Tottenham held on to a 2-1 victory against Newcastle at St James' Park on Saturday afternoon.
The three goals in the Premier League encounter came inside the opening 20 minutes of the match with defender Jan Vertonghen putting Spurs ahead in the 8th minute.
READ: The full Premier League match report from St James' Park
The Premier League season is now underway and to help get Saturday's action started Newcastle United host Tottenham Hotspur on the opening weekend.
Spurs will be under the microscope after failing to improve their squad in the recently closed transfer window as they look to prove their doubters wrong in the St James' Park encounter.
Follow all of the action as it happens, as following fan unrest at the club owner's lack of ambition the Toon also look to put a troublesome pre-season behind them in the 12.30pm kick-off.
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It's the first Saturday of the Premier League season, it's sunny, and all is right with the world. Well, actually, most things are wrong with the world but let's not trouble ourselves too much with that. We have a match this early lunchtime between two of the more intriguing clubs in the Premier League, neither of whom did all that much in the transfer window just past.
Newcastle seem to be hell-bent on being a punchline. The players have refused to fulfill media duties because of a row about bonuses, so it will be fun to see if they've got their TV walk-up shots done or not. And what Sky Sports, who televise this game, will do if they haven't.
Rafa Benitez, who expressed frustration about the club's sclerotic progress in the transfer market, has today called for unity between supporters and players. Protests are planned at St James' Park today, the target of their fury of course being the Newcastle head honcho Mike Ashley, whose unpopularity in the North East seems to grow and grow.
Meanwhile, Spurs did basically zip in the transfer window, but their well-liked manager Mauricio Pochettino has put a brave face on things by saying that the players he has got are wonderful, brilliant, etc and why risk unsettling the squad? A canny approach but surely he would have liked to add one or two...
The players that both sides DO have will be doing battle shortly. Team news as soon as I have it, and then kick off is at 12.30pm.
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Newcastle United host Tottenham Hotspur in the first Premier League weekend of the season as Mauricio Pochettino’s side look to join Manchester United at the top of the table.
Harry Kane and Dele Alli both start for Spurs despite returning from their post-World Cup holiday at the start of the week, with the Magpies have summer signing Kennedy back in their ranks after joining for a second season-long loan.
With Jose Mourinho’s side securing an early victory in the form of a 2-1 win over Leicester City on Friday night, Spurs have an early chance to get off the mark as they travel north for the weekend’s early kick-off.
The match is the first of six games on Saturday, with Chelsea also in action as they take on Huddersfield Town at 3pm. The rest of the action sees Bournemouth face Cardiff City, Fulham host Crystal Palace and Watford entertain Brighton and Hove Albion, before Wolves and Everton face-off in the day’s late game.
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Right that's the team news sorted...excited to have four games to follow as the Premier League comes back with a bang? We'll have all the goals, cards and key moments if you're struggling to keep tabs on all the games at once. Plenty to play for today with two of the Premier League new boys kicking off at 3pm, and returning clubs assessing how their new signings will settle in. And in the last of the 3pm kick offs, Watford take on Brighton Huddersfield welcome Chelsea for Maurizio Sarri's first Premier League game... Next it's a London derby for new boys Fulham, as they take on Crystal Palace First up it's team news for Bournemouth vs Premier League new boys Cardiff City: Game one is over, and positive signs for both sides - Spurs picking up an important win as they recover from World Cup exploits, but Newcastle put up a good fight and will feel unlucky to end up with nothing from the game. Plenty of 3pm kick offs to come in around 30 minutes, here's the fixtures we'll be keeping an eye on AFC Bournemouth vs Cardiff City Fulham vs Crystal Palace Huddersfield Town vs Chelsea Watford vs Brighton FULL TIME: Newcastle United 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur An important victory for Spurs as they continue to recover from a World Cup that featured plenty of their players. Jan Vertonghen with the scrappy opener, Joselu equalised for Newcastle, before Dele got the winner in a frantic first half. Chances for both sides in the second, with Newcastle striking the bar twice, and a late injury scare for DeAndre Yedlin, as the Magpies ended the game with 10 men. YELLOW CARD 94 mins: Diame picks up a yellow card for a foul on Kane, Newcastle now playing with 10 after Yedlin's injury 90 mins: Yedlin down for Newcastle, clutching his knee after falling awkwardly. Four minutes added time 88 mins: Harry Kane was almost replaced by Llorente, but instead Dier is down stretching possibly with some cramp, and Pochettino chooses to bring on Amos instead for the closing moments 84 mins: A half chance for Newcastle, but Atsu threads the ball through to Rondon too early as the striker is caught between pulling to the left or right. Rondon will need a couple of games to gel with his new teammates.
As I write that, he hits the post! Shelvey with a brilliant ball forward, Rondon shoots it takes a deflection and strikes the crossbar. Spurs breathe again 82 mins: Into the last ten minutes here, and Rondon hasn't managed to have much of an impact. A corner a couple of seconds ago was almost uncontested as Lloris punched clear, and you feel Newcastle may be running out of time SUBS 80 mins: Dele OFF, Son ON for Spurs, whilst it's a Premier League debut for Muto who replaces Perez 76 mins: Shelvey at his very best there. Picked out an inch perfect cross field pass for Yedlin, and Lloris flew out of his goal to block it and clear his lines. There is room for Newcastle if they can get the ball out wide 72 mins: As the subs settle in to this one, we have a brief lull in play. Newcastle need Rondon to put his stamp on this game, but hasn't had much service so far SUBS 68 mins: Harry Kane picks up a yellow for a foul on Kenedy Moura ON, Dembele OFF, Atsu ON, Ritchie OFF 66 mins: A couple of niggly fouls creeping into this one, first from Eric Dier, and then from Matt Ritchie Dembele looks to be coming on, possibly for Lucas Moura 60 mins: Goalmouth scramble! Hugo Lloris somehow stops Newcastle getting the equaliser after chaos in the box from a corner. Perez going the closest, but Lloris keeps him out 59 mins: As expected Joselu OFF, Rondon ON for his first Newcastle appearance YELLOW CARD 58 mins: Joselu with a late challenge on Eric Dier and he picks up a yellow card. Rondon stripped and ready to join the action for Newcastle Next
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