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.
1Paul Dummett – Loser
The Newcastle full-back only managed seven minutes after picking up what looked like a nasty thigh injury. He could be on the sidelines for a few weeks and will be gutted that the start of his season ended so quickly. Jamal Lascelles came on in his place, but it was always hard for Newcastle to recover after losing the only left-back in their squad.
