Tottenham 0-2 Newcastle Match Report: Sandro Tonali struggles against his old side

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Tottenham Hotspur have now suffered back-to-back Premier League defeats after Newcastle United added to their miserable start to the new season with a 2-0 victory in north London.Spurs slumped to a 3-0 loss to Brentford on the opening day of the Premier League, and they have now made it two defeats from two after being beaten 2-0 by Newcastle United at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.That came despite the confidence boost in midweek when Spurs put five past Championship side Charlton Athletic in the Carabao Cup, with that same attacking intent not quite carrying over into the Premier League today.Scorer and assister on his Tottenham debut from that game, Savio was left out of the Tottenham squad due to ‘muscle fatigue’. He should be fit to start next weekend, but his absence was certainly felt today.His former Manchester City teammate Omar Marmoush, meanwhile, was only announced as a Tottenham player on Thursday but was immediately thrown into the starting XI. The Egyptian rarely looked out of place in the side, although even he was unable to provide enough to prevent Spurs from falling to another disappointing defeat.Here is our Tottenham 0-2 Newcastle United match report.Photo by Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty ImagesFirst half: Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle UnitedIt was a nervy opening from the home side, with Tottenham repeatedly giving the ball away cheaply, but they were still the first side to have a go on goal when Omar Marmoush played Mathys Tel down the left. The forward cut inside before hitting an effort that Lucas Hornicek pushed away.Spurs went even closer when Sandro Tonali‘s scuffed effort fell kindly for Pedro Porro inside the box. The right-back appeared to have the goal at his mercy, only for Lewis Hall to get in the way of his effort and deflect it away.£52 million summer signing Jan Paul van Hecke also tested the Newcastle goalkeeper right before the half-time break, with Hornicek producing an instinctive save to deny his header.Second half: Tottenham 0-2 Newcastle UnitedAfter an early penalty shout for Omar Marmoush was waved away, the Egyptian then produced a nice nutmeg and run before hitting a bouncing shot wide from distance.Newcastle had troubled Antonin Kinsky little until the hour mark, when Nico Gonzalez found Amar Dedic with a brilliant pass. The defender headed the ball into Anthony Elanga’s path, and the winger curled a left-footed effort into the far corner via the post.De Zerbi then tried his luck with a triple substitution, with one of those changes being Mohammed Kudus, who had not featured since early January this year.That definitely did not help, as Newcastle doubled their lead almost immediately. Nick Woltemade knocked a corner down at the back post, allowing Yoane Wissa to flick the ball past Kinsky with his back to goal.Marmoush had a late effort from the back post from Mateus Fernandes’ cross saved, but it was not enough as Tottenham fell to a second consecutive Premier League defeat.Spurs Web man of the match: Mateus FernandesTottenham will have the chance to put things right next Saturday when they travel to face Nottingham Forest.READ MORE: De Zerbi throws another big hint about Tottenham signing one more forward – Spurs WebThe post Tottenham 0-2 Newcastle Match Report: Sandro Tonali struggles against his old side appeared first on Spurs Web.