Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Newcastle United (Kane 54′ | Wilson 31′, Almiron 40′)
Newcastle United entered the Premier League top four with a thoroughly impressive win away at Tottenham Hotspur, ending the home side’s eight-match winning run on their own turf with a smart, ruthless performance.
The opener was scored by Callum Wilson just after the half-hour mark, and came courtesy of a significant Hugo Lloris blunder. With Wilson running on to Fabian Schar’s ball over the top, the unsure Lloris opted to try to beat the striker with a touch rather than clear his lines, colliding with the former Bournemouth striker and falling to the turf. Wilson subsequently lifted the ball into an empty net from outside the penalty area, and despite Lloris’ protests, the goal was rightly allowed to stand.
The away side doubled their lead before the break as Lloris once again made an error, playing a poor pass out from the back which was collected by the superb Miguel Almiron, who beat both Ryan Sessegnon and Clement Lenglet down the right-hand side before slipping a neat finish into the far corner.
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Here is how i saw the performances of every player…
Tottenham player ratings
Hugo Lloris – His indecisiveness led to Newcastle’s opener. Should have cleared the ball but made the decision to try to beat Wilson, lost possession and can have no complaints from there. Also at fault for the second goal with a very poor pass out from the back. Subsequent clearance out of play saw him jeered by his own fans before half-time. 3/10
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) October 23, 2022
"Lloris believes he was fouled"
A brilliant finish from Callum Wilson gives Newcastle the lead against Spurs pic.twitter.com/qSvbIct9nB
Davinson Sanchez – None of the glaring individual errors which have so often marked his time in North London, didn’t give Emerson much help on the right-hand side. 5/10
Eric Dier – Could potentially have been back on the Spurs line by the time Wilson took his shot for the opener, having wasted a second or two standing still with his arms outstretched appealing to the referee. Went close with a late header. 5/10
Clement Lenglet – Displayed a decent range of passing at times and did well to flick the ball on for Kane’s goal. The strongest player in the Spurs backline for the majority but beaten too easily by Almiron for the second goal. 5/10
Emerson Royal – Very fortunate not to give away a penalty in the opening five minutes with a clumsy challenge from behind on Joelinton which went unpunished. Struggled to deal with his compatriot’s runs for most of the afternoon. 4/10
Rodrigo Bentancur – The strongest performer in the Spurs engine room but still not at the high standard he has regularly set since arriving from Juventus in January. 6/10
Yves Bissouma – Made a rare start with Hojbjerg inured and looked way off the pace the majority of the time, ineffective in pushing his team forward and doing little to stop Newcastle making progress in the other direction. 4/10
Oliver Skipp – Hadn’t start for nine months before this game but was full of energy and work-rate throughout. Couldn’t affect the game with much quality on the ball, though, in a system which looked as though it had too much in the middle and not enough in attack. 5/10
Ryan Sessengon – Provided some width down the left-hand side in a fairly narrow shape but lacked quality on the ball and struggled defensively at times, being shrugged off too easily by the relatively slight Almiron for the Paraguayan’s goal just before half-time. 5/10
Harry Kane – Slipped a superb pass through to Son for a great chance ten minutes in and continued to try and create from deep afterwards. Forced a strong save from Pope after a solo run but didn’t get much service from a very defensively minded setup. Scored a good header after losing his marker in trademark style at the back post. 6/10
Son Heung-min – Hit three long-range shots of varying quality within the first eight minutes, showcasing just how much he was backing himself. Should have scored a couple of minutes later when one-on-one a but meek chip was saved by Pope. Always lively to the possibility of a ball over the top but looked isolated and ineffective for long spells. 5/10
Substitutes
Ivan Perisic – Offered much more than Sessegnon in attack after coming on after the hour but left gaps behind him on a few occasions. 6/10
Lucas Moura – Didn’t seem to understand where he was being asked to play after replacing Skipp, spending the first few minutes in fairly constant contact with the bench. Ineffectual. 5/10
Matt Doherty – Replaced Sanchez. N/A
Ben Davies – Replaced Lenglet. N/A
Newcastle player ratings
Nick Pope – Saved well from Son twice early doors, and may not be the strongest kicker but managed to avoid putting his team under the kind of pressure his opposite number invited throughout the afternoon. 7/10
Kieran Trippier – Provided plenty of width and set-piece delivery throughout, as has become the norm since his successful return to English football in January. Faced very little threat in truth but was spun too easily by Kane for his England colleague’s headed goal, losing sight of the ball once the corner was played in. 6/10
Fabian Schar – Played a good ball over the top for the Wilson goal and defended well alongside his partner for the rest of the afternoon. 7/10
Sven Botman – Faced a formidable pair up front and gave them very little space or time to work in alongside Schar. Great signing from Lille. 7/10
Dan Burn – Helped by the fact that Spurs had very little attacking threat wide, but dealt well with the little Royal and latterly Moura did present. 6/10
Sean Longstaff – Read Lloris’ pass well to win the ball back with a clever header for Almiron’s goal, and generally looked more comfortable in possession and in pressing than his counterparts in the centre of the park. 7/10
Bruno Guimaraes – Not at his rambunctious best but made sensible decisions in possession and took up plenty of good positions which allowed his team to move up the pitch and beat the Spurs’ midfield line. Some performance considering his first child was born only two days ago. 7/10
Joe Willock – Hit a shot in the second-half that was going wide which Wilson almost tapped in. Helped Burn out a lot on the left-hand side, making sure Spurs struggled to build anything in that area of the pitch. 6/10
Miguel Almiron – Did superbly for his goal just before half-time, holding off the challenge of Ryan Sessegnon, beating Clement Lenglet and opening up his body to slide a finish into the net. Now combines graft with quality on the ball and looks revitalised. 8/10
Almiron doubles Newcastle's lead!!
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) October 23, 2022
A brilliant solo goal from the Paraguayanpic.twitter.com/uXT2vq3XPX
Callum Wilson – Held his ground against Lloris and then lifted a lovely clipped finish into the net to give his side the lead after a well-timed run behind the defence. Had a difficult job against a three man defence without fast wingers either side of him to stretch the play but held the ball up decently and had Spurs worried. 7/10
Joelinton – Playing out of position in the Magpies attack, having been successfully converted to a central midfielder after arriving as a striker, but caused plenty of problems with smart runs in behind. Pressed aggressively and set the tone for the team from the front. 8/10
Substitutes
Jacob Murphy – Replaced Willock with fifteen to play and kept it tidy. 6/10
Jonjo Shelvey – Replaced Guimaraes late on. N/A
Chris Wood – Replaced Wilson late on. N/A
Manager reaction
Eddie Howe: “It was a big win. We were determined to come here and try to be positive, as we have been all season. Great display from us. There wasn’t anything lucky about it, full credit to all my players. It’s all very well me presenting a game plan, but the players have to buy into it and execute it. They did that very well.
“They had a few long range shots and counter-attacks early in the game, but once we solved that we were okay. You’re always trying to adjust and solve problems. The players are very receptive to what we do and they deserve the credit.
“[Almiron] has always been a fantastic player, he’s just adding goals to his game. Whether he would have done that last year I don’t know, but right now when he’s in front of goal you think he’s going to score. His performance today was excellent.
“There’s a long way to go and it’s a very tight division. We can’t get ahead of ourselves.”
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