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Jacob Ramsey scored his first goal since finding the back of the net for former club Aston Villa against Preston North End in March 2025 At a glance Jacob Ramsey scores winner with first goal for Newcastle after Spurs defender Archie Gray cancels out Malick Thiaw opener Newcastle midfielder Joe Willock has goal disallowed for offside after VAR check Spurs' wait for first league win of calendar year goes on to keep pressure on manager Thomas Frank Newcastle move up to 10th in Premier League, Spurs slip to 16th PLAYER RATER Jacob Ramsey fired Newcastle United to a rare away win to give head coach Eddie Howe a timely boost and keep the pressure on Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank. Both bosses had to field questions about their positions in the build-up to this crunch Premier League game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium following a poor run of results. Frank did not hide the fact his injury-hit side were "desperate" for their first league victory of 2026 while Howe, similarly, called on his players to show "our feeling of how important this is to us" after a run of just one win in eight games in all competitions. It was Howe's team who delivered for their manager on a night a section of Spurs supporters chanted "You're getting sacked in the morning" in Frank's direction as chief executive Vinai Venkatesham watched on. Newcastle, who lined up without a recognised striker, took the lead through an unlikely scorer in defender Malick Thiaw in first-half stoppage time. Guglielmo Vicario managed to parry Thiaw's initial header from Anthony Elanga's cross, but the Newcastle centre-back was quickest to react and got there ahead of Pape Matar Sarr and Archie Gray to stab the ball into the net and send the away end into raptures. Spurs, to their credit, briefly rallied after the break and the hosts drew level from their first corner of the night when Xavi Simons' delivery was headed back across goal by Sarr and Gray hooked the ball into the net. Frank punched the air on the touchline as the stadium erupted around him, but Spurs were not level for long. Anthony Gordon danced his way into the box and fed Ramsey, who picked out the bottom corner with a clever first-time finish to score his maiden goal for the club following his summer move from Aston Villa. Newcastle held out to win just their third league game on the road this season and move up to 10th, while Spurs slip to 16th. Howe will know how opposite number Frank is feeling. The Newcastle head coach looked crestfallen after his side were booed off following the bruising 3-2 defeat by Brentford last week. But Howe and his players hauled themselves up off the canvas to respond just three days later. This was a night where Howe made some bold calls. He opted not to start either of Nick Woltemade or Yoane Wissa just a few months after spending £124m on the forwards. He recalled Ramsey, in place of Sandro Tonali, and also handed the lively Anthony Elanga a chance from the off. Newcastle's summer recruitment has rightly come under scrutiny - but Elanga, Thiaw and Ramsey stepped up when Howe needed them most. So did the whole team, in truth. Wobbly Newcastle have thrown away more points from winning positions (19) than any other side in the Premier League this season - but they held firm in the closing stages. No wonder Howe savoured this win. He even took the acclaim of the away end at full-time as Kieran Trippier pushed the head coach in front of the buoyant travelling support, who repeatedly sang his name. More to follow. Have your say on Tottenham's performance What did you make of Newcastle's display? Spurs host bitter rivals Arsenal at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday, 22 February (16: 30 GMT) before Frank's side make the trip to Craven Cottage to take on Fulham on 1 March (14: 00). Newcastle travel to Aston Villa in the FA Cup on Saturday, 14 February (17: 45) before flying to Azerbaijan to face Qarabag in the Champions League on Wednesday, 18 February (17: 45). Rate players out of 10 for this game. The rater will close 30 minutes after the final whistle. You must be signed in to a BBC account to play. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 10th February 2026 at 21: 42 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. 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Against no team have Newcastle won more Premier League games overall (27, level with Aston Villa) or away from home (12, level with West Ham) than they have against Spurs. Newcastle v Tottenham Hotspur is the most played Premier League fixture never to finish 0-0 (61 times), while it’s the fourth highest scoring fixture in the competition’s history (196 goals) after Liverpool v Spurs (209), Arsenal v Liverpool (199) and Liverpool v Newcastle (198). Tottenham are winless in their last 11 midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) Premier League games (D3 L8), their longest run in the competition’s history. Their last victory was against Brentford in January 2024 (3-2). Newcastle have won six of their last eight midweek (Tues, Weds, Thurs) Premier League games (D1 L1), netting 22 goals in total in these matches (2. 8 per game). Since winning four of their first five home Premier League matches in the 2024-25 season, Tottenham have won just four out of 26 games at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (D7 L15). Newcastle United have won just two of their last 15 Premier League away games (D5 L8) and have lost their last three in London since a 1-0 win at West Ham in March last season. Against no side has Newcastle’s Anthony Gordon been involved in more Premier League goals than he has against Spurs (5 – 3 goals, 2 assists), with these all coming in his last four appearances against them. Dominic Solanke has scored 13 goals in his last 19 home Premier League starts (4 in 6 for Bournemouth, 9 in 13 for Spurs), while he has netted in each of his last three appearances against Newcastle (4 goals). Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has won six of his nine Premier League meetings with Spurs’ Thomas Frank (D2 L1), with his 2. 22 points-per-game against the Dane his best against any manager he has faced more than five times. Attempt blocked. Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Xavi Simons. Substitution, Newcastle United. Sandro Tonali replaces Jacob Ramsey. Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Anthony Elanga. Attempt missed. Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani with a cross following a corner. Foul by Joe Willock (Newcastle United). Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur). Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Radu Dragusin (Tottenham Hotspur). Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Randal Kolo Muani replaces Conor Gallagher because of an injury. Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Newcastle United 2. Jacob Ramsey (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anthony Gordon. Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation. Xavi Simons (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card. Xavi Simons (Tottenham Hotspur) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation. Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by João Palhinha. Attempt blocked. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Newcastle United 1. Archie Gray (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. 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