Richarlison scored twice as Spurs ended their five-game winless run with a scintillating 4-1 thrashing of top-four rivals Newcastle at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
2023/2024 Premier League
4-1
Match Report
Destiny Udogie opened the scoring after 26 minutes when he tapped in a cross from Son Heung-Min, who had beaten Kieran Trippier on the right of the box.
Son turned provider again 12 minutes later as he danced through the box and teed up Richarlison for a close-range finish.
Richarlison had his second of the night on the hour mark as he latched on to Pedro Porro's cross-field ball and netted against the run of play as Newcastle came out fighting.
Eighty-five minutes in, Son was rewarded with a goal after converting a penalty.
Joelinton was able to snatch a consolation for the visitors a minute into stoppage time but the defeat is a crushing blow for the Magpies.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
4' Richarlison’s shot flies into the sky
6' CHANCE! Guimaraes' shot over the bar
8' What a huge pity!
22' Joelinton appears to be injured after sudden confront
26' GOAL! Tottenham 1-0 Newcastle (Destiny Udogie)
38' GOAL! Tottenham 2-0 Newcastle (Richarlison)
59' Yellow Card! Lascelles booked
60' GOAL! Tottenham 3-0 Newcastle (Richarlison)
62' CLOSE! Son’s shot wide out
69' Yellow Card! Joelinton booked
80' Yellow Card! Romero booked
83' Yellow Card! Trippier booked
85' Penalty Goal! Tottenham 4-0 Newcastle (Son)
91' GOAL! Tottenham 4-1 Newcastle (Joelinton)
Line-ups
Tottenham XI: Son, Ben Davies, Guglielmo Vicario, Richarlison, Bissouma, Romero, Kulusevski, Pedro Porro, Destiny Udogie, Brennan Johnson, Pape Matar Sarr
Subs: Fraser Forster, Hojbjerg, Lo Celso, Skipp, Aparecido, Gil, Alfie Dorrington, Alejo Véliz, Jamie Donley
Newcastle XI: Dubravka, Trippier, Schar, Lascelles, Almiron, Joelinton, Guimaraes, Isak, Gordon, Tino Livramento, Lewis Miley
Subs: Ritchie, Callum Wilson, Mark Gillespie, Krafth, Loris Karius, Dummett, Sean Longstaff, Lewis Hall, Alex Murphy