Newcastle 1-2 Tottenham: Alli's stunning winner helps Spurs get 1st EPL win this season

Newcastle 1-2 Tottenham: Vertonghen opens scoring as Joselu with quick leveller, Alli's Stunning winner helps Spurs get 1st EPL win this season.

Match Events

8' GOAL! Newcastle 0-1 Tottenham (Vertonghen)

GOAL! Tottenham have taken the lead! A curling free-kick flies into the penalty area and finds Sanchez, who rises high and nods the ball over to the far post. Vertonghen is there to meet it, and despite Dubravka seemingly managing to keep the ball out with a diving save, the referee awards the goal after looking at his watch.

11' GOAL! Newcastle 1-1 Tottenham (Joselu)

GOAL! What a response! A beautiful cross from Ritchie is perfectly placed, setting up Joselu, who is all alone, to easily nod a header past Lloris and into the bottom left-hand corner of the net.

18' GOAL! Newcastle 1-2 Tottenham (Alli)

GOAL! Tottenham are back in front! Another spectacular cross is launched into the box, this time by Aurier, and easily finds Alli, who beats Yedlin in the air before sending a downward header straight into the bottom corner of the net.

Match Report

Dele Alli got Tottenham off to a winning start in the Premier League as they edged out a spirited Newcastle United 2-1 at St James' Park.

Alli showed the aerial prowess that booked a World Cup semi-final spot for England last month as he steered a fine first-half finish across Martin Dubravka.

It concluded a frantic opening to the match, where Joselu's 11th-minute header cancelled out a Jan Vertonghen effort that was shown to be nine millimetres over the line by the Goal Decision System.

Line-ups

Newcastle United XI: Martin Dubravka, Shelvey, Diamé, Ritchie, Joselu, Clark, J. Lascelles, Dummett, A.Pérez, Yedlin, Kenedy

Subs: Ki Sung-Yeung, S.Rondón, F. Schär, K. Darlow, Y. Muto, Atsu, Manquillo

Tottenham Hotspur XI: H. Lloris, J. Vertonghen, M.Sissoko, C. Eriksen, Lucas, Aurier, H. Kane, B.Davies, D. Alli, E. Dier, D. Sánchez

Subs: M. Dembélé, Michel Vorm, F.Llorente, T. Alderweireld, Son Heung-Min, K.W Peters, Luke Amos