Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur, 11 August 2018

Score2-1 to Tottenham Hotspur
RefereeMartin Atkinson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt James' Park
Attendance51,749

View Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur head to head

Kick-off: 12.30pm This was the fourth meeting between Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur on the opening weekend of a Premier League season; the most in the competition's history. Spurs had now won on four of their last five visits to St James' Park in the Premier League. Premier League Head to Head Played: 47 Toon won: 21 Drawn: 6 Spurs won: 20 Toon scored: 73 Spurs scored: 71

1 Newcastle United

Manager: Rafael Benítez

2 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

Goals:

Joselu 11 G

Goals:

Jan Vertonghen 8 G
Dele Alli 18 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka
Defender Paul Dummett
Defender Jamaal Lascelles
Defender DeAndre Yedlin
Defender/Midfielder Ciaran Clark
Defender/Midfielder Kenedy
Midfielder Matt Ritchie
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey
Midfielder/Forward Mo Diamé
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Joselu

Starting lineup:

Hugo Lloris Goalkeeper
Jan Vertonghen Defender
Serge Aurier Defender/Midfielder
Ben Davies Defender/Midfielder
Eric Dier Defender/Midfielder
Davinson Sánchez Defender/Midfielder
Dele Alli Midfielder
Christian Eriksen Midfielder
Moussa Sissoko Midfielder
Lucas Moura Midfielder/Forward
Harry Kane Forward

Substitutions:

Salomón Rondón for Joselu 59
Christian Atsu for Matt Ritchie 69
Yoshinori Mutō for Ayoze Pérez 81

Substitutions:

Moussa Dembélé for Lucas Moura 68
SON Heung-min for Dele Alli 80
Luke Amos for Eric Dier 88

Cards:

Joselu 58 Y
Mo Diamé 90 Y

Cards:

Eric Dier 42 Y
Harry Kane 68 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Javi Manquillo
Defender Fabian Schär
Midfielder Christian Atsu
Midfielder KI Sung-yueng
Forward Yoshinori Mutō
Forward Salomón Rondón

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Michel Vorm
Defender Toby Alderweireld
Defender/Midfielder Kyle Walker-Peters
Midfielder Luke Amos
Midfielder Moussa Dembélé
Midfielder/Forward SON Heung-min
Forward Fernando Llorente

Comments:

Newcastle United's last opening fixture win in the Premier League remained as their victory against Tottenham Hotspur in 2012. This was the Magpies' second home defeat in the Premier League in 2018 (played nine, won five). Joselu became the first player to score the opening goal in consecutive Premier League seasons for Newcastle United.

Comments:

Having become the first Premier League club not to sign a player during a summer transfer window since they were introduced in 2002, eight of this Tottenham Hotspur's team also started their opening game at Newcastle United in the previous season. Partly due to the imminent opening of their new stadium, all of Spurs' opening Premier League fixtures in the last eight seasons had now been played away from home. Only Burnley had ever had a longer such run in the top division (nine between 1888 and 1896). Spurs had yet to lose a Premier League game when Dele Alli had scored (played 33, won 27).

1 Newcastle United

Manager: Rafael Benítez

Goals:

Joselu 11 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka
Defender Paul Dummett
Defender Jamaal Lascelles
Defender DeAndre Yedlin
Defender/Midfielder Ciaran Clark
Defender/Midfielder Kenedy
Midfielder Matt Ritchie
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey
Midfielder/Forward Mo Diamé
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Joselu

Substitutions:

Salomón Rondón for Joselu 59
Christian Atsu for Matt Ritchie 69
Yoshinori Mutō for Ayoze Pérez 81

Cards:

Joselu 58 Y
Mo Diamé 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Javi Manquillo
Defender Fabian Schär
Midfielder Christian Atsu
Midfielder KI Sung-yueng
Forward Yoshinori Mutō
Forward Salomón Rondón

Comments:

Newcastle United's last opening fixture win in the Premier League remained as their victory against Tottenham Hotspur in 2012. This was the Magpies' second home defeat in the Premier League in 2018 (played nine, won five). Joselu became the first player to score the opening goal in consecutive Premier League seasons for Newcastle United.

2 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

Goals:

Jan Vertonghen 8 G
Dele Alli 18 G

Starting lineup:

Hugo Lloris Goalkeeper
Jan Vertonghen Defender
Serge Aurier Defender/Midfielder
Ben Davies Defender/Midfielder
Eric Dier Defender/Midfielder
Davinson Sánchez Defender/Midfielder
Dele Alli Midfielder
Christian Eriksen Midfielder
Moussa Sissoko Midfielder
Lucas Moura Midfielder/Forward
Harry Kane Forward

Substitutions:

Moussa Dembélé for Lucas Moura 68
SON Heung-min for Dele Alli 80
Luke Amos for Eric Dier 88

Cards:

Eric Dier 42 Y
Harry Kane 68 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Michel Vorm
Defender Toby Alderweireld
Defender/Midfielder Kyle Walker-Peters
Midfielder Luke Amos
Midfielder Moussa Dembélé
Midfielder/Forward SON Heung-min
Forward Fernando Llorente

Comments:

Having become the first Premier League club not to sign a player during a summer transfer window since they were introduced in 2002, eight of this Tottenham Hotspur's team also started their opening game at Newcastle United in the previous season. Partly due to the imminent opening of their new stadium, all of Spurs' opening Premier League fixtures in the last eight seasons had now been played away from home. Only Burnley had ever had a longer such run in the top division (nine between 1888 and 1896). Spurs had yet to lose a Premier League game when Dele Alli had scored (played 33, won 27).