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Newcastle United secured a 2-1 win against Tottenham Hotspur courtesy of goals from Harvey Barnes and Alexander Isak.

Barnes gave them the lead in the first-half as he pounced on a good ball from Lloyd Kelly to guide the ball past Guglielmo Vicario in the Tottenham Hotspur goal. Spurs then pegged back their hosts before Alexander Isak restored their lead with 12 minutes of normal time left to play.

The win ensured Newcastle would end the first period of the Premier League unbeaten as they head into the international break having taken seven points from their first three league games and progressed in the Carabao Cup. Whilst Isak will get the headlines, as will a returning Sandro Tonali who made his first St James’ Park appearance since returning from a ten-month ban, it was Barnes’ opener that sent the Magpies on their way.

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That goal marked his second goal in back-to-back starts for the Magpies having also netted against Brentford in the final game of last season. After a frustrating debut campaign on Tyneside, Barnes will be hoping to have a more successful second season.

His strike against Spurs certainly caught the attention of Alan Shearer who described the win as ‘huge’.

Taking to X, on Barnes’ goal, Shearer wrote: ‘Gan on @harveybarnes97 #NEWTOT’

And on the win, he wrote: ‘A huge win for the Toon despite not being at their best!!! #NEWTOT’

Newcastle United’s win against Spurs ensured they ended the day three points above their opponents as Howe’s side head into the international break among a clutch of team still yet to taste defeat.

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Newcastle United defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 at St James’ Park to end a frustrating summer on a high.

Newcastle United ended the summer window having made just two senior outfield signings in the form of Lloyd Kelly and Will Osula. Their pursuit of Marc Guehi ended in frustration but their return to action saw them record a 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur in a result that slightly allays fears on Tyneside.

The Magpies were watched on by chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan who sat alongside CEO Darren Eales and sporting director Paul Mitchell. Jamie Reuben was also in attendance as Harvey Barnes and Alexander Isak secured all three points for Eddie Howe’s side.

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Taking to X after the game, Reuben revealed he was ‘proud’ of Newcastle’s efforts against Spurs and revealed that he and his fellow owners remain ‘committed’ to achieving their vision despite an underwhelming summer window.

He wrote: ‘So proud of that result today - we have a brilliant manager, group of players and together with management -ownership is committed to delivering the highest levels of football at @nufc for our supporters who give up so much of their time and money to support this great football club, there will always be bumps along that road but we are one #United Team in our pursuit of that ambition’

Newcastle United now have a fortnight to wait until their next Premier League game. That will come against Wolves at Molineux on Sunday 15 September before a trip to Craven Cottage the following Saturday.

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Newcastle United chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan watched on as Eddie Howe and his side bounced back from a frustrating transfer window with a 2-1 win.

Newcastle beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 at St James’ Park with Harvey Barnes and Alexander Isak scoring either side of a Dan Burn own goal. It sees The Magpies continue their unbeaten start to the new season after four games.

“It was a really tough game,” Howe said afterwards. “Second half in particular. I thought first half was pretty even but we came under pressure, I thought we defended our goal really well.

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“A great response really from the players, from the guys that came on the pitch to find a way to win. It's so difficult to win in this league, especially if you're not at your absolute best and we're finding a way to do it.

“So it's great signs, but we know longer term, we're going to need to improve our performance. Hopefully now all the off-field talk can disappear and we can focus on the pitch and the players that matter.”

Newcastle head into the international break unbeaten but it follows a very frustrating summer in which the club didn’t make any major signings.

“Well, it's massive and you need to win at any stage, but I think when there's difficult moments and this transfer window has been tough for us,” Howe added. “I think it's even more important because it just enables you to see things clearly and to move forward with positive momentum. Hopefully we can do that.”

After a turbulent summer off the field, Newcastle chairman and PIF governor Yasir Al Rumayyan was in attendance at St James’ Park.

“No [I haven’t spoken to him],” the Newcastle boss continued. “But I hope to catch up with them afterwards.

“Challenging [summer] in one word. Challenging because we knew going into the window, it was going to be challenging and it proved no different. The only thing I can do is tell you my feelings and that'll be the same for everyone connected with the club.

“There's no one in a different position who's connected with the club that's wanting to do as good a job as we all can and try and improve the squad, it was challenging. But by not spending the sums that maybe was expected hopefully, that helps us in future windows.

“I don't know as I sit here today hopefully, that gives us a bit more freedom in the future to be a bit more proactive.”

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Alexander Isak scored his first goal of the season as Newcastle United beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 at St James’ Park on Sunday.

Harvey Barnes’ first-half opener was cancelled out by a Dan Burn own goal in the second half before Isak stepped up and tapped in the winner from Jacob Murphy’s pass to give Newcastle the win. It’s now four games unbeaten for The Magpies, who have picked up seven points from their first three Premier League matches for the first time since the 2011-12 season.

It had been a frustrating start to the season for Isak in front of goal as he finally got off the mark for the new season having hit 25 goals last season.

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“It is my first goal for the season so it's a good feeling that I score that one and we get the win,” Isak told Sky Sports. “Generally we weren't expecting to have too much of the ball. We wanted to be dangerous on the counter-attack. It wasn't the most beautiful game from our side but we defended really well and scored two so that's good.

"You always have to be concentrated. It's easy to get frustrated. It was a tough game and tough for me - I wasn't at my sharpest. Jacob Murphy had a great assist, very selfless, so it was just being in the right place.

"We've always, at home, felt like we have that extra energy. We have spoken about using that. In the second half when we had a bit of a dip in our performance, we got some energy. Small changes made a big difference and really helped us get the win."

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Newcastle United’s starting line-up to face Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League has been confirmed with a big decision made regarding Sandro Tonali.

After impressing on his return at Nottingham Forest, Tonali has dropped back to the bench as one of five changes from the Carabao Cup win. Kieran Trippier, Miguel Almiron and Lewis Hall drop to the bench while Joe Willock misses out due to injury.

There was an unexpected injury boost on the bench with Martin Dubravka named back in the side despite missing the last two matches due to a concussion. Eddie Howe has also named a front three of Anthony Gordon, Harvey Barnes and Alexander Isak, the same front three that started the 4-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur back in April.

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Summer signing Lloyd Kelly makes his full home debut at left-back while Tino Livramento comes in at right-back fresh from a first England call-up. Bruno Guimaraes starts as captain while Sean Longstaff returns to the starting line-up after coming off the bench and netting the winning penalty at the City Ground in midweek.

NUFC XI v Spurs: Pope; Livramento, Krafth, Burn, Kelly; Joelinton, Longstaff, Guimaraes; Gordon, Barnes, Isak

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The match officials for Newcastle United’s Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur have been confirmed.

Robert Jones will be the referee for the match at St James’ Park assisted by Ian Hussin and Nick Greenhalgh with Darren Bond as fourth official. Jones’ last match refereeing Newcastle was the 3-2 defeat at Manchester United in the penultimate match of the 2023-24 season.

Jones’ appointment as referee of a Newcastle match in the penultimate match of the 2022-23 season caused controversy. With The Magpies chasing Champions League football ahead of Liverpool, the Merseyside-based referee was chosen to officiate Newcastle’s match against Brighton & Hove Albion at St James’ Park.

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Newcastle fans took to social media to voice their concern regarding the appointment but Eddie Howe’s side ultimately won the match 4-1 and ended up qualifying for the Champions League. In addition to the defeat at Old Trafford, Jones also officiated Newcastle’s 4-3 win over West Ham United, 1-0 win over Manchester United and 1-0 defeat at Manchester City last season.

Jones’ previous visit to St James’ Park, the win over West Ham, saw him send Anthony Gordon off and award two penalties to the home side that were converted by Alexander Isak. West Ham were also controversially allowed a goal despite Fabian Schar being down with a head injury.

Newcastle’s opening two Premier League games have experienced VAR controversy with Schar sent off against Southampton and AFC Bournemouth being disallowed a stoppage-time winner. Stuart Attwell will be on VAR duty for the match, assisted by Natalie Aspinall.

Newcastle and Spurs head into Sunday’s match having picked up four points from their opening two games. The Magpies beat Spurs 4-0 at St James’ Park back in April and 6-1 the season prior.

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Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe confirmed a training ground injury ahead of Sunday’s match against Tottenham Hotspur (1:30pm kick-off).

Goalkeeper Martin Dubravka has been absent from Newcastle’s last two matchday squads due to a concussion. Summer signing John Ruddy has been called up to the bench for the matches at AFC Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest in Dubravka’s absence.

The club must follow the relevant concussion protocol which prevents players from playing matches for at least six days but symptoms can often last longer, delaying a potential return.

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And Howe has now confirmed that the injury was picked up on the training ground and hopes to have Dubravka back available for selection shortly.

“He's had a concussion so that's something we've been monitoring due to a training ground collision with a player,” Howe said. “Hopefully he's nearing a full return to fitness.”

Newcastle face Tottenham Hotspur at St James’ Park on Sunday as they look to continue their unbeaten start to the new season.

Dubravka was in goal for the previous meeting between the sides back in April as he kept a clean sheet in a 4-0 win. The Magpies head into the match with five senior goalkeepers under contract following the summer arrivals of Ruddy and Odysseas Vlachodimos.

Although at least one goalkeeper is set to be left out of Newcastle’s 25-man squad which will be ratified next week, Howe is content with the situation.

“The goalkeeper situation is fine,” he said. “We've got a good team of goalkeepers who are pushing each other daily.”

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Newcastle United have been handed a small injury boost with Joe Willock’s thigh issue not as bad as first feared.

Willock was forced off after scoring in Newcastle’s Carabao Cup second-round win at Nottingham Forest on Wednesday night with a thigh issue that head coach Eddie Howe said ‘didn’t look good’ as he described it as a ‘huge blow’. The 25-year-old midfielder is set to miss Sunday’s Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur at St James’ Park.

When asked about Willock’s injury ahead of the Spurs match, Howe said: "Joe had a scan [on Thursday], an early scan, it is relatively good news.

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“I don’t think it is a serious injury, but it is early, so we will re-scan again in a few days again to confirm that.” It was a more positive update after Howe initially told The Gazette: “A huge blow for [Willock] and for us. We just hope it's not serious.

“It doesn't look good, he's feeling a pain in his thigh so we'll have to wait and see how serious it is.”

In addition to Willock, Newcastle also have Callum Wilson, Lewis Miley, Sven Botman and Jamaal Lascelles out injured against Spurs while Fabian Schar will serve the final match of his three-match suspension.

Martin Dubravka is also a doubt with a concussion injury picked up in training that has seen him miss the last two matches. Newcastle have made an unbeaten start to the new season with four point from their opening two Premier League matches against Southampton and AFC Bournemouth before progressing to the third round of the Carabao Cup after beating Forest on penalties.

The Magpies have taken four points from their first two league games and progressed in the Carabao Cup over Premier League opposition in the form of Nottingham Forest on Wednesday night - albeit on penalties. However, this weekend sees them face their toughest test yet when Ange Postecoglou brings his Tottenham Hotspur side to St James’ Park.

Spurs have also taken four points from their first two league games and defeated Everton 4-0 last weekend as they look to push for Champions League qualification. Postecoglou, though, may be without new signing Dominic Solanke who was injured during their win against Leicester City on the opening weekend of the season.

Howe, meanwhile, will still be without the suspended Fabian Schar and a few long-term injured players. Sandro Tonali could be handed his first Premier League start in over ten months this weekend after playing over an hour at the CIty Ground upon his return to the first-team.

Here, we take a look at the starting XI that Howe could name for the visit of Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. Do you agree with our picks? Follow us on our social media channels and let us know your thoughts there.

Both Eddie Howe and Ange Postecoglou’s sides have taken four points from their first two games with their meeting on Sunday set to be a good barometer of where both teams are at the early stages of the season. Newcastle United won this meeting 4-0 back in April, but will be wary of a Spurs team that put four past Everton at the weekend.

Howe will continue to be without Fabian Schar as he serves the final match of his three game ban following his red card against Southampton. He will also have to deal with a number of long-term injuries as well as a fresh blow for Joe Willock who limped off against Nottingham Forest on Wednesday night.

Spurs, meanwhile, also have a couple of injuries to worry about with their star summer signing, Dominic Solanke, potentially set to miss the trip to St James’ Park. The former Bournemouth man enjoys a good record against the Magpies from his time at the Vitality Stadium.

Here, we take a look at the latest injury and suspension news from both camps ahead of Sunday’s game between Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur: