Newcastle United lost to Tottenham Hotspur today.
Former Tottenham Hotspur central midfielder Micky Hazard has criticised Newcastle United on Twitter.
Hazard was not impressed with Newcastle’s defensive tactics during their 1-0 defeat to Tottenham away from home at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday afternoon.
Son Heung-min scored the only goal of the match in the 83rd minute when Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Dubravka failed to keep out his effort from around 20 yards.
Stats
Over the course of the 90 minutes at Goodison Park on Saturday afternoon, hosts Tottenham had 72% of the possession, took 21 shots of which four were on target, and earned six corners, according to BBC Sport.
Visitors Newcastle had 28% of the possession, took eight shots of which two were on target, and earned three corners, according to BBC Sport.
Tables
The result means that Tottenham are now second in the Premier League table with 57 points from 25 matches, four points behind leaders Liverpool, who have a game in hand.
As for Newcastle, Rafael Benitez’s side are currently 15th in the standings with 24 points from 25 games.
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