Steve Bruce claimed his first win as Newcastle United boss as Joelinton’s first Premier League goal earned a 1-0 triumph at Tottenham Hotspurs.
Bruce had seen his side slip to a 1-0 home defeat to Arsenal and a tame 3-1 loss to Norwich City in his opening two matches since taking charge.
Those setbacks only served to deepen the gloom that followed Rafael Benitez’s departure, but Newcastle produced a superb away performance as Spurs suffered an early slip up in the 2019-20 season.
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Tottenham were behind for much of their opening 3-1 win over Aston Villa but were unable to produce a similar turnaround this time, though the hosts were controversially denied a penalty after Jamaal Lascelles appeared to impede Harry Kane.
3 – Joelinton is the third Brazilian player to have scored for Newcastle in the Premier League, following Kenedy and Caçapa. Samba. pic.twitter.com/AktV1FrNHG
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VAR then denied Spurs a penalty as Jamaal Lascelles and Harry Kane collided in the penalty area with 12 minutes remaining, before Lucas Moura skied a fine chance moments later.
The result already leaves seventh-place Spurs five points behind leaders Liverpool, while Newcastle remain in the bottom three.
