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Newcastle stun Tottenham with goals from Sammy Ameobi and Ayoze Pérez Newcastle stun Tottenham with goals from Sammy Ameobi and Ayoze Pérez
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Alan Pardew had wanted an impact from his substitutes but even the Newcastle United manager could not have scripted it quite this perfectly. Trailing to Emmanuel Adebayor’s first-half goal, he introduced Sammy Ameobi and Rémy Cabella at half-time and watched them ignite a remarkable turnaround. Alan Pardew had wanted an impact from his substitutes but even the Newcastle United manager could not have scripted it quite so perfectly. Trailing to Emmanuel Adebayor’s first-half goal, he introduced Sammy Ameobi and Rémy Cabella at half-time and watched them ignite a remarkable turnaround.
Ameobi took what felt like a heart-beat to make his mark, fastening on to Jack Colback’s pass to shoot beyond Hugo Lloris – the equaliser was timed at six seconds into the second-half – while Cabella took a positively leisurely 13 minutes before his cross teed up Ayoze Pérez for what proved to be the winner. Ameobi took what felt like a heartbeat to make his mark, fastening on to Jack Colback’s long ball to shoot beyond Hugo Lloris – the equaliser was timed at six seconds into the second half – whereas Cabella took a positively leisurely 13 minutes before his cross teed up Ayoze Pérez for what proved the winner.
This was Pérez’s full Premier League debut and the 21-year-old, who signed from Tenerife in the summer, could toast his first goal for the club. For the 22-year-old Ameobi, it was a first Premier League goal and for Pardew and Newcastle, it was a first away win of the league season. It was a day of firsts for Newcastle: this was Pérez’s full Premier League debut and the 21-year-old, who signed from Tenerife in the summer, could toast his first goal in the club’s colours. For the 22-year-old Ameobi it was a first Premier League goal and for Pardew and Newcastle it was a first away win of the league season.
Newcastle are hardly famed for their away form. Previously in this calendar year, they had won two of their 14 league matches and failed to score in nine of them. But everything came together for them in the second half here and they could build upon the home victory over Leicester City from last weekend. Mike Ashley, the club’s owner, applauded the players off at the end in enthusiastic fashion. Newcastle are hardly famed for their away form. Previously in this calendar year, they had won two of 14 league matches on the road and failed to score in nine. But it was an occasion in which everything came together for them in the second half and they could build on the home victory over Leicester City from the previous weekend.
The Newcastle support had a neat way of summing it up. “How shit must you be, we’re winning away,” they chorused. Tottenham Hotspur were booed off, which tends to happen in these parts when the result is bad but the frustration was understandable. They failed singularly to build on Adebayor’s goal and the initial promise of Erik Lamela and Ryan Mason, and many of their players, went missing after the interval. Mike Ashley, the club’s owner, could beam from ear to ear and applaud the players off in enthusiastic fashion at the end. The last time he drew attention in London he had told a journalist outside the Golden Lion pub in Soho that Pardew would be sacked if Newcastle lost at Stoke City on 29 September. Pardew did lose but he remains alive.
This was a game that Tottenham expected to win, with Newcastle weakened by the injury-induced absence of Papiss Cissé and they did take charge early on when Adebayor punished slack marking to beat Tim Krul, who had been the hero of his team’s 1-0 win here last November. Tottenham Hotspur were booed off, which tends to happen in these parts when the result is bad but the frustration was understandable. They had failed to build on Adebayor’s goal and the initial promise of Érik Lamela and Ryan Mason, and everything seemed to desert them in the second half.
Adebayor has endured a stuttering season and his touch was not always looked assured once more but he manoeuvred himself into the space inside the area to rise and direct his header back into the far corner from Mason’s cross. Pardew cut a lonely figure inside his technical area. It felt like a soft concession. The Tottenham move had initially broken down after Lamela and Adebayor had combined to release Nacer Chadli on the left but Mason recycled it. It was Adebayor’s second goal of the season. Mauricio Pochettino,, the manager, said that the first-half represented the “best 45 minutes” of his tenure at the club, which seemed a bit strong given the shortage of end product. But he was left to address familiar questions about the team’s mentality and concentration – principally, how on earth could they allow one long ball on the second-half restart to leave Ameobi one-on-one with Lloris?
Tottenham enjoyed a few nice combinations in the first half but the overall tone was one of sloppiness from both teams. Younès Kaboul blasted two crosses out of touch, which drew murmurs of exasperation from the crowd and there was lots of wild long-range shooting. The concession affected them badly and, when Pérez scored Newcastle’s second, the game looked like slipping beyond them. Pochettino was lost for an explanation. To him it was mystifying.
Tottenham appealed for a first-minute penalty for handball against Daryl Janmaat, following Danny Rose’s burst into the area only for the referee Anthony Taylor to remain unmoved while for Newcastle, there was a half-chance for Colback on 15 minutes. He fluffed his lines after Lloris’s attempt to punch clear. Newcastle had lost the striker Papiss Cissé two hours before kick-off, as he felt a reaction in his knee to Saturday’s training session. So Pardew promoted Pérez and the visitors were fortunate to trail by only one at half-time. Adebayor scored it when his header from Mason’s cross punished slack Newcastle marking – it was only his second goal of the season – and Pochettino could reflect on some nice combinations from his players, even if there was the lack of incision.
Newcastle had offered very little before the interval but they bolted from the blocks in startling fashion in the second half. Pardew had sent his players out early and they went through a quick warm-up drill before their Tottenham counterparts had returned to the field. Newcastle offered very little in the first half – Pardew noted that they barely made a forward pass – but they bolted from the blocks in startling fashion after the interval. Pardew had sent his players out early and they went through a warm-up drill before their Tottenham counterparts had returned to the field.
Pochettino’s players were caught stone-cold, no one more so than the right-back, Eric Dier. Colback’s ball inside him ushered Ameobi through the inside left channel and his low finish arrowed into the far corner. Pochettino’s players were caught stone cold, nobody more so than the right-back, Eric Dier. Colback’s ball inside him ushered Ameobi through the inside-left channel and his low finish arrowed into the far corner. Pochettino was still in the tunnel when the ball hit the net.
Pochettino was still in the tunnel when the ball hit the net. The travelling Newcastle fans, after the season they have had, might have been forgiven for pinching themselves but things got even better for them when Pérez enjoyed his moment. The impressive Moussa Sissoko surged up the left and when he tapped the ball to Cabella there was the suspicion of offside. But there was no flag and Pérez stretched to meet Cabella’s cross with an excellent glancing header.
After the season that they have had, the travelling Newcastle fans might have been forgiven for pinching themselves. But things got even better for them when Pérez enjoyed his moment of glory. The impressive Moussa Sissoko surged up the left and when he tapped the ball to Cabella, there was the suspicion of offside. There was no flag, and Pérez rushed to meet Cabella’s cross with an excellent glancing header. Pochettino took off his coat and placed it to one side. The afternoon was getting hot for him and Tottenham. Christian Eriksen had gone close before Pérez’s goal but it was Newcastle who might have extended their lead, when Cabella wriggled free on the byline but opted to shoot rather than cut back and the ball swelled the side of the net.
Pochettino took off his coat and placed it to one side. The afternoon was getting hot for him and Tottenham. Christian Eriksen had gone close before Pérez’s goal but it was Newcastle who might have extended their lead, when Cabella wriggled free on the byline but opted to shoot rather than cut back. The ball swelled the side-netting. Tottenham knew it was not to be their day when Eriksen’s outswinging corner was bundled into his own net by the goalkeeper, Tim Krul, but the assistant referee correctly spotted that the ball had curled out before it came back in. The Tottenham substitute Harry Kane drew a save out of Krul but his team departed with a whimper.
Tottenham knew that it was not to be their day when Eriksen’s out-swinging corner was bundled into his own net by Krul. But the assistant referee correctly spotted that the ball had curled out before coming back in. The Tottenham substitute, Harry Kane, drew a save out of Krul but his team went with a whimper. Man of the match Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle United)