Newcastle United 2-3 Tottenham Hotspur: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 17 October 2021

Result

Newcastle United 2-3 Tottenham Hotspur

Premier League · Sunday 17 October 2021, 15:30 UTC · half-time 1-3

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Newcastle United 2-3 Tottenham Hotspur: match report

Newcastle United were beaten by Tottenham Hotspur 2-3 in the Premier League on Sunday 17 October 2021. It was 1-3 at half-time.

Callum Wilson opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Newcastle United's goals came from Callum Wilson (2') and an own goal by Eric Dier (89'). Tottenham Hotspur scored through Tanguy Ndombélé (17'), Harry Kane (22') and Heung-min Son (45+3').

Discipline: Newcastle United received 5 yellow cards and 1 red card; Tottenham Hotspur received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Newcastle United were 18th on 3 points from 7 and Tottenham Hotspur 10th on 12 points from 7. Newcastle United went on to finish that season 11th with 49 points, and Tottenham Hotspur 4th with 71.

Newcastle United lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and Tottenham Hotspur in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Pierre-Emile Højbjerg of Tottenham Hotspur (8.3), ahead of Harry Kane (8.0).

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Goal · Callum WilsonNewcastle United · 1-0
  • 17'Goal · Tanguy NdombéléTottenham Hotspur · 1-1
  • 22'Goal · Harry KaneTottenham Hotspur · 1-2
  • 34'Yellow card · Sean LongstaffNewcastle United
  • 45+3'Goal · Heung-min SonTottenham Hotspur · 1-3
  • 54'Yellow card · Ciaran ClarkNewcastle United
  • 64'Yellow card · Emerson RoyalTottenham Hotspur
  • 68'Yellow card · Isaac HaydenNewcastle United
  • 78'Yellow card · Jonjo ShelveyNewcastle United
  • 83'Second yellow · Jonjo ShelveyNewcastle United
  • 89'Own goal · Eric DierNewcastle United · 2-3
  • 90+4'Yellow card · JoelintonNewcastle United

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Newcastle United 3, draws 2, Tottenham Hotspur 5.

Team news

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Newcastle United line-up (4-1-4-1)

Karl Darlow, Javier Manquillo, Jamaal Lascelles, Ciaran Clark, Matt Ritchie, Isaac Hayden, Allan Saint-Maximin, Joe Willock, Sean Longstaff, Joelinton, Callum Wilson

Tottenham Hotspur line-up (4-2-3-1)

Hugo Lloris, Emerson Royal, Cristian Romero, Eric Dier, Sergio Reguilón, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Oliver Skipp, Lucas Moura, Tanguy Ndombélé, Heung-min Son, Harry Kane