- N'Zogbia (12), Duff (90)
- Modric (29)
- Date:2008-12-21
- Kick-off:15:00
- Venue:St James' Park
- Attendance:47982
- Referee:Marriner, A
Live Commentary
90mins
Full Time: NEWCASTLE 2-1 TOTTENHAM. Late drama at St James' Park as Duff wraps up the points for Newcastle with his first touch after coming off the bench.
90mins
Duff is booked for over-celebrating.
89mins
NEWCASTLE 2-1 TOTTENHAM. Great move by Newcastle as super sub DUFF reacts first to Viduka's back-heel and fires past Gomes.
88mins
Another yellow card - this time for Jonas Gutierrez.
86mins
Duff takes to the field in place of Enrique
83mins
Modric is booked for a late tackle on Guthrie.
80mins
Campbell heads wide of the target from Lennon's deep cross.
75mins
Gomes did well to gather Guthrie's cross after Viduka arrived late in the box.
72mins
Owen fires over after great work by Viduka. The England man should have hit the target but lifted his shot over the bar.
70mins
Bentley hit a shot from 30 yards out. The ball took a deflection but Given saved easily.
68mins
Corluka does well to block yet another N'Zogbia cross.
64mins
Pavlyuchenko makes way for Campbell.
64mins
Huddlestone hits a shot from outside the area bit it goes well wide of the target.
61mins
Huddlestone is booked for diving. The midfielder pushed the ball past Given then theatrically fell over the Newcastle goalkeeper.
59mins
Zakora played a clever ball through for Bentley but the former Blackburn winger was offside.
56mins
Butt hits a shot from outside the area but the ball sails harmlessly wide.
53mins
The second half hasn't sparked into life yet, although N'Zogbia is having a great game. The Newcastle midfielder sends over another good cross that is cleared by Dawson.
50mins
Viduka goes close for Newcastle as N'Zogbia sends over another dangerous cross.
47mins
Dawson gets on the end of Modric's corner but the ball flies well wide.
46mins
The second half is underway at St James' Park and Spurs have already forced a corner.
45mins
Half Time: NEWCASTLE 1-1 TOTTENHAM. All-square at the break after an open contest. Both teams are committing players forward and there should be more goals in the second half.
42mins
Owen heads wide from a difficult angle. It was a good ball in by N'Zogbia.
39mins
Given races out of his goal after Beye is hacked down by Assou-Ekotto. No card for either player.
36mins
Good move by Spurs as Beye heads clear from Corluka's teasing cross. Pavlyuchenko was waiting at the back post.
34mins
Pavlyuchenko hits a fierce drive from the edge of the box that Given does well to punch clear.
31mins
Viduka comes on for the injured Ameobi.
29mins
NEWCASTLE 1-1 TOTTENHAM. Newcastle's defenders stand still as they think Pavlyuchenko is offside allowing MODRIC to race through and bury a shot past Given.
28mins
Gomes punches N'Zogbia's shot clear as Newcastle continue to press Spurs back into their own half.
25mins
Butt races into the Spurs box but is denied a shooting opportunity by Dawson's last ditch challenge.
23mins
Ameobi, Owen and Gutierrez are causing plenty of problems for the Spurs defence.
20mins
Owen finds space in the Spurs box but King gets back to clear the danger.
17mins
Huddlestone tries his luck from outside the area but Given saves easily.
14mins
Enrique goes into the book for hauling down Lennon.
13mins
NEWCASTLE 1-0 TOTTENHAM. N'ZOGBIA turns Assou-Ekotto inside out and then slams home a shot on the turn.
11mins
Huddlestone drives in a shot from 20 yards out but Gutierrez gets in a block.
8mins
Guthrie bursts clear and exchanges passes with Butt. The former England man played in Gutierrez but his cross is knocked out for a corner.
5mins
Newcastle respond well to early Spurs pressure. Owen twisted and turned but Dawson managed to hack clear on the edge of the area.
2mins
Great chance for Spurs as Lennon raced away and delivered a teasing cross into the Newcastle box. Pavlyuchenko didn't react though and the ball flashed wide of the target.
1mins
Referee Andre Marriner gets the game underway at a packed St James' Park.
0mins
Tottenham: Gomes, Corluka, King, Dawson, Assou-Ekotto, Bentley, Zokora, Huddlestone, Lennon, Pavlyuchenko, Modric
0mins
Tottenham's Ledley King, Aaron Lennon and Luka Modric have all recovered from knocks but Jonathan Woodgate has a back problem and plays no part.
0mins
Newcastle: Given, Beye, Bassong, Coloccini, Jose Enrique, Gutierrez, Guthrie, Butt, N'Zogbia, Ameobi, Owen
0mins
Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins misses out with a groin injury so Shola Ameobi partners Michael Owen in attack.
Match Preview
Newcastle United and Tottenham, who are tied on 19 points in the Premier League, will go head-to-head on Sunday as both teams look to claw their way into the top half of the table.
The Magpies come into the match on the back of a resounding 3-0 win at Portsmouth and, although it was their first win in six games, they are likely to be full of confidence.
"We played exceptionally well and bossed the game for long periods - the performance had lots of quality," boasted manager Joe Kinnear after a first away win of a turbulent season.
"We are on a decent run now and it gives us confidence for our next game against Tottenham next week."
He was subsequently dealt a blow with the news that striker Obafemi Martins, who scored the second goal last week, could be out until January with a groin injury, leaving Shola Ameobi to partner Michael Owen in attack.
"All we can do is to assess the injury as the week goes on and we should know more in the next couple of days as to the extent of the problem," explained assistant manager Chris Hughton.
"Obviously, with the holiday period coming up, we want all our players fit. Apart from Oba we have no other short-term injuries. This was seen by the strength of our bench at Portsmouth on Sunday."
Mark Viduka is the other attacking option likely to be in Kinnear's thoughts as the busy festive period claims further victims with Owen - still yet to renew his contract - just one player likely to need a rest at some point.
The England international should start against Spurs though and, with three goals in his last two games, will be watched closely by Harry Redknapp's side.
They will have to nullify that threat without key defender Jonathan Woodgate, who appeared to suffer a recurrence of an old back injury during the 0-0 draw with Manchester United last week.
That will increase the pressure on Ledley King to play on a regular basis, although Michael Dawson and Vedran Corluka are both available to play at centre-back even though the latter often starts on the right side of defence.
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Match Report
Super-sub Damien Duff climbed off the bench in the dying seconds to grab a dramatic last-gasp winner for Newcastle United.
With a draw looking odds-on, United boss Joe Kinnear played one final throw of the dice and Duff's crucial strike hoisted the Geordies into unchartered territory this season - 12th position.
The win left Spurs boss Harry Redknapp gutted as he claimed afterwards that the least he had expected was a draw.
Kinnear has now lost only twice in his dozen games in charge on Tyneside and the manager also announced that owner Mike Ashley is to meet Michael Owen's agent in the next three days to discuss details of a new contract.
Newcastle extended their unbeaten run to six games after going ahead through Charles N'Zogbia but it was a lead cancelled out by Luka Modric.
But it was Duff - with his first league goal at St James' Park - who came up trumps as United made it six wins from their last seven Premier League starts over Spurs, including the last four on Tyneside.
Spurs have scored the first goal on just four occasions in their previous 17 Premier League starts and must have feared the worst after falling behind after just 12 minutes.
And Redknapp will have been furious at the way his side were caught flat-footed by a lightning quick Newcastle counter-attack.
Quick thinking from keeper Shay Given paved the way for N'Zogbia, who raced on to the ball which had been launched forward by the keeper.
Benoit Assou-Ekotto was left in a straight challenge with N'Zogbia and, despite appeals for a penalty when they clashed, the Newcastle player was first to get to his feet as he shot beyond Huerelho Gomes.
Newcastle were unable to press home their advantage any further and Spurs drew level after 29 minutes in bizarre fashion.
Michael Dawson just beat Shola Ameobi to a throughball that he hoisted forward and it caught United out.
The back four relaxed knowing Roman Pavlyuchenko was in an offside position but failed to notice Modric charging through and the one-time Newcastle target levelled it up.
That was Ameobi's last taste of the action as he went off with a hamstring injury and was replaced by Mark Viduka.
Both sides created half-chances in the second period, with the only clear-cut opportunity falling to Michael Owen who blazed over from just six yards.
That chance was set up by N'Zogbia who was easily the best player on the park by a country mile.
And it was no coincidence that the little Frenchman was involved in the winner having switched from left midfield to left-back after Jose Enrique limped off to be replaced by Duff.
N'Zogbia's astute ball to Duff saw him bring it under control and work a one-two with Viduka before seizing on to the big Aussie's back-heel and firing under Gomes.
Newcastle United Team
Tottenham Hotspur Team
Newcastle United | Tottenham Hotspur |
Corners
| 4 | 8 |
Fouls
| 9 | 7 |
Goal attempts
| 7 | 11 |
Shots off target
| 3 | 5 |
Offsides
| 1 | 4 |
90mins
Campbell should have equalised for Spurs but he didn't connect proper with his shot.