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Antonin Kinsky: Unlike his countryman, Lukas Hornicek, the Spurs goalkeeper had nothing to do in the first half but could only watch on as Elanga's shot went in off the post after the break before Wissa's improvised effort made it 2-0. 5

Archie Gray: Can never fault his effort but is he at his very best at right-back? 5

Micky van de Ven: The captain's first start of the season. Picked up a needless early booking, but went on to make a crucial sliding challenge to deny Wissa inside the box. 6

Jan Paul van Hecke: Got back to make a block to deny Willock. Comfort in possession allowed Spurs to bypass Newcastle press. Went close with header. 6

Andy Robertson: Carried a threat going forward in the first half but could not prevent Dedic winning a header to set up Elanga's goal. 5

Rodrigo Bentancur: Work often goes unseen. Broke up play and won ball back on a number of occasions. 5

Sandro Tonali: A shaky start as he came up against his former club for the first time. Clearly still building up fitness. At fault in build up to both goals. Ironically cheered by away fans as he came off. 4

Mateus Fernandes: First Premier League start for club. Always looked to be positive and deliveries from corners caused one or two problems in first half. 5

Pedro Porro: The World Cup winner played further forward on the right wing and had a couple of openings, seeing a shot blocked by Hall and a dipping volley go just over. 5

Omar Marmoush: Debutant was quickly parachuted into starting line-up, having tormented Newcastle so many times before with Manchester City. Hit side netting on volley. Smart reverse pass created opening for Robertson. 6

Mathys Tel: Saw one stinging effort well-saved, but also frustrated the crowd by giving the ball away. 4

Subs:

Kudus (on 68, Tel): Welcome return after being sidelined since January with a serious quad injury 5

Moore (on 68, Gray): 5

Udogie (on 68, Robertson) 5

Dominic Solanke (on 75, Tonali): 5

Subs not used: Dubravka, Senesi, Gallagher, Bergvall, Davies

Lukas Hornicek: Made saves to keep out Tel, Robertson and van Hecke's efforts when Newcastle were under pressure in the first half. His save from van Hecke's header left head coach Matthias Jaissle clenching his fists on the touchline. 7

Amar Dedic: Another impressive all-round performance from the summer signing little more than a week-and-a-half into his Newcastle career. Great knock-down header to set up first goal. Tino Livramento faces a real battle to win back his place. 7

Malick Thiaw: Captain again in Dan Burn's absence. A proper old-fashioned tussle with Marmoush at times, who kept him on his toes. 6

Sven Botman: Had a shaky pre-season but looking more assured. Appears to be benefitting from a run of games with the same back four. 6

Lewis Hall: Made a huge last-ditch block inside the box to prevent Porro from getting a shot away in first half. Defensively solid and no penalty fears this time. 7

Nico Gonzalez: An impressive debut. Kept composure even after booking. A stunning cross-field ball in the build up to Elanga's goal. 8

Lewis Miley: Goes about his work quietly but keeps the ball so well. 7

Anthony Elanga: Looks a reborn player full of confidence under Jaissle. Scored his second goal in two games with a smart turn and finish in off the post. His was the name repeatedly sung by the away supporters. 7.

Joe Willock: Made an instant impact after coming off the bench against Liverpool, but not as effective as a starter on Saturday. Got one of biggest cheers from Newcastle fans for a meaty challenge on Tonali. 5

Harvey Barnes: Fresh from scoring two goals in the midweek win over West Brom in the Carabao Cup, but did not offer same threat this time. Fired one effort way over and failed to pick out a team-mate on one promising breakaway after his cutback went straight into traffic. 5

Yoane Wissa: Led the line in injured William Osula's absence and repeatedly dropped deep to help his side. Clever overhead kick sealed the win. 7

Subs:

Sean Steur (on 71, Gonzalez): Sent in teasing deliver with corner in build up to Wissa's goal. 7

Nick Woltemade (on 71, Willock): Header set up Newcastle's second from Steur's corner. 7

Subs not used: Jaouen, Schar, Bamba, Toure, Murphy, Ramsey, Shahar

Luton Town have signed Tottenham Hotspur forward Jamie Donley on a season-long loan deal.

The 21-year-old Northern Ireland international has previously had loan spells with Leyton Orient, Stoke City and Oxford United.

"Jamie's a quality player and someone who we have kept our eye on since January," boss Jack Wilshere told the club website., external

"He's a player that can make the difference in the final third, and he also gives us something different in the centre of midfield, being left-footed."

We all thought this was going to be Tottenham's season but their defeat by Brentford was one of the extreme results at the weekend.

Roberto de Zerbi's said after the game that the players weren't fit enough, lost all the duels, weren't physical enough then used excuses about the pre-season and players coming in after the World Cup.

It looks like Newcastle are going to be the counter-attack kings this season. They've brought Nico Gonzalez in but whether he'll start I'm not sure but they have got pace as well.

Anthony Elanga scored last week having not scored at all in the Premier League last season but I have to say I haven't got a clue what this will be. I'm going to go for a Spurs win but I couldn't tell you why.

Sutton's prediction: 2-1

Goodbye

FT: Tottenham 0-2 Newcastle

Right, it's very nearly time to bring this to a close.

We are back for four more games on Sunday.

I'll leave you with tonight's Match of the Day running order. You can watch it on BBC One and the BBC iPlayer at 22:25 BST.

Thanks for your company.

'The DNA of Newcastle is a good fit for us'

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Newcastle boss Matthias Jaissle, speaking to Sky Sports: "Incredible. Really proud, we are really proud as a club and coaching staff to see the team delivering on the pitch and also seeing players committed to what we are doing. Proud and a moment to enjoy.

"We did well also last week. It was a step in the right direction again with a strong opponent, huge signings. The way we handled the opponent was amazing.

"It is always the same as a coach, you try to emphasise where you can stretch the opponent and find gaps. We tried to keep our priniciples. The DNA of Newcastle is a good fit to the playing style I like to see so therefore we saw already in the past similarities."

On Nico Gonzalez and his performance: "I am happy that you somehow think I am smart. When he has the ball he has a good timing, when to deliver and also when to slow down the game. A really good debut."

On improvement in players like Anthony Elanga and Yoane Wissa under him: "I don't take the compliments yet. I try just to encourage them, motivate them and support them, not only those two but the whole squad. I am really happy to see the improvement.

"It means a lot. I just said to the lads in the locker room we can count now our defensive stability. The clean sheet today was a big goal.

"We have ambitions, we know what is needed. The squad is strong but there are still a couple of days left then we can talk again."

'We will not panic'

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Tottenham boss Roberto de Zerbi, speaking to Sky Sports: "I think for 65 minutes we played better than Newcastle, we had a chance to score and didn't score. And then after the goal we lost the distances. We created other chances but if you analyse the game, we had more chances, more shots, we are not a team yet and have to improve on a lot of things but that is normal for a new team.

"Forget the result. I am not angry, we are working well and were unlucky today with the result.

"We had more control of the ball, we can improve in the defensive phase with the distances. Sometimes we regained the ball and had chances to score and also with the ball we can improve and keep it much better but it is part of this work when you change many players and start a new project with a new team."

On early concerns: "We will not panic. I know very well where we are going, what the plan is and what difficult problems we could find in our way. I am sorry for the fans and sorry for the players for the result but we have to improve and to change two seasons like the last two is impossible in 10 days and with people in the transfer market. We have to work hard on the pitch and find the connection with the players because last season before the end of the season we were in the Championship and we stayed up together.

"Now we have to keep clam and focus on improvement. We have a great squad and great players, we can't use all the players we brought but if we work in this way and believe in ourselves I think we will change the last two seasons. If the rush is more important than the journey we can't find the solutions to the last two seasons."

'An unfair result'

FT: Tottenham 0-2 Newcastle

Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham boss Roberto de Zerbi, speaking to BBC Sport: "Disappointed for the result because until the first goal we conceded I think we played better than Newcastle. We lost ball possession in the first half because we didn't defend in the right way, the distance between the defenders and attackers was too big.

"We can improve in the defensive phases but today was an unfair result.

"At the beginning of the second half we had some chance to create the potential chances. We created many chances to score, we have to improve the last decision, because that will make a difference. At the end we are disappointed for the result and our fans. We are working to be a great team. When we become a team I think we can change the story of the last two seasons for Tottenham.

"We are working to be good on the pitch, if you believe in work and training then you have to improve day by day."

'This group has so much potential'

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Newcastle midfielder Nico Gonzalez, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "It was amazing. I have been four days here so it wasn't easy for me to start but I am really happy for the work I have done and the team has done.

"The idea [in the second half] was the same but we made a few adjustments and were a little more aggressive on them. I think that this group has so much potential, we are really young and have so much space to improve and even today I felt like we kept on improving and feeling more comfortable and that is the way we need to keep going."

On his pass for the first goal: "It is something I spoke a lot about with the coach. He wants me to see these kind of balls and I tried a few in the first half and the second half and we scored. It is something we have tried to work on. In the second half we said, 'we have to keep doing this because it is really hard to defend these types of players. I hope it gives us many more goals this season."

It has been an eventful summer on Tyneside, but 25 May proved a particularly significant date.

On the same day Tottenham Hotspur manager Roberto de Zerbi reached out to Sandro Tonali, Newcastle United announced Lewis Miley had signed a new long-term contract.

Newcastle have recruited three midfielders this summer to offset the departures of Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes to Spurs and Arsenal, but it is rather telling that manager Matthias Jaissle is already a "big fan" of one he inherited.

Jaissle certainly did not think twice about starting Miley against Liverpool on the opening weekend, despite him only playing 45 minutes in pre-season following a spell out with a broken leg.

Newcastle have since signed Nico Gonzalez from Manchester City in a deal worth up to £52m,, external but the new arrival is expected to complement Miley rather than hinder his progress and the academy graduate looks set to keep his place as he faces Tonali for the first time at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday (17:30 BST).

After previously learning from Tonali and Guimaraes, the 20-year-old now has the chance to step up in his natural role in the middle of the park.

Kieran Trippier believes his "very humble" former team-mate Miley is "more than capable" of doing just that.

"You can see the development from when he first started training with the first team to where he is now," the ex-England defender said.

"He's become a big presence and his ability for his age is immense. He can go as far as he wants to - I believe in him that much.

"But the most important thing is that he's grounded and always wants to learn. That will stand him in really good stead."

Miley's level-headedness also made him a firm favourite of former Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe.

Howe even trusted Miley to fill in out of postion at right-back when Tino Livramento sustained a series of niggling injuries in his final campaign in charge.

Miley, as a result, ended up playing the most minutes (1,403) of any English teenager in the Premier League last season before he turned 20 in May.

Of those players aged 19 and under in the top flight at the time, from all nations, Miley ranked first for assists (four), successful passes (738), successful passes in the final third (188) and line-breaking passes (164).

But he also showed the gritty side of his game.

Although Miley played a number of matches at full-back, which naturally led to more defensive situations, he was still first among teenagers for interceptions (20), second for possession won (69) and third for successful duels (84).

He has since taken that experience back into midfield and put in an assured all-round performance in the 2-2 draw against Liverpool last week.

"Not to put too much pressure on him but, honestly, coming back from a long injury with a really short pre-season and showing that in the first match is something special," Jaissle said.

"I'm just proud to be a part of his development now because, hopefully, we have a player with a really bright future."

Tottenham Hotspur have rejected a season-long loan offer from Sunderland for defender Kevin Danso.

The Austria centre-back made his first appearance of the season in Wednesday's Carabao Cup win over Charlton, coming on as a second-half substitute.

But Danso's first-team chances are likely to be limited this season after the signings of central defenders Marcos Senesi and Jan Paul van Hecke, while Micky van de Ven has signed a new contract and been named captain.

It now remains to be seen whether Sunderland continue their interest in the 27-year-old, who has made 37 appearances for Spurs.

Danso was signed on loan from Lens in January 2025 and the deal was made permanent later that year with Spurs paying the French club £20.9m.

Big-spending Tottenham host a Newcastle side that boast an excellent recent record against the north Londoners. BBC Sport takes a look at some of the key themes..

After making such a shocking start to the season against Brentford last Saturday, Tottenham's 5-1 victory against Charlton in the League Cup at least provided a much-needed fillip.

The manner of Spurs' insipid defeat at the Gtech Community Stadium was as bad as anything seen under Thomas Frank or Igor Tudor last season and was of great worry to boss Roberto de Zerbi and fans alike.

Brentford had an xG of 3.87, six big chances and their 26 shots was the most Spurs had faced in 142 Premier League fixtures dating all the way back until October 2022.

The Lilywhites have accrued just 79 points from their last 77 Premier League matches since the start of the 2024-25 campaign, a tally that is under half Arsenal's total of 162 across the same period.

Just 36 of those points have come at home and surely top of De Zerbi's to-do list this season will be getting the club back to winning ways in front of their own supporters.

The north Londoners have a poor recent record against the Geordies with only one win in eight league encounters (D1, L6) and no clean sheet in 14.

Not only that, but Newcastle's tally of 13 away wins at Spurs in the Premier League is more than they've recorded against any other club.

One thing that has been guaranteed in meetings between these sides is goals. It is the most played fixture in Premier League history to never end 0-0, with at least one goal scored in all 62 of their meetings.

Fans were thrilled with the cameo by new recruit Savio against Charlton as he notched a goal and an assist on his debut. At £75m (rising to £85m with add ons), he's remarkably only the club's third most expensive signing of this summer alone following their unprecedented splurge in the transfer market.

But other than netting nine times for Girona in 2023-24, the Brazilian has never scored more than once in a top-flight season, a figure De Zerbi wants a huge improvement on. "The best wingers score many goals," the Spurs boss says. "I spoke with him: we put the (target) on 10-12 goals because we need 10-12 goals from the wingers."

New signing Omar Marmoush is available to play, as is Micky van de Ven. Mohammed Kudus may have to come off the bench. James Maddison is a doubt after experiencing pain in his left shoulder during the Brentford defeat.

Marmoush is "a very smart player who understands football like a coach". De Zerbi said the Egyptian has qualities no-one else on the squad has, and that he could play as a central striker or a number 10.

De Zerbi said that he is "very happy" with Spurs' transfer business so far, that it has exceeded the expectation he had at the start of the window.

He praised the potential of the young players they have brought in, as well as the "atmosphere and behaviour" which arrived with the more experienced players Spurs have attracted during the window.

Asked about further business to be done, De Zerbi suggested "one player more in one specific position" and noted that he and the owner went for dinner on Thursday and they are on the same page.

On players knowing their place in the squad: "I've been very clear with players, I've told players that if you speak clearly from the beginning, you can't expect surprise. To stay here, they have to feel happy and proud. It's a long and emotional season because we are building a new project with new players. We need the right spirit, first of all, then the right qualities and the organisation of the play."

On players who might want to leave: "If you want to leave and you have not found an offer, it's your problem, not mine. I give respect, I kiss you, I hug you and you have to stay calm inside of the dressing room - not speak too much - because the rules have been clear from the beginning and the end. It's not my problem."

He believes the rules around balancing foreign and homegrown players in each squad are "right".

De Zerbi acknowledged that his team "have to play better, much better" than they did against Brentford.

He clarified that Spurs need time "to play our best" but that they still have the quality to win the game.

On Pape Matar Sarr: "He's good, [but] we have to see in the last day of the market what can happen with him."