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Match Report
Where Now?
Tottenham
3.... 
Iverson '28
Ferdinand '45
Sherwood '61
Newcastle United 1 
Solano '16
Newcastle crumbled
to their second defeat in three days when they self destructed against
a determined
Tottenham side. They got off to great start when the electric Nolberto
Solano landed
a peach of
a low 18-yard drive just inside Walker's right-hand post after 16 minutes
following
a breathtaking
run across the edge of the area. But the gifted Peruvian, who went close
to
adding a second
soon afterwards, eventually faded - and summed up his side's frustration
with a booking
for kicking the ball away at a free-kick.
After
Spurs leveled from the head of Steffan Iverson, Newcastle never looked
in
the game, and
Spurs dominated with their new signing from Liverpool Oyvind Leonhardsen,
and the growing
influence of Darren Anderton.
In first
half stoppage time, Taricco swapped passes with Sherwood and Iversen before
delivering
a perfect low cross into the six yard box for Ferdinand to deftly steer
past
Steve Harper.
The only bleak note for Spurs was that it was the last contribution by
the
injury-prone
Ferdinand who had damaged a knee in an earlier collision with Harper whose
bravery had
prevented a certain goal.
Ruud
Gullit needed to inspire his magpies. Instead, it was Spurs who played
the better
football in
the second period, and former Blackburn man Tim Sherwood put the result
beyond
reasonable
doubt just after the hour mark. An inch perfect set piece from Anderton
found the head
of Sherwood who nodded home for 3-1.
Alan
Shearer, meanwhile, could only stand and stare from afar for long periods
at another
Newcastle under-achievement.
The £15m England captain, sent off for the first time in his
career in Saturday's
home defeat by Aston Villa, had another misery match and only
twice did he
look like scoring.
His
marvellously improvised hook shot sailed inches over the angle of far-post
and crossbar
in the first
half after Spurs keeper Ian Walker dropped Warren Barton's deep cross when
colliding with
team-mate Chris Perry. And he was ruled offside when netting from close-
range just
as he was about to celebrate his relief in cutting Tottenham's 3-1 advantage
late on.
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