Newcastle beat Tottenham 5-1 on Sunday, 15 May 2016 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Anthony Taylor. It was played at St. James' Park.
First half: Newcastle took the lead at 19' when G. Wijnaldum scored, with the assist credited to A. Mitrović, making the score 1-0. Newcastle extended the lead at 39' when A. Mitrović scored, with the assist credited to M. Sissoko, making the score 2-0. Ryan Mason received a yellow card for Tottenham at 45'.
Second half: Tottenham made their 1st substitution at 46', with Son Heung-Min replacing J. Onomah. Tottenham made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Ryan Mason replacing Thomas James Carroll. Tottenham reduced the deficit at 60' when E. Lamela scored, with the assist credited to E. Dier, making the score 2-1. E. Lamela received a yellow card for Tottenham at 62'. Newcastle made their 1st substitution at 62', with C. Tioté replacing J. Shelvey. A. Mitrović received a red card for Newcastle at 67'. Tottenham made their 3rd substitution at 71', with K. Walker replacing N. Chadli. Newcastle extended the lead at 73' when G. Wijnaldum converted a penalty, making the score 3-1. Newcastle made their 2nd substitution at 76', with G. Wijnaldum replacing R. Aarons. Newcastle made their 3rd substitution at 84', with M. Sissoko replacing J. Sterry. R. Aarons received a yellow card for Newcastle at 85'. Newcastle extended the lead at 85' when R. Aarons scored, with the assist credited to Daryl Janmaat, making the score 4-1. Newcastle extended the lead at 86' when Daryl Janmaat scored, with the assist credited to R. Aarons, making the score 5-1.
Newcastle used 3 substitutions while Tottenham used 3 substitutions. Newcastle got 1 yellow card and 1 red card, while Tottenham got 2 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (19-18).
- Tottenham controlled possession (62%).
- Newcastle had the sharper finishing (10-5 shots on target).
