Richarlison scored twice as Spurs ended their five-game winless run with a scintillating 4-1 thrashing of top-four rivals Newcastle on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Making his first begin since October, Richarlison transformed a Heung-Min Son cross from shut vary for his first purpose then added his second from a looping Pedro Porro cross within the second half.
Earlier, defender Future Udogie had given Spurs the lead when he powered dwelling one other left-wing supply from Son, who later added their fourth from the penalty spot having been introduced down by Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Dubravka.
Tottenham got here into the sport having surrendered the lead in 5 consecutive video games however the victory by no means regarded doubtful on this event, regardless of Joelinton’s stoppage-time comfort purpose, with the injury-hit guests slumping to a second heavy defeat in three days following their 3-0 reverse towards Everton.
The win retains Spurs inside three factors of the highest 4 and places them three away from sixth-placed Manchester United. Newcastle, in the meantime, now sit seven factors off fourth place in seventh.
Participant scores:
Tottenham: Vicario (7), Porro (8), Romero (7), Davies (7), Udogie (8), Sarr (7), Bissouma (7), Johnson (8), Kulusevski (8), Richarlison (8), Son (9).
Subs: Hojbjerg (6), Lo Celso (7), Skipp (6), Gil (6), Donley (6).
Newcastle: Dubravka (5), Trippier (4), Schar (5), Lascelles (5), Livramento (5), Miley (6), Guimaraes (6), Joelinton (6), Almiron (6), Gordon (6), Isak (6).
Subs: Wilson (7), Longstaff (6), Corridor (6), Ritchie (6), Krafth (6).
Participant of the Match: Heung-Min Son
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Udogie’s first Tottenham purpose put the hosts in entrance
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Richarlison added Tottenham’s second purpose
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Richarlison added his second and Spurs’ third
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Son’s penalty made it 4 for Spurs
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Joelinton netted a late Newcastle comfort
How Spurs overwhelmed Newcastle
Characteristically, Postecoglou’s response to Tottenham’s poor kind was to throw an additional attacker into his beginning line-up, with Richarlison becoming a member of Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski and Son of their ahead line. It proved an impressed choice.
Staff information: Richarlison handed begin
Richarlison got here into Tottenham’s beginning line-up for the primary time since October whereas Pape Matar Sarr additionally returned.
Newcastle named the identical 10 outfield gamers for the fifth consecutive recreation, with Martin Dubravka deputising for Nick Pope in purpose.
There was an early let-off for the hosts when Ben Davies acquired a significant toe to Anthony Gordon’s low cross to stop Alexander Isak from changing what would have been a easy probability, however quickly Newcastle had been pinned again and unable to include Spurs’ forwards.
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Future Udogie scores for Spurs towards Newcastle
Miguel Almiron hacked a Cristian Romero header off the road following a nook and shortly afterwards there was a touch at what was to come back, with Richarlison narrowly lacking a whipped cross from Son, who was giving Kieran Trippier a torrid time on Spurs’ left.
Son acquired the higher of Trippier once more for the opener, accumulating Udogie’s cross and producing one other tremendous cross for the left-back to internet his first purpose for the membership from close-range having ghosted into the field untracked.
Spurs ought to have doubled their lead a couple of minutes later when Johnson’s low cross was dragged woefully extensive from Pape Matar Sarr, with Spurs gamers queuing up behind him.
One other Spurs lapse gave Almiron an opportunity to equalise after that as Johnson gave the ball away in his personal half, however Guglielmo Vicario made a cushty save and the hosts quickly resumed the onslaught.
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Richarlison performs a cross early on in Spurs’ conflict with Newcastle
Trippier was at fault once more for the second purpose as Son beat him with ease to chop the ball again for Richarlison, who ought to have then added a 3rd earlier than the break when he one way or the other failed to attach with a Kulusevski cross from point-blank vary.
He did not have to attend lengthy for a second purpose, nevertheless, including Spurs’ third when he managed Porro’s ball excessive within the sixtieth minute and beat the out-of-position Dubravka.
Spurs continued to dominate however they had been lucky to not be lowered to 10 males when Romero went in with a reckless stamp on Newcastle substitute Callum Wilson, for which he was solely booked.
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Heung-Min Son celebrates after changing a penalty to place Spurs 4-0 up
Spurs then added their fourth when Son sprang the Newcastle offside lure and drew a foul from Dubravka, earlier than dusting himself all the way down to dispatch the penalty for his tenth Premier League purpose of the marketing campaign.
Spurs had probabilities to increase their lead additional, with Johnston placing the woodwork and Oliver Skipp drawing a save from Dubravka, however Newcastle went up the opposite finish and grabbed a comfort purpose, pouncing on some defensive sloppiness as Joelinton slid dwelling from Wilson’s cross.
There was no dampening the Spurs get together, nevertheless, as Postecoglou’s facet celebrated an emphatic return to profitable methods – and a cathartic return to kind for Richarlison particularly.
What’s subsequent?
Tottenham head to Nottingham Forest for Friday Evening Soccer on December 15, reside on Sky Sports activities. Kick-off 8pm.
Newcastle should beat AC Milan at St James’ Park of their closing Group F Champions League recreation on Wednesday December 13 and hope already-qualified Dortmund can decide up not less than some extent at dwelling to Paris Saint Germain to leapfrog the French champions and sneak into second spot. Kick-off 8pm.
Eddie Howe’s facet then host Fulham within the Premier League on Saturday December 16. Kick-off 3pm.