Newcastle United vs Tottenham Hotspur
Match pulse
NEWAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'TOT 
52%Possession48%
7Shots15
3On target4
3Corners5
3Saves1
13Fouls9
14'Danny SimpsonNEW17'Jake LivermoreTOT19'SandroTOT45'+2'Yohan CabayeNEW
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEW | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| TOT | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Who won: Newcastle 2-1
Newcastle United beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at St. James' Park. Goals for Newcastle: Demba Ba (54') and Hatem Ben Arfa (80' pen). Goals for Spurs: Jermain Defoe (76').
| Lineup (4-4-2) | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| Tim KrulG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James PerchCD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven TaylorCD-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davide SantonLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny SimpsonRB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cheick TiotéCM-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yohan CabayeCM-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonás GutiérrezLM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hatem Ben ArfaRM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Papiss CisséCF-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demba BaCF-R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Gabriel Obertan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shola Ameobi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Gosling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Williamson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vurnon Anita | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
