Tottenham had been booed off but once more as Newcastle secured a uncommon 2-1 win away from dwelling to compound the strain on Spurs head coach Thomas Frank.
The defeat means Frank now has the bottom win proportion of any Spurs supervisor within the Premier League period, with a win charge of simply 26.9 per cent, because the membership now drop into sixteenth, firmly within the relegation battle.
The Dane was booed by followers earlier than kick-off however the dwelling crowd did rally behind their facet all through the sport, which appeared to spark a response after Archie Grey tapped dwelling an equaliser within the second half following Malick Thiaw’s opener earlier than the break.
The aid and positivity had been short-lived for Spurs followers, although, as Jacob Ramsey restored the lead for Newcastle 4 minutes later, sweeping dwelling from contained in the field regardless of being surrounded by defenders.
Newcastle United’s Jacob Ramsey scores their second aim
Frank known as for his facet to be “desperate” to win video games within the build-up to this fixture however in actuality, it was one more tepid and disjointed show, with Newcastle clearly the higher facet regardless of their struggles on the highway.
The guests had gained simply two of their final 15 league video games away from dwelling earlier than this recreation however managed this fixture from the beginning.
The victory possible ought to have been extra convincing, however Joe Willock’s aim was dominated out for the “closest” offside name former referee Mike Dean had seen six minutes earlier than Thiaw broke the impasse.
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Mike Dean and Michael Dawson react to Joe Willock’s aim that was dominated out for offside by the tightest of margins in Newcastle’s Premier League conflict with Tottenham Hotspur.
Strain was piled on each bosses heading into this fixture nevertheless it was Howe who alleviated it, securing an important win to take Newcastle into tenth place and snapping their run of 4 video games with no win within the top-flight.
In the meantime, Spurs winless run stretches to eight video games within the league, with no victory in 2026 as of but.
Chants of “you’re getting sacked in the morning” and “we want Frank out” emerged from the house crowd earlier than the full-time whistle, alongside loud boos all through, with Frank’s place now creeping in the direction of untenable.
Tottenham have 12 days of respite earlier than their subsequent outing – nevertheless it arrives in opposition to desk toppers and rivals Arsenal, dwell on Sky Sports activities, on February 22.
