Newcastle United produced their greatest results of an already spectacular season with a deserved 2-1 victory at Tottenham Hotspur to maneuver into the Premier League’s prime 4 on Sunday.
First-half targets by Callum Wilson and Miguel Almiron — each aided by errors from Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris — put Newcastle in management after Tottenham had began brightly. Wilson chipped the opener into an unguarded internet after 31 minutes and Almiron scored from a decent angle within the fortieth. Harry Kane’s tenth league aim of the season early within the second half prompt third-placed Tottenham might mount a comeback however they huffed and puffed with out a lot high quality as Newcastle held agency to assert the three factors.
Newcastle’s followers celebrated noisily as Eddie Howe’s facet, who’ve misplaced solely as soon as of their opening 12 matches, moved into the Champions League locations with 21 factors.
Tottenham’s finest begin to a top-flight season because the 1963-64 marketing campaign has now had a harsh actuality examine with back-to-back defeats. They keep third with 23 factors from 12 video games.
Danks leads Villa out of the darkness with 4-0 Brentford thrashing
Caretaker boss Aaron Danks acquired off to a flying begin with Aston Villa once they put their poor begin to the Premier League season behind them with a rip-roaring 4-0 win over Brentford in his first sport in cost on Saturday. Danks, who changed Steven Gerrard following his sacking on Thursday within the wake of a 3-0 defeat to Fulham, noticed his facet rating thrice within the opening 14 minutes as they blew away Brentford, together with the reminiscence of their sluggish begin.
“I thought the boys, from the opening five minutes, they played with intensity and sustained that. I am really, really pleased with the game and performance,” a delighted Danks informed the BBC. “Going into the game, you always have a bit of nerves and apprehension, but the moment I was on the touchline I was just focused on the performance. To see the fans and players at the end it was a nice feeling.”
FULL-TIME Aston Villa 4-0 Brentford
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The sport was simply over a minute previous when Villa went in entrance by Leon Bailey, and there was a bit additional satisfaction within the method of the aim for the coach, who labored as assistant to Vincent Kompany at Anderlecht earlier than becoming a member of Villa. “It was a really well-worked set-piece off the training ground for the first goal, so credit to the staff for that and the players for executing it,” Danks defined. After a turbulent week on the membership, his facet’s efficiency was markedly totally different from their usually sluggish efforts underneath Gerrard, however Danks wouldn’t be drawn on his personal future.
“I have been asked to lead the team at the moment, and will continue to do that and will step forward Monday morning to prepare the team as we go, and until I hear otherwise it is full focus and energy on that,” he mentioned.
Leeds’ issues deepen with residence defeat by Fulham
Leeds United sank to a 3-2 defeat at residence to Fulham within the Premier League on Sunday, leaving them within the relegation zone and heaping extra strain on coach Jesse Marsch. Leeds, who’re with out a league win since August, are 18th within the standings on 9 factors after a fourth consecutive defeat. Fulham in the meantime climbed as much as seventh on 18.
The residence facet went forward within the twentieth minute with a close-ranged header from Spanish ahead Rodrigo however Fulham responded 4 minutes later when Aleksandar Mitrovic headed residence from an Andreas Pereira nook to attain his ninth aim of the season. Leeds had the majority of the probabilities in an entertaining second interval as each side went looking for a winner, with Luke Ayling, Rodrigo, Brenden Aaronson and substitute Patrick Bamford all squandering promising alternatives.
Fulham additionally wasted two clear efforts however took the lead within the 74th minute when full-back Bobby Decordova-Reid headed in one other cross from Pereira. The aim led to Leeds followers rapidly turning on American coach Marsch, some chanting “You’re getting sacked in the morning”. The anger within the stadium rose additional when Willian struck Fulham’s third aim within the 83rd after the guests had run the hosts’ defence ragged.
Substitute Crysencio Summerville gave Leeds hope of a fightback when he slid to poke the ball residence in added time, nevertheless it was too little, too late for Marsch’s facet.
Arteta rues missed possibilities as Arsenal drop factors at Southampton
Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta rued his gamers’ lack of ability to capitalise on their early dominance after they had been held to a 1-1 Premier League draw with Southampton at St Mary’s on Sunday, a uncommon stalemate for the north London facet.
Arsenal had been a lot the higher group within the opening phases and might need had greater than Granit Xhaka’s strike to indicate for it, however they allowed Southampton again into the competition within the second interval and needed to cling on on the finish for a degree.
It was, remarkably, Arsenal’s first draw within the Premier League since January, a run of 27 matches by which they had been both the victor or the loser, however does go away them two factors forward of second-placed Manchester City after 11 video games this marketing campaign.