August 29, 2026 at 09:00 PM
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Newcastle confidently dealt with Tottenham
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London's Tottenham this summer spent crazy money in the transfer market so that the failures of last season's sample will finally remain in history. Then the arrival of Roberto De Zerbi as the head coach of "Spurs" helped the team to keep its place in the "elite" division, but when the new campaign started, they were simply moved in the first game by Brentford on their own field (0:3).
After that, Tottenham had a home clash against Newcastle in the second round, who paid a hefty sum for Alessandro Tonali, but he is currently on his way to becoming a leader at his new club. However, the participation of the Italian in the match against former partners, among whom many names have actually changed, including the head coach, was not discussed. "Spurs" had to play for a winning result in front of their home crowd.
However, instead, he almost repeated the experience of the unsuccessful previous game, when in the very first seconds, Elanga overthrew the goalkeeper from a sharp corner on the right flank of the free kick, but did not hit the far post. Tottenham's defense again made a lot of mistakes and created problems for itself, but, unlike the previous game, managed to stabilize over time. And even the home team's attack began to work properly in the first half.
However, De Dzerby's team faced a new problem - Marmus was signed for yet another insane amount of money, but still there was a constant lack of someone who could make a decisive touch in someone else's penalty area. Or at least score a little better than Pedro Porro in his killer moments inside the penalty box, because the nominal defender this time played almost no winger at all. But he was also one of the most active members of his own team, which should also be noted.
Overall, Tottenham were definitely more interesting than Matthias Jaissle's team for most of the first half, but the second started with a delay in scoring chances and gave Newcastle a head start. With bad consequences for yourself, where can you go without it. In the 62nd minute, Nico González launched a diagonal pass down the right wing for Dedic, who headed the free kick to Elanga, who curled a shot from under the defender under the far post with a ricochet that sent the ball into the back of the net.
And just 10 minutes later, "Spurs" conceded for the second time as a result of a corner, when Voltemade dropped a pass from the right wing on the far side, and Vissa managed to put the ball past Kinski from a few meters into the goal. Later, we looked at the attempts of the Londoners to score at least a prestigious goal for the first time this season. However, no, the moments of Marmus and Solanke ended without productive actions, so the money is spent, the transfer window closes little by little, and there is no result for De Dzerby's team. Although the sprouts of some game are still present. Jaissle, who was deprived of a bunch of great performers, started much better.
In the next round, London's Tottenham will visit Nottingham Forest, while Newcastle will host Bournemouth.
Tottenham — Newcastle 0:2
Goals: Elanga, 62, Vissa, 72
Tottenham: Kinski, Jr. — Gray (Moore, 69), van Geke, van de Ven, Robertson (Udogi, 68) — Tonali (Solanke, 75), Bentancourt — Porro, Fernandes, Thel (Qudus, 69) — Marmouche.
Newcastle: Gorinchek - Dedic, Botman, Tiav, Hall - N. Gonzalez (Ster, 71), Miley - Elanga (Murphy, 82), Willock (Woltemade, 71), Barnes (Toure, 90+3) - Wissa (Ramsey, 82).
Warnings: van de Ven - Gonzalez, Bothman

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