Gareth Bale's 10th goal of the season ensured that 10-man Tottenham leap-frogged Chelsea into fourth place after a hard-fought and ill-tempered battle with Newcastle at White Hart Lane.
Bale's electric pace allowed him to beat Steve Taylor down the left before unleashing a powerful drive that beat Tim Krul after Aaron Lennon put the hosts ahead just before the hour.
Spurs ended the match with 10 men for the second time in two days after Younes Kaboul was dismissed for forcing his head onto Cheik Tiote's in what was an otherwise feisty encounter that produced six bookings.
The hosts, who had Roman Pavlyuchenko up front in place of the suspended Jermain Defoe, started brightly and Lennon registered the first shot on target after firing a low drive at Krul two minutes in.
Andy Carroll, a reported transfer target for Spurs, made his physical presence felt up front but the hosts looked more dangerous early on, with Van der Vaart, Lennon and Luka Modric the main threats up front.
Michael Dawson was next to feel the full force of Carroll's hulking frame when he fell to the turf clutching his shoulder after going up for a header before he picked himself up and carried on.
Carroll had his first effort 25 minutes in when he twisted his body to meet Jonas Gutierrez's cross but his header fell onto the roof of the net.
Bale, who had a quiet start, then burst into life by capitalising on Danny Simpson's mistake to race past Alan Smith and Fabricio Coloccini into the box - but the former Leeds man scrambled back to block the Welshman's six-yard shot.
Joey Barton, captaining the side in Nolan's absence, clattered into the back of Bale and was furious with the referee's decision to award a free-kick.
Krul reacted well to tip over a Van der Vaart curler from the resulting free kick just before a Wilson Palacios mistake allowed Cheik Tiote to fire a weak shot at Gomes with half an hour gone.
Tiote then entered the book for claiming that Van der Vaart had dived in the box as the match started to become ill-tempered.
A second error from Wilson Palacios allowed Carroll to break free before the Honduran brought the striker down from behind, earning him a booking.
Pavlyuchenko powered an effort towards goal but Krul pushed the ball onto his left-hand post before the ball ricocheted off the other stanchion and rolled out to safety.
Palacios paid the price for his sub-par first half and was replaced by former Newcastle man Jermaine Jenas at the break.
Van der Vaart almost gave the home side the lead when he flashed a curling shot over Krul but luckily for the away side, the ball fell just wide of the Newcastle goal.
The Dawson-Carroll battle resumed three minutes into the second half, with the striker requiring treatment after going up for a header.
Both Kaboul and Gutierrez were booked for fouls on Barton and Lennon respectively as the game threatened to boil over.
Spurs broke the deadlock in the 57th minute when Lennon raced down the right and beat Krul with a low drive from inside the box after being given space by James Perch.
Smith became the fifth person to be booked when he hacked down Bale on the touchline.
Tiote, who was lucky not to receive a second yellow for a foul on Modric, then squared up to Kaboul after the midfielder slid in to tackle the defender.
The former Pompey man forced his head forward onto Tiote's and although not a clear head-butt, was enough to persuade referee Taylor to send Kaboul off, much to the disapproval of the Spurs bench.
The dismissal caused Redknapp to bring off Pavlyuchenko for Sebastien Bassong while Alan Pardew sought to push home Newcastle's numerical advantage by introducing striker Nile Ranger for Gutierrez.
Peter Crouch then came on for Van der Vaart as Spurs faced up to closing the match out with 10 men as they did against Aston Villa two days ago.
Jenas then released Lennon down the right but the England winger shot just wide, before Tiote was replaced by Peter Lovenkrands.
Any hopes of a Newcastle comeback were extinguished with 10 minutes left when Modric broke over the halfway line before finding Bale on the left wing.
The Welshman accelerated past Taylor before smashing a low angled drive past Krul for his 10th of the season.
Carroll was booked in the closing stages for a foul on Gomes as Newcastle's challenge petered out.
TOON v SPURS - THE HISTORY: 2011/2012 Sun 16 Oct Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Tottenham H. Premier League 2010/2011 Sat 22 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Tottenham H. Premier League Tue 28 Dec Tottenham H. 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premier League 2008/2009 Sun 19 Apr Tottenham H. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premier League Sun 21 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Tottenham H. Premier League Wed 24 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Tottenham H. League Cup 2007/2008 Sun 30 Mar Tottenham H. 1 - 4 Newcastle Utd. Premier League Mon 22 Oct Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Tottenham H. Premier League 2006/2007 Sun 14 Jan Tottenham H. 2 - 3 Newcastle Utd. Premiership Sat 23 Dec Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Tottenham H. Premiership 2005/2006 Sat 01 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Tottenham H. Premiership Sat 31 Dec Tottenham H. 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership 2004/2005 Sun 10 Apr Tottenham H. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership Sun 13 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Tottenham H. F.A. Cup Sat 21 Aug Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Tottenham H. Premiership 2003/2004 Sun 14 Mar Tottenham H. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership Sat 13 Dec Newcastle Utd. 4 - 0 Tottenham H. Premiership 2002/2003 Wed 29 Jan Tottenham H. 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership Sun 29 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Tottenham H. Premiership 2001/2002 Wed 30 Jan Tottenham H. 1 - 3 Newcastle Utd. Premiership Sun 21 Oct Newcastle Utd. 0 - 2 Tottenham H. Premiership 2000/2001 Tue 02 Jan Tottenham H. 4 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership Sat 26 Aug Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Tottenham H. Premiership 1999/2000 Wed 22 Dec Newcastle Utd. 6 - 1 Tottenham H. F.A. Cup Sun 12 Dec Tottenham H. 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup Sun 28 Nov Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Tottenham H. Premiership Mon 09 Aug Tottenham H. 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership 1998/1999 Sun 11 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Tottenham H. F.A. Cup after extra time, 90 minutes 0-0; played at Old Trafford Mon 05 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Tottenham H. Premiership Sat 24 Oct Tottenham H. 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership 1997/1998 Sat 25 Apr Tottenham H. 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership Sat 04 Oct Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Tottenham H. Premiership 1996/1997 Sat 28 Dec Newcastle Utd. 7 - 1 Tottenham H. Premiership Sat 07 Sep Tottenham H. 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership 1995/1996 Sun 05 May Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Tottenham H. Premiership Sun 29 Oct Tottenham H. 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership 1994/1995 Wed 03 May Newcastle Utd. 3 - 3 Tottenham H. Premiership Sat 03 Dec Tottenham H. 4 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership 1993/1994 Sat 04 Dec Tottenham H. 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership Sat 14 Aug Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Tottenham H. Premiership 1988/1989 Sat 31 Dec Tottenham H. 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 03 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division 1987/1988 Sat 23 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division Wed 19 Aug Tottenham H. 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1986/1987 Wed 25 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division Sat 21 Feb Tottenham H. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup Mon 25 Aug Tottenham H. 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1985/1986 Sat 22 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division Sat 07 Sep Tottenham H. 5 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1984/1985 Mon 06 May Newcastle Utd. 2 - 3 Tottenham H. First Division Sat 08 Dec Tottenham H. 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1976/1977 Sat 26 Feb Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division Wed 25 Aug Tottenham H. 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1975/1976 Sat 24 Apr Tottenham H. 0 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division Wed 21 Jan Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Tottenham H. League Cup Newcastle United won 3-2 on aggregate Wed 14 Jan Tottenham H. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. League Cup Sat 04 Oct Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division 1974/1975 Sat 11 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 5 Tottenham H. First Division Sat 07 Dec Tottenham H. 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1973/1974 Sat 11 May Newcastle Utd. 0 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division Sat 27 Oct Tottenham H. 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1972/1973 Sat 28 Apr Tottenham H. 3 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division Wed 30 Aug Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division 1971/1972 Sat 22 Jan Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division Wed 18 Aug Tottenham H. 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1970/1971 Sat 20 Feb Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division Sat 21 Nov Tottenham H. 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1969/1970 Sat 28 Feb Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division Sat 18 Oct Tottenham H. 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1968/1969 Wed 02 Apr Tottenham H. 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 28 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division 1967/1968 Sat 27 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 3 Tottenham H. First Division Sat 02 Dec Tottenham H. 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1966/1967 Sat 31 Dec Tottenham H. 4 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 27 Aug Newcastle Utd. 0 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division 1965/1966 Sat 15 Jan Tottenham H. 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 23 Oct Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division 1960/1961 Wed 22 Mar Tottenham H. 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 29 Oct Newcastle Utd. 3 - 4 Tottenham H. First Division 1959/1960 Sat 19 Dec Tottenham H. 4 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 22 Aug Newcastle Utd. 1 - 5 Tottenham H. First Division 1958/1959 Sat 17 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division Sat 06 Sep Tottenham H. 1 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1957/1958 Sat 28 Dec Tottenham H. 3 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 31 Aug Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division 1956/1957 Sat 23 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division Sat 10 Nov Tottenham H. 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1955/1956 Sat 04 Feb Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division Sat 24 Sep Tottenham H. 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1954/1955 Sat 30 Apr Tottenham H. 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 16 Oct Newcastle Utd. 4 - 4 Tottenham H. First Division 1953/1954 Sat 06 Feb Tottenham H. 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 19 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 3 Tottenham H. First Division 1952/1953 Sat 03 Jan Tottenham H. 3 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 30 Aug Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division 1951/1952 Sat 02 Feb Tottenham H. 0 - 3 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup Sat 29 Dec Tottenham H. 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division Mon 24 Sep Tottenham H. 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Charity Shield played at White Hart Lane Sat 01 Sep Newcastle Utd. 7 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division 1950/1951 Sat 07 Apr Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division Sat 18 Nov Tottenham H. 7 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1947/1948 Sat 24 Apr Tottenham H. 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division Sat 06 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Tottenham H. Second Division 1946/1947 Sat 18 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Tottenham H. Second Division Sat 14 Sep Tottenham H. 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division 1938/1939 Wed 01 Mar Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Tottenham H. Second Division Sat 17 Sep Tottenham H. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division 1937/1938 Wed 02 Feb Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Tottenham H. Second Division Sat 11 Sep Tottenham H. 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Second Division 1936/1937 Sat 09 Jan Tottenham H. 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division Sat 12 Sep Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Tottenham H. Second Division 1935/1936 Sat 04 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1 - 4 Tottenham H. Second Division Sat 07 Sep Tottenham H. 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Second Division 1934/1935 Sat 26 Jan Tottenham H. 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup 1933/1934 Sat 24 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 3 Tottenham H. First Division Sat 11 Nov Tottenham H. 4 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1927/1928 Sat 07 Jan Tottenham H. 5 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 03 Sep Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division 1926/1927 Sat 16 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division Sat 27 Nov Tottenham H. 1 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1925/1926 Thu 25 Mar Tottenham H. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 14 Nov Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division 1924/1925 Sat 11 Apr Tottenham H. 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 06 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division 1923/1924 Sat 26 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division Sat 19 Jan Tottenham H. 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1922/1923 Sat 25 Nov Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division Sat 18 Nov Tottenham H. 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1921/1922 Sat 12 Nov Newcastle Utd. 0 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division Sat 05 Nov Tottenham H. 4 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1920/1921 Mon 27 Dec Tottenham H. 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 25 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division 1914/1915 Fri 02 Apr Tottenham H. 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 03 Oct Newcastle Utd. 4 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division 1913/1914 Sat 21 Mar Tottenham H. 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 15 Nov Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division 1912/1913 Sat 29 Mar Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division Sat 23 Nov Tottenham H. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1911/1912 Sat 30 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division Sat 25 Nov Tottenham H. 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1910/1911 Sat 21 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division Sat 17 Sep Tottenham H. 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1909/1910 Sat 19 Mar Tottenham H. 0 - 4 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 06 Nov Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division 1904/1905 Wed 22 Feb Newcastle Utd. 4 - 0 Tottenham H. F.A. Cup Sat 18 Feb Tottenham H. 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. F.A. CupSource: FOOTYMAD
