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 (4-2-3-1) | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| Brad FriedelG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Younes KaboulCD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William GallasCD-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benoît Assou-EkottoLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle WalkerRB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake LivermoreLM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SandroRM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jermain DefoeF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gylfi SigurdssonRCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gareth BaleAM-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron LennonAM-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Jermaine Jenas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andros Townsend | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan Vertonghen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael van der Vaart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlo Cudicini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Kane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Naughton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
