Newcastle United player ratings v Spurs: 'Quality' Lewis Hall & 7/10 'menace' as sides go in 0-0 at half-time
Newcastle United 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur player ratings: Here’s how Lewis Hall, Sandro Tonali, Nick Woltemade and co have fared.
Newcastle United are drawing 0-0 with Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League at St James’ Park - here are the half-time player ratings from the match so far.
Eddie Howe made two changes to his side that won 4-1 at Everton on Saturday with Sandro Tonali and Jacob Murphy coming in for Bruno Guimaraes and Anthony Elanga.
The Magpies went into the game on the back of consecutive Premier League wins against Manchester City and Everton.
Spurs had won just one of their last seven matches heading into the game and had to endure a tough start at St James’ Park as Newcastle applied the early pressure without finding the breakthrough. Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Viacario had only one simple save to make in the first half as the sides went in at 0-0.
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Here are the Newcastle United half-time player ratings from the match (full-time ratings available here)...
Aaron Ramsdale - 6
Had very little to do in the first half.
Tino Livramento - 7
Charged forward well and kept Newcastle on the front foot.
Malick Thiaw - 7
Set the tone by winning a big header in the opening seconds. Kept his composure.
Dan Burn - 7
Made an important sliding challenge inside the box. Almost set up Woltemade with a good attacking header.
Lewis Hall - 8
Showed his quality with a driving run forward before shooting wide of the right post. Made an important block to prevent a potential tap-in for Spurs. Dealt with Kudus brilliantly for the most part and brought the ball forward with class and intent.
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Sandro Tonali - 7
Tracked back well and showed his pace. On set-piece duty but struggled with his delivery.
Lewis Miley - 6
Had a good opening but shot straight at Vicario. Was strong in the air when needed and tidy on the ground.
Joelinton - 6
Was denied by the post from a tight angle. The closest Newcastle came to scoring in the first half.
Jacob Murphy - 5
Played a couple of smart balls forward but lacked conviction in the penalty area. Poor off the ball at times as Spurs took advantage down Newcastle’s right side.
Harvey Barnes - 7
Looked to make things happen every time he got the ball. Was a menace for the Spurs defence early on but faded as the game wore on.