Jacob Ramsey fired Newcastle United to an important 2–1 away win over Tottenham Hotspur, piling additional stress on Spurs supervisor Thomas Frank as his aspect slipped deeper into bother.
The defeat leaves Frank with the bottom win proportion of any Tottenham supervisor within the Premier League period and sees Spurs drop to sixteenth, firmly within the relegation battle.
Each managers got here into the conflict at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium below scrutiny following poor runs of kind. Frank admitted his injury-hit aspect have been “determined” for his or her first league win of 2026, whereas Newcastle boss Eddie Howe challenged his gamers to indicate how a lot the sport meant after only one win in eight matches throughout all competitions.
It was Howe’s aspect who delivered on a tense evening in north London, with sections of the house crowd chanting “You’re getting sacked within the morning” at Frank as Tottenham chief government Vinai Venkatesham seemed on.
Regardless of beginning and not using a recognised striker, Newcastle took the lead in first-half stoppage time by way of an unlikely supply. Defender Malick Thiaw reacted quickest after Guglielmo Vicario parried his preliminary header from Anthony Elanga’s cross, stabbing the rebound dwelling forward of Pape Matar Sarr and Archie Grey.
Tottenham briefly responded after the interval, drawing stage from their first nook of the match. Xavi Simons’ supply was headed again throughout aim by Sarr earlier than Grey hooked the ball into the online, sparking wild celebrations contained in the stadium.
