Premier League Gameweek 2 Sat, Aug 29 2026 · 17:30 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
Tottenham
0–2 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 1.12 – 0.72
Newcastle
  • 62’ A. Elanga
  • 72’ Y. Wissa
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Newcastle beat Tottenham

Newcastle won 2–0 through goals from Elanga and Wissa. Newcastle won despite the lower xG; Tottenham created the better chances (1.12 vs 0.72). On the chances created, Tottenham deserved more: 1.7 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Tottenham38%
Draw24%
Newcastle ✓38%

Model vs reality

Tottenham goals
0
Model 1.52 · xG 1.12
Newcastle goals
2
Model 1.51 · xG 0.72
Total goals
2
Model 3.03 · xG 1.84
Score 0–2
6%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 58%
Both scored
No
Model 61%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchL. HallNewcastle
9.6
  • RefereePeter Bankes
  • CoachesRoberto De Zerbi · Matthias Jaissle
  • VenueTottenham Hotspur Stadium
  • Table before kick-offTottenham 17th · Newcastle 11th
  • Weather at kick-off19°C · Drizzle · wind 19 km/h · 0.3 mm rain

Timeline

  1. M. van de VenYellow card · Foul
    3’
  2. Nico GonzálezYellow card · Foul
    13’
  3. Half time · 0–0
  4. A. Elanga 0–1Assist A. Dedić
    62’
  5. ⇄ I. UdogieFor A. Robertson
    68’
  6. ⇄ M. KudusFor M. Tel
    68’
  7. ⇄ M. MooreFor A. Gray
    68’
  8. ⇄ Sean SteurFor Nico González
    71’
  9. ⇄ N. WoltemadeFor J. Willock
    71’
  10. Y. Wissa 0–2Assist N. Woltemade
    72’
  11. ⇄ D. SolankeFor S. Tonali
    75’
  12. S. BotmanYellow card · Argument
    79’
  13. ⇄ J. RamseyFor Y. Wissa
    82’
  14. ⇄ J. MurphyFor A. Elanga
    82’
  15. ⇄ B. ToureFor H. Barnes
    90+3’
  16. Full time · 0–2

Team stats

Tottenham17 shots · 10 in box, 7 outside
Newcastle11 shots · 7 in box, 4 outside
TottenhamNewcastle
58% Possession 42%
1.12 Expected goals (xG) 0.72
1.66 Expected points (xPts) 1.02
17 Shots 11
6 Shots on target 2
8 Shots off target 7
3 Blocked shots 2
10 Shots inside the box 7
7 Shots outside the box 4
498 Passes 373
89% Pass accuracy 84%
9 Corners 7
0 Goalkeeper saves 4
15 Fouls 9
2 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
6.71 Team rating 7.36

Line-ups

Tottenham 4-2-3-1

315.7 A. Kinský(G)
36.2 A. Robertson ↓68’ 376.6 M. van de Ven 67.7 J. van Hecke 146.2 A. Gray ↓68’
166.7 S. Tonali ↓75’ 306.7 R. Bentancur
116.5 M. Tel ↓68’ 187.3 Mateus Fernandes 236.9 Pedro Porro
227.2 O. Marmoush
  • 31A. Kinský (G)5.7
  • 3A. Robertson↓68’6.2
  • 37M. van de Ven6.6
  • 6J. van Hecke7.7
  • 14A. Gray↓68’6.2
  • 16S. Tonali↓75’6.7
  • 30R. Bentancur6.7
  • 11M. Tel↓68’6.5
  • 18Mateus Fernandes7.3
  • 23Pedro Porro6.9
  • 22O. Marmoush7.2

Substitutes used

  • 13I. Udogie↑68’6.7
  • 20M. Kudus↑68’6.3
  • 47M. Moore↑68’6.5
  • 19D. Solanke↑75’6.5

Unused: M. Dúbravka, B. Davies, M. Senesi, C. Gallagher, L. Bergvall

Coach: Roberto De Zerbi

Newcastle 4-2-3-1

217.3 L. Horníček(G)
39.6★ L. Hall 46.9 S. Botman 127.2 M. Thiaw 377.9 A. Dedić A
677.5 L. Miley 66.7 Nico González ↓71’
116.5 H. Barnes ↓90’ 286.2 J. Willock ↓71’ 197.9 A. Elanga ↓82’
97.2 Y. Wissa ↓82’
  • 21L. Horníček (G)7.3
  • 3L. Hall ★9.6
  • 4S. Botman6.9
  • 12M. Thiaw7.2
  • 37A. DedićA7.9
  • 67L. Miley7.5
  • 6Nico González↓71’6.7
  • 11H. Barnes↓90’6.5
  • 28J. Willock↓71’6.2
  • 19A. Elanga↓82’7.9
  • 9Y. Wissa↓82’7.2

Substitutes used

  • 41J. Ramsey↑82’6.9
  • 17B. Toure↑90’
  • 14Sean Steur↑71’6.9
  • 23J. Murphy↑82’6.9
  • 27N. WoltemadeA↑71’6.9

Unused: E. Jaouen, L. Shahar, F. Schär, Aladji Bamba

Coach: Matthias Jaissle

Player stats

Top rated
L. HallNewcastle9.6
2nd
A. DedićNewcastle7.9
3rd
A. ElangaNewcastle7.9

Tottenham

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
A. Kinský G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 82% 39 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.7
A. Robertson D 68 0 0 1 (1) 1 77% 39 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
M. van de Ven D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 99% 78 1 1 0/0 2/1 6.6
J. van Hecke D 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 93% 82 2 0 0/0 2/0 7.7
A. Gray M 68 0 0 0 (0) 0 74% 19 0 1 0/0 1/2 6.2
S. Tonali M 75 0 0 1 (0) 2 81% 36 0 1 0/0 0/2 6.7
R. Bentancur M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 96% 47 2 1 0/0 3/0 6.7
M. Tel F 68 0 0 2 (1) 0 79% 19 1 0 1/3 0/0 6.5
Mateus Fernandes M 90 0 0 1 (0) 3 98% 55 3 0 0/0 3/0 7.3
Pedro Porro D 90 0 0 3 (1) 0 74% 31 1 0 1/1 1/2 6.9
O. Marmoush F 90 0 0 3 (1) 3 100% 19 1 0 4/5 3/1 7.2
I. Udogie D 22 0 0 0 (0) 1 80% 15 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
M. Kudus M 22 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 14 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.3
M. Moore F 22 0 0 1 (0) 0 75% 4 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.5
D. Solanke F 15 0 0 1 (1) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.5

Newcastle

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
L. Horníček G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 55% 29 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
L. Hall D 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 81% 37 2 1 2/2 1/2 9.6
S. Botman D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 54 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
M. Thiaw D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 38 0 0 0/0 1/3 7.2
A. Dedić D 90 0 1 0 (0) 2 93% 27 3 0 1/2 0/1 7.9
L. Miley M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 89% 54 0 1 1/2 0/1 7.5
Nico González M 71 0 0 0 (0) 2 94% 51 0 1 0/0 2/0 6.7
H. Barnes M 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 77% 13 2 0 0/0 1/1 6.5
J. Willock M 71 0 0 3 (0) 0 100% 21 0 0 0/0 3/0 6.2
A. Elanga F 82 1 0 2 (1) 1 57% 14 2 0 1/1 1/1 7.9
Y. Wissa M 82 1 0 2 (1) 1 60% 10 1 0 0/0 0/4 7.2
J. Ramsey M 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 7 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.9
B. Toure F 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Sean Steur M 19 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 9 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
J. Murphy M 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
N. Woltemade F 19 0 1 0 (0) 1 80% 5 0 0 1/2 0/2 6.9

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.