SPURS 0-2 NEWCASTLE: Matthias Jaissle has his first victory as Newcastle boss with the Magpies having placed on a second-half present on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Yoane Wissa celebrates his first objective of the season(Picture: Getty Pictures)
A rejuvenated Yoane Wissa helped Newcastle to a 2-0 win in opposition to Tottenham on Saturday afternoon.
Spurs, aiming to get better from their opening-day defeat by Brentford, struggled as soon as once more in opposition to their North East opponents. They usually discovered themselves 1-0 down simply after the hour mark as Anthony Elanga scored with a deadly end.
Wissa then doubled Newcastle’s lead with an acrobatic effort from a nook, leaving Spurs gazing back-to-back defeats initially of the marketing campaign and and not using a single objective.
Newcastle within the meantime have had a optimistic begin to life underneath new boss Matthias Jaissle.
Listed here are the entire speaking factors from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Elanga once more
After scoring in Newcastle’s opening game of the season against Liverpool, Anthony Elanga was at it once more in North London. The winger had twice threatened earlier than he truly scored, having gone shut early on, whereas he was additionally unlucky to not scored having gone previous Spurs goalkeeper Antonín Kinský.
However simply after the hour mark, he did get his objective. Nico Gonzalez’s sensible crossfield ball was nodded down by Admir Dedic.
Elanga picked up the ball, span after which positioned it with pinpoint precision into the underside nook through the submit. Having solely scored thrice final season, Elanga appears a very good wager to beat that report this season.
Depraved Wissa
Whereas Elanga confronted extreme criticism for his shows final season, the identical may actually be mentioned of Yoane Wissa. The ahead struggled in his debut marketing campaign at St James’ Park following a transfer from Brentford.
However he appears a participant reborn this time period. He was sensible in opposition to Liverpool and now has his first objective of the season after hooking house acrobatically after Spurs did not clear a nook.
It is perhaps early days but when Newcastle can get each Wissa and Elanga firing all through the season, they could possibly be in for a really promising 12 months certainly.
Porro an issue
Not essentially for Spurs, however Pedro Porro is an issue for opposition groups. The Spanish defender had a superb World Cup and appears set to be a significant star for the North London aspect once more.
He had two sensible alternatives to open the scoring within the first-half, having had an effort blocked by Lewis Corridor, whereas he additionally lifted a few efforts over the crossbar.
Regardless of two defeats, Porro has been a brilliant spot for Tottenham.
Tonali’s powerful reception
It wasn’t fairly a baying St James’ Park however Tottenham midfielder Sandro Tonali nonetheless acquired a less-than-welcoming response by supporters of his former membership Newcastle. The £92.5m midfielder noticed his each contact booed by these assembled within the away nook of the bottom.
He was taken off within the seventy fifth minute to loud cheers from Newcastle followers. Whereas his reception may have left a bitter style, the consequence would possibly much more so.
Spurs’ poor house report continues
Roberto De Zerbi had but to lose on house soil since being appointed as Tottenham boss. However he is not fairly managed to flee their dreadful report on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The North London aspect have been woeful on their very own patch final season, profitable simply three Premier League video games in all. If this show is something to go by, it may doubtlessly be one other season of ache for the house supporters – and that is merely not adequate given the entire cash they’ve spent this summer season.
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