{"id":302025,"date":"2023-12-12T16:12:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T16:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=302025"},"modified":"2023-12-12T16:12:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T16:12:53","slug":"tottenham-4-1-newcastle-son-shines-with-a-goal-and-two-assists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/tottenham-4-1-newcastle-son-shines-with-a-goal-and-two-assists\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham 4-1 Newcastle: Son shines with a goal and two assists"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Tottenham 4-1 Newcastle: Spurs return to winning ways in style as Richarlison nets twice and Son scores one to move Ange Postecoglou&#8217;s side just three points off fourth place<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Son was the star man and gave Newcastle nightmares with a goal and two assists<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tottenham returned to winning ways in style but Newcastle looked off the pace<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mauricio Pochettino has so much work to do with Chelsea &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is the way of English football that when a man like Ange Postecoglou comes along and dares to do things a little differently, there are those who lust for his downfall.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They had scented his blood as darkness fell over north London yesterday and Postecoglou\u2019s Spurs side faced the prospect of losing for the fifth time in six matches.<\/p>\n<p>If Spurs had been beaten by Newcastle and the freefall had continued, there would have been talk of a crisis, more suggestions that Postecoglou\u2019s brand of attacking football was just too na\u00efve for the Premier League and that he had been found out. English football is a cosmopolitan place but it struggles with outsiders who break the mould.<\/p>\n<p>But the glee about the defrocking of the new boy did not last. Spurs did not lose their fifth in six. They won and they won at a canter. They beat a ragged, dispirited, depleted Newcastle side with ease and with a style that said Angeball was back and that, actually, it had never really been away.<\/p>\n<p>This was a hugely restorative evening for everyone involved with Spurs, who stayed in fifth place with this emphatic victory. Richarlison scored twice but it was a win inspired by the consistently brilliant Heung-Min Son, who set up two goals and scored another from the penalty spot himself.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/10\/17\/78792679-12847425-image-a-1_1702231034666.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Destiny Udogie opened the scoring 26 minutes in after Son Heung-min&#8217;s trickery in the box<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/10\/17\/78792819-12847425-image-a-2_1702231123414.jpg\" height=\"440\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Richarlison doubled Spurs&#8217; lead as Ange Postecoglou&#8217;s men hit their stride in the first half<\/p>\n<p>It felt apt that Son should be Postecoglou\u2019s saviour. When Harry Kane left in the summer, Son became the leader of this side and its marquee player. When they needed him most, even though he had left the previous game against West Ham in agony from a back injury, Son stepped up.<\/p>\n<p>And so, after a ten-game unbeaten start to the season and three manager of the month awards for Postecoglou and then a fall precipitated by an apocalyptic home defeat to Chelsea, Tottenham are back on track.<\/p>\n<p>The 4-1 scoreline did not flatter Spurs. If anything, it flattered Newcastle, who go into Wednesday night\u2019s critical Champions League tie against AC Milan at St James\u2019s Park repeating a narrative that their players are running on empty and that their resources are stretched beyond breaking point.<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle started the same ten outfield players for the fifth game in 15 days and if Eddie Howe deserves some sympathy because of the length of his injured list, he will also understand that that sympathy will necessarily be limited by the fact that Newcastle are now the richest club in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The team they fielded in north London was worth in the region of a quarter of a billion pounds. Anthony Gordon and Alexander Isak alone made up a strike force valued at close to \u00a3100m. In the circumstances, fielding two goalkeepers among the substitutes felt like a performative act that denied a promising young player a place on the bench.<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/10\/17\/78793679-12847425-image-a-3_1702231182285.jpg\" height=\"433\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Son was a persistent thorn in Newcastle&#8217;s side and was instrumental in the first two goals<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/10\/18\/78793595-12847425-image-a-4_1702231206874.jpg\" height=\"418\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Newcastle started the second half better but Richarlison made it 3-0 against the run of play<\/p>\n<h3>Match stats\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Spurs 4-3-3: Vicario 6.5; Porro 7.5, Romero 7, Davies 6.5, Udogie 7.5; Sarr 7 (Hojbjerg 73, 6), Bissouma 7 (Gil 86), Kulusevski 7; Johnson 6.5 (Skipp 86), Richarlison 8 (Lo Celso 73, 6.5), Son 9 (Donley 90+1).<\/p>\n<p>Subs: Forster, Royal, Veliz, Dorrington<\/p>\n<p>Goals: Udogie 26, Richarlison 38, 60, Son 85 (pen)<\/p>\n<p>Bookings: Romero<\/p>\n<p>Manager: Ange Postecoglou 7.5<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle 4-3-3: Dubravka 5.5; Trippier 5 (Krafth 86), Lascelles 5, Schar 6, Livramento 5.5 (Hall 74, 5); Miley 5.5, Guimaraes 6, Joelinton 6.5; Almiron 6 (Longstaff 64, 5), Isak 5 (Wilson 64, 6), Gordon 6 (Ritchie 74, 5).<\/p>\n<p>Subs: Karius, Gillespie, Dummett, A.Murphy<\/p>\n<p>Goals: Joelinton 90+1<\/p>\n<p>Bookings: Lascelles, Joelinton, Trippier<\/p>\n<p>Manager: Eddie Howe 6<\/p>\n<p>Ref: Chris Kavanagh 6.5<\/p>\n<p>Att: 61,171<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle are not underdogs any more. They are part of a big-spending elite, which requires a change of mindset they have not made yet. Complaining about injuries is a legitimate gripe if you are Luton Town. If you are owned by Saudi Arabia\u2019s Public Investment Fund, it is not.<\/p>\n<p>Howe\u2019s side should have taken the lead inside ten minutes. Joelinton played a beautiful volleyed pass over the top of the Spurs defence into space for Gordon to run on to.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gordon drilled his cross to the back post where it seemed either Ben Davies would have to turn it into his own net or Isak would have a tap-in.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Davies slid at full stretch to get a slight touch on the ball and it was enough to put off Isak, who could only sidefoot it into touch from point blank range. The Sweden striker put his hands on his head. Most Newcastle fans did, too.<\/p>\n<p>Spurs hit back. Miguel Almiron hooked a header from Cristian Romero off the line, a brilliant cross from Son just evaded the flying Richarlison at the near post and Brennan Johnson fizzed a ball into the area that was just too far ahead of the Brazil striker. It felt as if a home goal was coming.<\/p>\n<p>It came, inevitably, from the quite brilliant Son. There were 20 minutes to half time when Destiny Udogie played the ball out wide to the South Korea forward and he squared up Kieran Trippier, danced past him and lashed a low cross into the box. Udogie had continued his run and turned it home from close range.<\/p>\n<p>Spurs, who were no doubt haunted by the knowledge they have surrendered one goal leads in each of their past five winless games, should have been two up two minutes later.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Johnson crossed to the back post where Pape Sarr, Richarlison and Son were all queuing up for the final touch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sarr got to it first and dragged it wide. Cue more hands on heads.<\/p>\n<p>It was end to end now. Gordon fed Almiron who should have scored but hit his shot too close to Guglielmo Vicario. Newcastle soon regretted their profligacy when they were, once more, tortured by Son.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/10\/18\/78794099-12847425-image-a-13_1702232950502.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Son finally had a goal of his own after converting a penalty late into Spurs&#8217; dominant victory<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/10\/18\/78794103-12847425-image-a-14_1702233005273.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Joelinton scored a consolation goal in stoppage time but it was a miserable day for the visitors<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/10\/18\/78794333-12847425-image-a-20_1702233752629.jpg\" height=\"498\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ange Postecoglou&#8217;s men dispelled their recent woes and ended a five-game winless run<\/p>\n<p>Once again, it was poor Trippier who was the fall guy. The England full back, who had a torrid evening against Everton in midweek, could only half clear a long pass and it fell at the feet of Son. Son ran at Trippier again and squeezed past him again. He pulled the ball back for Richarlison, who diverted it into the net. It was Richarlison\u2019s sixth goal for Spurs and the first he has scored with anything other than his head.<\/p>\n<p>Richarlison scored again after an hour. Pedro Porro floated a wonderful ball over Jamaal Lascelles and Richarlison let it run across him before sliding it through the legs of Martin Dubravka and into the Newcastle net.<\/p>\n<p>The game was effectively over now and Spurs started playing with even more freedom. Johnson hit the inside of the post with a rising drive and Son volleyed a shot across goal and just wide of Dubravka\u2019s left-hand post. It was in danger of turning into a rout.<\/p>\n<p>It duly became a rout five minutes from the end when Son went round Dubravka and was brought down. The referee awarded a penalty and Son dispatched it low to the goalkeeper\u2019s right. Joelinton grabbed a consolation goal for Newcastle in added time but Spurs were back and back in style.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12847425\/Tottenham-4-1-Newcastle-Premier-League-2023-24-Result.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham 4-1 Newcastle: Spurs return to winning ways in style as Richarlison nets twice and Son scores one to move <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":302024,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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