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Richarlison has now scored four goals for Tottenham in all competitions this seasonTottenham ended their recent slump in emphatic style as they convincingly overpowered a leg-weary Newcastle United.
Spurs had lost four of their previous five games and had not won since the victory at Crystal Palace on 27 October, but, once Destiny Udogie put them ahead from Son Heung-min's pass after 26 minutes, there was only one winner.
And it was day of joy for striker Richarlison, who has struggled to find consistency and momentum in his Spurs career but was the spearhead here with a goal either side of half-time as Newcastle wilted in the face of some scintillating attacking play from Ange Postecoglou's side.
Richarlison had scored only five goals in his previous 48 appearances for Spurs but was on the mark from Son's perfect delivery, then effectively sealed all three points after controlling Pedro Porro's long pass.
Son got the goal his performance deserved, scoring from the spot after he had been hauled down by Newcastle keeper Martin Dubravka.
Joelinton's late strike provided a late consolation for Newcastle, who threatened only sporadically, with Miguel Almiron failing to convert a great chance when they trailed by a goal.
However, a heavy programme is taking its toll on manager Eddie Howe's injury-hit squad and now they must regroup and re-energise quickly before Wednesday night's decisive final Champions League group game at home to AC Milan.
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Spurs back on song
Spurs have been stuttering recently after an outstanding start under Postecoglou, not helped by a succession of injuries, particularly to key new signings James Maddison and Micky van de Ven, but the battling draw at Manchester City demonstrated the new-found spirit and here the attacking quality was back.
Richarlison will rightly claim much of the acclaim for his two goals and the Spurs fans showed their delight for the Brazil striker, who is admired for his sheer effort despite a mixed career at the club so far. The goals that came with Richarlison's endeavour were a deserved reward.
He will have his confidence lifted by two goals but, as so often, Son was at the heart of most of Spurs' good work, creating the first two goals, making it another miserable experience for Kieran Trippier after his nightmare in the 3-0 defeat at Everton on Thursday, then scoring a penalty for the fourth.
As they have done so far this season, Spurs supporters revelled in the all-out attacking approach under Postecoglou which could have yielded more goals, but this was a result and performance designed to blow away the cobwebs of three successive home defeats.
The Spurs fans seem more than happy to accept there may be bumps in the road playing in this fashion while warmly embracing Postecoglou's positive intent.
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Tottenham Hotspur
Squad number13Player nameVicario- Squad number23Player namePorro
- Squad number17Player nameRomero
Squad number33Player nameDavies- Squad number38Player nameUdogie
- Squad number29Player nameSarr
- Squad number8Player nameBissouma
- Squad number22Player nameJohnson
- Squad number21Player nameKulusevski
Squad number7Player nameSon Heung-min- Squad number9Player nameRicharlison
- Squad number4Player nameSkipp
- Squad number5Player nameHøjbjerg
- Squad number11Player nameGil
- Squad number18Player nameLo Celso
- Squad number63Player nameDonley
Newcastle United
- Squad number1Player nameDúbravka
Squad number2Player nameTrippier- Squad number6Player nameLascelles
- Squad number5Player nameSchär
- Squad number21Player nameLivramento
- Squad number67Player nameMiley
- Squad number39Player nameBruno Guimarães
- Squad number7Player nameJoelinton
- Squad number24Player nameAlmirón
- Squad number14Player nameIsak
- Squad number10Player nameGordon
- Squad number9Player nameWilson
- Squad number11Player nameRitchie
- Squad number17Player nameKrafth
- Squad number20Player nameHall
- Squad number36Player nameS Longstaff
Line-ups
Tottenham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 13Vicario
- 23Porro
- 17RomeroBooked at 80mins
- 33Davies
- 38Udogie
- 29SarrSubstituted forHøjbjergat 73'minutes
- 8BissoumaSubstituted forGilat 86'minutes
- 22JohnsonSubstituted forSkippat 86'minutes
- 21Kulusevski
- 7Son Heung-minSubstituted forDonleyat 90+1'minutes
- 9RicharlisonSubstituted forLo Celsoat 73'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Skipp
- 5Højbjerg
- 11Gil
- 12Emerson Royal
- 18Lo Celso
- 20Forster
- 36Véliz
- 63Donley
- 65Dorrington
Newcastle
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Dúbravka
- 2TrippierBooked at 83minsSubstituted forKrafthat 86'minutes
- 6LascellesBooked at 59mins
- 5Schär
- 21LivramentoSubstituted forHallat 74'minutes
- 67Miley
- 39Bruno Guimarães
- 7JoelintonBooked at 69mins
- 24AlmirónSubstituted forS Longstaffat 64'minutes
- 14IsakSubstituted forWilsonat 64'minutes
- 10GordonSubstituted forRitchieat 74'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Dummett
- 9Wilson
- 11Ritchie
- 17Krafth
- 18Karius
- 20Hall
- 29Gillespie
- 36S Longstaff
- 54Murphy
Referee:Chris Kavanagh
Attendance:61,171
Live Text
Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 4, Newcastle United 1.
Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 4, Newcastle United 1.
Attempt saved. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emil Krafth with a cross.
Offside, Newcastle United. Callum Wilson is caught offside.
Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 4, Newcastle United 1. Joelinton (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum Wilson.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Jamie Donley replaces Son Heung-Min.
Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Oliver Skipp.
Attempt saved. Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur).
Joelinton (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Newcastle United. Emil Krafth replaces Kieran Trippier.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Oliver Skipp replaces Brennan Johnson.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Bryan Gil replaces Yves Bissouma.
Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 4, Newcastle United 0. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Penalty Tottenham Hotspur. Son Heung-Min draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Martin Dúbravka (Newcastle United) after a foul in the penalty area.
Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United).
Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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