2-3 v Newcastle United - 14 January 2007 - Home

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Spurs 2

Newcastle United

Newcastle United

3

  • Huntington
    16'
  • Martins
    72'
  • Butt
    73'
Details
Match Number

6607

Opposition
Newcastle united

Newcastle United

Competition
Premier League

Premier League

Season

2006/07

Date

14th January 2007

Kick Off

16:00

Venue

White Hart Lane

Attendance

35,942

Referee

Steve Bennett

League Position

8th

Opposition League Position

11th

Opposition Form

DLLLWL

Weather at Kick Off

8.3° - Clear

Facts & Milestones
  • 6574th overall match (3112 wins, 1440 draws, 2009 losses)

  • 5058th competitive match (2248 wins, 1184 draws, 1626 losses)

  • team

    139th match vs Newcastle United (58 wins, 30 draws, 51 losses)

  • competition

    567th Premier League match (204 wins, 148 draws, 215 losses)

  • 6051st match in England (2815 wins, 1359 draws, 1864 losses)

  • 2697th match at White Hart Lane (1576 wins, 579 draws, 542 losses)

Report

Obafemi Martins scored a stunning goal as he inspired Newcastle to come from behind and win impressively at Spurs.

He hit a thunderbolt of a 20-yard shot with his left foot to make it 2-2 and then brilliantly played in midfielder Nicky Butt to slot home the winner.

Spurs had taken the lead after a host of Shay Given saves, Jermain Defoe converting Steed Malbranque's pass.

Paul Huntington equalised by rifling in and Dimitar Berbatov volleyed home for Spurs before Martins and Butt struck.

It was harsh on Spurs, who had had the better of most of the game, but they were unlucky to find Given in such fine form.

At the start Newcastle were having to hang on as Tottenham piled forward.

Given brilliantly denied Defoe, who ran clean through and then after Defoe blasted another shot over, Berbatov shot straight at the keeper.

After Given saved again from Malbranque, Spurs finally went ahead. Malbranque sped into the box down the left and clipped in Defoe - in a suspiciously offside-looking position - to convert from close range.

But the goal woke Newcastle out of their slumber and from their first attack, they levelled matters.

James Milner curled over a free-kick and after Huntington's first header was blocked, he lashed in the rebound through the legs of Paul Robinson.

As the half-time whistle blew, suddenly it all kicked off.

Given was furious with Berbatov for continually raising his leg when he was trying to take a goal kick, before Pascal Chimbonda and Butt were involved in a scuffle in the centre-circle.

Butt, who was a doubt for the game after suffering from flu all week, was booked for his shove, while Chimbonda was fortunate to get away with a yellow card for appearing to slap him in the face.

Nine minutes after the break, Chimbonda played a massive part in Spurs retaking the lead.

He made a superb run down the right to meet Malbranque's clever pass and after Teemu Tainio's shot was blocked by Nolberto Solano, Berbatov volleyed into the floor and into the net.

Just like in the early stages, Spurs began to dominate proceedings as they sought the goal that would kill off the game.

But as the hosts seemed to have the match in their grasp, two breathtaking strikes in the space of 94 seconds turned the game on its head.

First, Martins scored a goal that will live long in the memory. He played a one-two and ran at Michael Dawson on the left edge of the box, suddenly unleashing the most outrageous left-foot screamer that flew into the top corner.

Spurs were stunned, but Martins was not finished. Moments later he played a gorgeous through-ball for Butt to superbly angle a shot across Robinson and into the net.

Defoe still had time to smash a shot against the post from 18 yards but Newcastle held on for a remarkable victory.

Tottenham manager Martin Jol:

"All credit to Newcastle, to come here and get three goals is a good effort and we must praise them for it.

"If you can't score you have to keep your shape but we didn't do that. If you concede three goals at home you must say that is bad defending.

"We should have got more out of this game, it is incredible how we don't have more out of it, we're all gutted."

Timeline
KO

Paul Huntington

16'
HT

Obafemi Martins

72'

Nicky Butt

73'
FT
Location
League Table
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1
Manchester united
23 18 3 2 52 16 36 57
2
Chelsea
23 15 6 2 41 17 24 51
3
Liverpool
23 13 4 6 35 16 19 43
4
Arsenal
23 12 6 5 43 19 24 42
5
Bolton wanderers
23 12 4 7 27 21 6 40
6
Portsmouth
23 10 7 6 34 23 11 37
7
Tottenham Hotspur Badge Tottenham Hotspur
22 9 5 8 26 28 -2 32
8
Everton
22 8 7 7 28 22 6 31
9
Reading
22 9 3 10 30 30 0 30
10
Manchester city
23 8 6 9 19 25 -6 30
11
Blackburn rovers
22 8 4 10 24 31 -7 28
12
Fulham
23 6 10 7 25 35 -10 28
13
Middlesbrough
23 7 6 10 24 28 -4 27
14
Aston villa
23 5 11 7 24 28 -4 26
15
Newcastle united
22 7 5 10 23 28 -5 26
16
Sheffield united
23 6 6 11 18 30 -12 24
17
Wigan athletic
22 6 4 12 23 36 -13 22
18
West ham united
23 5 4 14 15 36 -21 19
19
Charlton athletic
23 4 4 15 18 43 -25 16
20
Watford
21 1 9 11 12 29 -17 12
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1
Manchester united
23 18 3 2 52 16 36 57
2
Chelsea
23 15 6 2 41 17 24 51
3
Liverpool
23 13 4 6 35 16 19 43
4
Arsenal
23 12 6 5 43 19 24 42
5
Bolton wanderers
23 12 4 7 27 21 6 40
6
Portsmouth
23 10 7 6 34 23 11 37
7
Everton
23 8 8 7 29 23 6 32
8
Tottenham Hotspur Badge Tottenham Hotspur
23 9 5 9 28 31 -3 32
9
Reading
23 9 4 10 31 31 0 31
10
Manchester city
23 8 6 9 19 25 -6 30
11
Newcastle united
23 8 5 10 26 30 -4 29
12
Blackburn rovers
22 8 4 10 24 31 -7 28
13
Fulham
23 6 10 7 25 35 -10 28
14
Middlesbrough
23 7 6 10 24 28 -4 27
15
Aston villa
23 5 11 7 24 28 -4 26
16
Sheffield united
23 6 6 11 18 30 -12 24
17
Wigan athletic
22 6 4 12 23 36 -13 22
18
West ham united
23 5 4 14 15 36 -21 19
19
Charlton athletic
23 4 4 15 18 43 -25 16
20
Watford
21 1 9 11 12 29 -17 12
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