Newcastle 2-1 Tottenham Post Match: Alexander Isak Punishes Wasteful Spurs

Alexander Isak got the winner as Eddie Howe’s men held firm at St James’ Park. 

Alexander Isak got the decisive goal for Newcastle United in a hard-fought 2-1 win over Tottenham at St James’ Park on Sunday.

Ange Postecoglou’s side were the superior team for long stretches of the game and created some decent openings, but Newcastle sliced through them in the second half to seal victory through Isak.

It was his fifth Premier League goal against Tottenham, scoring more against no other side.

Harvey Barnes had given them a first-half lead, which was wiped out by a Dan Burn own goal. Isak, however, ensured Newcastle won their first two home league games of a top-flight season for the first time since 2000-01.

Newcastle United have won both of their first two home matches of a league season for the first time since 2009-10 in the Championship, and first time in the Premier League since 2000-01.

Tottenham have lost four of their last six away Premier League games (W1 D1), more than their first 15 on the road under Ange Postecoglou beforehand (W6 D6 L3).

None of the last 80 league meetings between Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur have been goalless; it’s only the seventh fixture in English top-flight history to go 80+ games in a row without a 0-0.

This was Newcastle’s 26th Premier League win over Tottenham, their joint-most against a single opponent in the competition (also 26 v Aston Villa).

Since the start of last season, Alexander Isak has scored 15 Premier League goals at St. James’ Park, with only Erling Haaland (18 at Etihad Stadium) and Cole Palmer (16 at Stamford Bridge) scoring more at a single venue in this time.

Harvey Barnes has scored in back-to-back starts in the Premier League for the first time since November 2022 with Leicester City. He hadn’t scored in any of his first six league starts for Newcastle before this.

Newcastle’s Dan Burn scored his second Premier League own goal, and first since January 2021 against Wolves for Brighton.