Ugh. Tottenham Hotspur went to St. James’ Park, their Waterloo in recent seasons, without their starting two strikers and their fastest defender. And they played well, dominating possession and getting plenty of touches in and around the box. They forced Nick Pope to make a number of quality saves on the day, but their only score came from a Dan Burn own goal and despite 20+ minutes of relentless pressure they couldn’t find a second goal.
By contrast, Newcastle scored off of a throw-in play before opening up Spurs like a can of worms with a counterattack, then bunkered like a Tony Pulis team for the rest of the match to hold on for a win. The final score was 2-1 to the home side.
Spurs really really really missed Dominic Solanke and Richarlison in this one, but there were some good overall performances in there despite the result. That’s where you come in.
It’s time to rate the players.
Rate the players from 1⁄2 to 5 stars. If the player doesn’t deserve a rating due to minutes played, DO NOT RANK. I will round the stars up/down to the nearest half-star for the player ratings later this week.
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