Alexander Isak netted the decisive goal for Newcastle United with a simple tap-in, guiding them to a 2-1 win against Tottenham Hotspur in a thrilling Premier League encounter at St James’ Park on Sunday.
Newcastle struck first with Harvey Barnes scoring just before halftime, but the lead was leveled early in the second half by a comical own goal from Dan Burn. Despite Tottenham’s dominance in chances during the second half, they failed to convert several opportunities, ultimately succumbing to a rapid counter-attack from Newcastle.
Joelinton delivered a perfect pass to Jacob Murphy, who worked his way past goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario before setting up Isak for the match-winner. This victory keeps Newcastle unbeaten at home since January.
Additionally, there was joy for Newcastle fans as Sandro Tonali made his first league appearance since being banned for a breach of betting rules, receiving a warm welcome from the supporters.
In the overall match statistics, Newcastle secured 1.57 expected goals (xG), while Tottenham finished with 1.26. With this result, Newcastle has now won both of their first home matches of the league season for the first time since the 2000-01 Premier League campaign and sits fourth in the table, while Spurs linger in 10th place.