place on the proper time – as at all times – to halve the deficit within the 54th minute. That purpose introduced up double figures within the Premier League this season to spice up his more and more slight hopes of beating Manchester Metropolis’s Erling Haaland (17 targets) to the Golden Boot.
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DID YOU KNOW? It’s the first time Spurs have misplaced back-to-back Premier League video games since February, after they misplaced three matches in a row, in opposition to Chelsea, Southampton and Wolves.
WHAT NEXT FOR TOTTENHAM? It is necessary that Antonio Conte’s facet are in a position to put the consecutive defeats behind them. They face Sporting on Wednesday the place a victory would see them safe development to the Champions League knockouts.