Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur got their 2017/18 Premier League campaigns underway on the first Sunday of the new season. The hosts played their first game after earning promotion from the Championship while the visitors went into the game looking to start the season on a high note.
Newcastle played their first game after earning promotion from the Championship while Tottenham went into the game looking to start the season on a high note.
The match looked like a typical season opener with both sides not giving too much away but a moment of madness from Newcastle’s Jonjo Shelvey in the 48th minute led to a comfortable win for Tottenham.
The English midfielder stamped on Dele Alli’s leg and was given his marching orders by Andre Marriner. Alli then opened the scoring 13 minutes later before Ben Davies added a second within 10 minutes.
Here are the three best players from the match and the three worst.
2Harry Kane – Loser
After two brilliant seasons, it isn’t a secret that Harry Kane never starts the season well and today was no different. He was largely nonexistent in the first half for Tottenham and missed two one-on-one opportunities in the second half, one of which hit the post. He wasn’t the worst player on the pitch, but he will be disappointed that he missed the chance to get off the mark in the league.
