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Post by staggerstag on Aug 11, 2018 10:47:22 GMT
The speculation that Kane wouldn't start proves unfounded. He starts. Son and Dembele are benched while new Toon signing Rondon also starts as a sub.
Newcastle (4-2-3-1) Dubravka; Yedlin, Lascelles, Clark, Dummett; Shelvey, Diame; Ritchie, Perez, Kenedy; Joselu.
Subs: Darlow, Schar, Manquillo, Ki, Atsu, Rondon, Muto.
Spurs (4-2-3-1) Lloris; Aurier, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Davies; Dier, Alli; Sissoko, Eriksen, Moura; Kane.
Subs: Vorm, Alderweireld, Walker-Peters, Dembele, Amos, Son, Llorente.
Newcastle 16/5
Spurs 19/20
Draw 13/5
Preamble by Rob Smyth :
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Post by MrFurious on Aug 11, 2018 11:08:58 GMT
Nice one for lunchtime. Hopefully Rafa gets something. Really can't expect Kane to be back to his best after his knackering WC. He should still be on a beach somewhere recuperating
1-1
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Post by Aj_June on Aug 11, 2018 11:11:24 GMT
Heard not many regulars are supposed to start for Spurs. Good that Kane starts. 5 Seasons wonder!
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Post by staggerstag on Aug 11, 2018 11:27:47 GMT
Heard not many regulars are supposed to start for Spurs. Good that Kane starts. 5 Seasons wonder! The question is can he break his career long duck for the month of August? I fancy he can this year. |
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Post by staggerstag on Aug 11, 2018 11:30:24 GMT
As the players and officials exchange pre-match handshakes, the PA blasts out the scary music from The Omen, ostensibly to put the sh*ts up Spurs but in reality the most ridiculous piece of music ever played before a football match.
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Post by MrFurious on Aug 11, 2018 11:41:06 GMT
Get in!
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Post by staggerstag on Aug 11, 2018 11:42:26 GMT
The Spurs corner floated into the area on '8 and was met by the head of Vertonghen. He sent it just over the line for nothing-one.
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Post by staggerstag on Aug 11, 2018 11:44:25 GMT
It's all go as Matt Ritchie sends in a delectable cross on '11. Joselu was allowed to proceed unmolested to drive it home with his head from six or eight yards out. It's one-all here.
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Post by staggerstag on Aug 11, 2018 11:53:44 GMT
Yet another cross-to-head goal on '18. This time Aurier finds space on the right and delivers a curler into where Alli is waiting without serious Toon attention and heads it past Dubruvka. It's 1-2 here. Kane having a quiet one so far. When you see a scoreline saying Spurs have potted twice with under twenty minutes gone you'd put a few sovs on Harry's name being on the score sheet, but nothing doing so far.
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Post by DrKrippen on Aug 11, 2018 11:59:13 GMT
Very entertaining so far. Even some new technology made a debut and it worked smoothly, hardly noticed.
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Post by staggerstag on Aug 11, 2018 12:02:08 GMT
Very entertaining so far. Even some new technology made a debut and it worked smoothly, hardly noticed. Indeed. The ref got the goal line technology decision straight to his wrist gadget, for the first goal. |
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Post by staggerstag on Aug 11, 2018 12:11:46 GMT
Davies runs with it on '38 and gets it to Kane in the box. Kane doesn't take it first time but takes one or two touches just outside the 6 yard box. His hesitation is punished as his eventual strike is blocked and deflected out for the corner.
It's an evenly matched encounter here but with Toon just about edging it in the last fifteen minutes.
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Post by staggerstag on Aug 11, 2018 12:15:25 GMT
Eriksen streaks away on '42. He passes to Kane on the edge of the box. Kane squares it towards Alli but the pass is extremely poor and goes straight to a Toon player and Newcastle launch the counter attack which comes to nothing.
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Post by staggerstag on Aug 11, 2018 12:23:46 GMT
It's half time. Both sides have contributed to a decent first half. Newcastle chasing well, breaking well but just failing with the end product on more than one occasion. Tottenham at times have shown the fluidity of last season which made for such enjoyable viewing although today the slick well-oiled machine of last season could do with a few more cranks to get it fully going. Rafa will probably be saying "More of the same, lads, but finish the chances off" while Mo Po will be wondering why the devil he started Kane when he is clearly nowhere near 100% match fit.
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Post by staggerstag on Aug 11, 2018 12:37:54 GMT
Two minutes into the second half and Diame collects Shelvey's long high header into the box and thwacks the ball against the near post with Lloris well beaten. That should have been two-all.
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Post by staggerstag on Aug 11, 2018 12:41:31 GMT
Kenedy found himself in a one-on-one with Lloris on '51. It's there for the taking. But his touch is too heavy and the keeper is able to parry it away. Still 1-2.
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Post by staggerstag on Aug 11, 2018 12:46:40 GMT
Sissoko!! No, it's saved! Davies fed a cross into the area on '56 and Sissoko pounced on it first time and blasted from eight yards out. But what a terrific save from Dubruvka who reacted like a cat on a hot tin roof to gather it safely.
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Post by staggerstag on Aug 11, 2018 12:48:36 GMT
To rapturous applause new Toon signing Rondon comes off the bench on the hour.
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Post by staggerstag on Aug 11, 2018 12:54:55 GMT
Kane is knackered, brah. He just fell over the ball.
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Post by staggerstag on Aug 11, 2018 12:57:00 GMT
Kane is booked on '68 for lazily pushing Kenedy off the ball.
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