Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Newcastle United: Miguel Almiron scores again as Magpies climb to fourth

Miguel Almiron has six Premier League goals this season, his champion instrumentality successful a azygous run astatine Newcastle

Newcastle United's awesome aboriginal play signifier continued with a superb triumph astatine Tottenham which lifted them up into 4th successful the Premier League table.

The extremity was awarded aft a lengthy video adjunct referee (VAR) cheque for a foul and handball, but determination was thing arguable astir the 2nd extremity earlier half-time.

A mediocre clearance by Lloris was intercepted by Sean Longstaff earlier Miguel Almiron bushed 1 hostile and went astir different and fired nether the Spurs keeper for his 5th extremity successful 5 league games.

Spurs pulled a extremity backmost done Harry Kane's debased header from adjacent range, awarded aft different lengthy VAR cheque for offside, but Newcastle held connected to unafraid the points.

While it is the archetypal clip Newcastle person been successful the apical 4 of the array with 12 games played since April 2012, Tottenham person present mislaid their past 2 and are successful information of going backwards.

They started positively with Son Heung-min and Harry Kane some denied by visiting keeper Nick Pope.

But, with thunder and lightning successful the air, Spurs struggled arsenic the upwind deteriorated and successful the extremity they could person fewer complaints astir the outcome.

Harry Kane is the 4th subordinate to people 10 oregon much goals successful 9 consecutive Premier League seasons, aft Sergio Aguero, Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard

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Newcastle determination into Champions League spot

There were joyous scenes aft the last whistle arsenic Newcastle's players and unit celebrated connected the transportation successful beforehand of their jubilant travelling fans.

It is hard to judge that conscionable six period agone Eddie Howe's broadside crumbled to a 5-1 decision astatine Spurs, but they are a antithetic proposition this play and their run continues to spell from spot to strength.

Newcastle person not played successful Europe since 2012-13, portion not since 2002-03 person they appeared successful the radical signifier of the Champions League.

But Howe and his players person their fans dreaming of a instrumentality to the continent aft different businesslike performance.

Once again Newcastle were good organised and proceed to prime up points contempt missing guardant and grounds signing Alexander Isak, who has been retired since September with a thigh injury.

Even aft Kane gave Spurs anticipation with his 10th league extremity of the season, the Magpies did not panic, with Fabian Schar and Sven Botman frustrating the hosts erstwhile they piled guardant successful hunt of an equaliser.

Newcastle are establishing a estimation for being hard to beat. Their past decision was connected 31 August astatine Liverpool erstwhile they conceded a 98th-minute goal.

There is simply a agelong mode to spell and bigger tests to travel but Newcastle look bully worth for their spot successful the apical four.

Testing times for Spurs

Tottenham stay 3rd successful the array but brag Antonio Conte volition beryllium a disquieted antheral aft a 2nd decision wrong a week.

Wednesday's 2-0 setback astatine Manchester United was a missed accidental to amusement what a unit they could go nether the Italian.

On Sunday, they started connected the beforehand ft earlier fading arsenic their awesome 10-match winning tally astatine the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium came to a grinding halt aft an underwhelming performance.

There volition beryllium complaints from the location dressing country that Newcastle's archetypal extremity was allowed to basal with Rodrigo Bentancur booked for arguing with the referee astir the decision.

But adjacent aft Kane reduced the deficit, Spurs did not trial Pope capable arsenic they mislaid astatine location for the archetypal clip since 16 April.

Attention present switches to the Champions League and Conte volition request an improved show astatine location against Sporting Lisbon connected Wednesday.

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