Elanga and Wissa strike as Newcastle extends Spurs' miserable start to season
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Newcastle defeated Tottenham with goals from Elanga and Wissa, deepening Spurs' poor run of form early in the Premier League season.
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Attributed to original sourceIf ever you wanted to understand the distinction between ‘winning the transfer market’ and winning an actual football match, then this was the game for you. Tottenham’s first home fixture of the Premier League season began with adulatory focus on all their new players. It ended in decisive defeat to Newcastle as recruit after recruit failed to make their presence pay, while Newcastle’s forgotten forwards made hay. “Tottenham Hotspur, it’s happened again”, sang the Toon Army as if it needed pointing out.
Tottenham should have taken the lead in the first half they had the better of, but they had no response to impressive second-half strikes by first Anthony Elanga then Yoanne Wissa. What had looked like green shoots of positivity withered into nothing. For a Newcastle team itself a work in progress under Matthias Jaissle, this was a heartening victory achieved with still many of their own additions to come in.
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What happened
Newcastle United earned a Premier League victory over Tottenham, with Elanga and Wissa both finding the net. The result compounds what is being described as a miserable start to the season for Spurs. The win gives Newcastle valuable early-season momentum while piling pressure on the Tottenham camp heading into the next set of fixtures.
Chance analysis
Tottenham's slow start to the campaign is becoming a defining narrative, and another home loss to Newcastle only sharpens the scrutiny on the dressing room and the dugout. For Newcastle, the goals from Elanga and Wissa underline the attacking depth that has been built, and a win at a top-six rival carries real weight in the table. As the standings begin to take shape, the contrast between a Newcastle side finding its rhythm and a Spurs team searching for answers is the story to watch.
Newcastle gain momentum and confidence with an away win, while Tottenham's poor start intensifies pressure on results and potentially on the manager.