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Those who stayed at Tottenham offered plenty of boos at full time.
Full-time: Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle
Spurs are 16th, three points above the dropzone and they were pretty awful tonight.
Full-time: Chelsea 2-2 Leeds
What a turnaround and point for Leeds. The less said about Palmer’s miss the better.
Full time: Everton 1-2 Bournemouth
A hard-fought win against 10 men.
Chelsea 2-2 Leeds: A final chance … Chelsea have a free kick on the left. Neto crosses the ball in and it defeats everyone. We have a VAR check for a penalty that no one is claiming for. It is not given.
Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle: A Solanke overhead kick is blocked and then Van de Ven thrashes over.
Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle: With Spurs chasing the game, it is silent inside the ground.
Chelsea 2-2 Leeds: WHAT A MISS! You will not see many worse. Caicedo flashes a cross to Palmer unmarked a yard out and he sends his shot over. Incredible.
Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle: Six minutes added on.
GOAL! West Ham 1-0 Manchester United (Soucek, 50)
The Hammers are ahead.
Chelsea 2-2 Leeds: Hato finds Joao Pedro who heads onto the top of the bar!
Chelsea 2-2 Leeds: Neto finds Joao Pedro at the far post but his header takes a nick off someone for a corner.
Chelsea 2-2 Leeds: Six minutes added on. Stamford Bridge is excited.
Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle: The visitors are dropping deep but Spurs look to have nothing about them once more.
Chelsea 2-2 Leeds: Neto cuts in from the right and clips a cross to the back post, it evades everyone but Darlow is worried it is heading into the bottom corner, leaving him relieved when he drifts an inch wide.
Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle: Simons sends in a corner from the left, Dragusin heads it back towards goal but Pope fists it clear.
Chelsea 2-2 Leeds: The hosts are dominating at the moment but Leeds are resilient.
Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle: A big final 15 minutes here. Spurs will be only five points above the dropzone in 16th if things stay the same.
Chris Paraskevas emails: “Massive credit to Elanga and Ramsey tonight: both produced their best performances since joining, working much harder than in previous games. Ramsey deserved his goal and dovetailed nicely with Willock (albeit against a midfield providing enough space for any sort of oblong to turn and drive at goal unopposed).”
Chelsea 2-2 Leeds: Justin produces a superb last-ditch tackle to stop Hato from scoring.
Chelsea 2-2 Leeds: The Leeds tails are up!
Kári Tulinius writes: “I’ve been struck by how ponderous Tottenham are. While they have individual players who are fleet of thought and foot, they keep having to look up and scan where their teammates are. The best sides are seemingly part of the same hive mind, Spurs seemingly barely know who the other players are.”
GOAL! Chelsea 2-2 Leeds: Calamity at the back for Chelsea. They mess around and Bogle nips it. The ball touches his arm as he drives into the box, causing panic, with the ball eventually running loose to Okafor who taps into an empty net.
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GOAL! Chelsea 2-2 Leeds (Okafor, 74)
Pure chaos!
RED CARD! Everton 1-2 Bournemouth: O’Brien is dismissed for stopping Adli going through on goal.
GOAL! Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle: The visitors have reacted since the equaliser. They end a Spurs counter and come straight back at them. Gordon works smartly on the edge of the box and finds Ramsey, who directs his shot into the corner.
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GOAL! Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle (Ramsey, 68)
OOOF! It is turning into a cracker.
Tottenham 1-1 Newcastle: Van de Ven puts his body on the line to block a Barnes shot.
In other news, Tottenham have a second player booked for diving. A truly pathetic one for Simons.
GOAL! Everton 1-2 Bournemouth (Adli, 64)
Cherries are ahead thanks to a header.
GOAL! Tottenham 1-1 Newcastle (Gray, 64)
Sarr knocks a corner back into a danger area and Gray turns it home.
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GOAL! Chelsea 2-1 Leeds (Nmecha, pen, 66)
Leeds are back in this.
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Chelsea 2-0 Leeds: PENALTY TO LEEDS! Caicedo takes down Bogle.
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Chelsea 2-0 Leeds: Neto is sent on for Estevao.
GOAL! Everton 1-1 Bournemouth (Rayan, 61)
All level. Truffert picks out the young Brazilian in the box and he does the rest.
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Chelsea 2-0 Leeds: It’s all happening inside the Leeds box. Joao Pedro takes the ball off Chalobah’s toes and the shot is blocked.
Tottenham 0-1 Newcastle: Tottenham have started playing. Simons whips in a free-kick from the left, which instigates some head tennis before the ball is finally cleared.
Everton 1-0 Bournemouth: Barry has another fine chance but Jimenez is in the way.
GOAL! Chelsea 2-0 Leeds (Palmer, pen, 58)
Palmer sends Darlow the wrong way after Bijol pushes over Joao Pedro in the box.
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Tottenham 0-1 Newcastle: Sarr is the first person to check Pope is awake, smashing a shot from 25 yards but the goalkeeper is more than equal to it.
Tottenham 0-1 Newcastle: Gray does well down the right and gets into plenty of space inside the box, giving him time to pick his spot, he aims for Tel but his finish is pretty woeful, sending his volley well over.
Chelsea 1-0 Leeds: Okafor is being sent on to replace Bornauw.
Tottenham 0-1 Newcastle: Guimaraes swings in a corner from the left which Ramsey whips towards goal, while under no pressure, but it is deflected behind.
From the second corner, Willock dives to the ground wanting a penalty. He ain’t getting on.
Tottenham 0-1 Newcastle: Elanga goes down under pressure from Spence in the box. Anthony Taylor shakes his head and we carry on.
Spurs still look dreadful.
“Peter Crosby is exactly on point,” says Ernst Draxl. “I never understood so called fans booing their own team during a match. Afterwards its okay if they didn’t give everything. People have to understand that they don’t have a right for success or even joy only because they buy a ticket - like when you go to a theatre. You have to support your team whatever the outcome otherwise you are not a supporter but just a customer who made a wrong choice.”
Tottenham 0-1 Newcastle: Palhinha on for Bissouma.
Chelsea 1-0 Leeds: Supposedly, taking Cucurella off was a tactic decision …
Second half
We are starting up once more.
Chelsea 1-0 Leeds: Hato is on for Cucurella.
Half-time reading:
Martin Gamage says: “And the chorus of boos ring out at Spurs. I don’t bet as a rule but as a Spurs fan I’m going to hedge my disappointment and put some money on this Spurs team to go down. I genuinely don’t think they have the stomach for this fight. Newcastle have been by far the better team.”
Do not forget we have West Ham v Man United going on, too. Almost 10 minutes in over in East London.
Peter Crosby emails: “I know there’s a bit of contention about this issue, but in terms of the Spurs fans’ responsibility - they may not be able to to affect the choice of the Spurs hierarchy, or the efficacy of the sporting directors, or the skill and ability of the medical department or the muscle fallibility of our best players - BUT - they can be responsible for one thing - getting those 11 mostly very young lads the support they need. It’s not rocket science. I know this is a nuanced issue but the atmosphere is terrible and the only people who can make that better are the fans.”
Half time: Tottenham 0-1 Newcastle
Boos from the home fans.
GOAL! Tottenham 0-1 Newcastle: Elanga lifts a cross to the back post where Thiaw is waiting. The defender heads it down, Vicario makes the save but Thiaw is the quickest to the rebound.
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GOAL! Tottenham 0-1 Newcastle (Thiaw, 45+5)
It’s what Newcastle deserve.
Half time: Chelsea 1-0 Leeds
Joao Pedro has given Chelsea the lead.
Half time: Everton 1-0 Bournemouth
Ndiaye’s penalty is the difference at the moment.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle: Willock’s scalp was offside. A buzz cut might have ensured the goal counter.
NO GOAL! Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle
That might be the tightest offside call I’ve ever seen. Spurs reprieved.
GOAL? Tottenham 0-1 Newcastle: The visitors win the ball back and quickly move up the field. Ramsey threads a pass to Willock who curls a corner around a defender into the corner. We get a lengthy VAR check for offside … it is tight.
GOAL! Tottenham 0-1 Newcastle (Willock, 44)
The midfielder keeps his cool to find the corner.
GOAL! Everton 1-0 Bournemouth (Ndiaye, pen, 42)
No mistake from the spot.
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Everton 0-0 Bournemouth: PENALTY TO EVERTON!
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Peter Oh writes: “Calling this Newcastle strip jazzy might be an affront to jazz. According to the kit maker’s official verbiage, the design is a nod to the ‘97/’98 season, and the colours are called Victory Blue and Bahia Orange.
“Orange you glad to know this? Anyway, to Victory!”
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle: Sarr is booked for diving in an attempt to get Ramsey booked. What a dismal night this is for Spurs so far. At least it’s level.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle: No need for the neighbours to complain about the decibel levels. Sounds silent inside the stadium.
Everton 0-0 Bournemouth: Barry should open the scoring but misses from very close range. Poor Thierno.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle: Odobert off, Tel on.
Chelsea 1-0 Leeds: Palmer is at the heart of everything for Chelsea, he flicks the ball into Joao Pedro’s path but he flashes his shot wide.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle: Tel seems to be getting prepared to replace the Frenchman.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle: More concern for Spurs with Odobert down on the ground needing lengthy treatment.
Chelsea 1-0 Leeds: There are calls for a penalty after Gusto and Gudmundsson tangle in the box. There is a pull on the shorts but the Leeds man goes down too easily.
Everton 0-0 Bournemouth: Toth fires a free-kick at goal but Pickford is behind it.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle: Spurs look to be making progress on the attack but they end up turning around and the ball ends up back with the defence. That does not please the fans.
Chelsea 1-0 Leeds: GOAL! Palmer finds space in midfield, opens himself up and slips a through ball for Joao Pedro, who is quicker than the defender, allowing him time to dink it over Darlow.
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GOAL! Chelsea 1-0 Leeds (Joao Pedro, 24)
A lovely finish from the Brazilian.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle: Spurs lift the ball into the box and Solanke goes down under pressure from behind. The striker wants a penalty but there is no chance of that.
Chelsea 0-0 Leeds: The Blues have a free-kick around 30 yards from goal. It is worked smartly into the box, Pedro chests it down but can’t make effective contact on the volley.
Chelsea 0-0 Leeds: Palmer takes aim from 20 yards but there is no power in the shot, allowing Leeds get possession and counter but it ends with Gudmundsson committing a foul and getting harshly booked.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle: Burn knocks the ball down for Ramsey to attack, he miscues his shot and Van de Ven sends it behind. The crowd is getting agitated.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle: Howe’s side are onto their fifth corner in the first 15 minutes. Vicario punches clear on this occasion.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle: The visitors are looking really dangerous, especially down the right with Elanga and Trippier. Spurs are in a battle here.
Everton 0-0 Bournemouth: NO GOAL! Ndiaye pokes the ball into the net but he is well offside.
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Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle: Elanga sends in a low cross, which Barnes flicks at goal but his cheeky effort is straight at the goalkeeper.
Chelsea 0-0 Leeds: Pedro flicks a pass through for Estevao to chase but Darlow is alert, coming out quickly to collect.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle: Willock has his head in his hands after seeing his shot from 20 yards slipping a millimetre wide of the post.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle: Simons gets the ball inside the box, shifts and has a fine chance to test the goalkeeper but drags his shot wide.
“Who came up with that Newcastle kit!? Yikes,” says Joe Pearson. It’s a jazzy number.
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Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle: Another chance for Newcastle, culminating with Solanke clearing a cross straight against Botman’s head, sending the ball wide.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle: Elanga sends in a corner which bounces off a surprised Dragusin and flies over his own bar.
Chelsea 0-0 Leeds: Seems quite an old school kit choice from Leeds, who have their own shirts and shorts on with blue away socks, making it the opposite of Chelsea’s outfit. Nice to see.
Kick off
The whistles are peeping across the nation.
“You described Newcastle as “flat”,” Chris Paraskevas points out. “I think that’s being generous: flat suggests some form of consistency of shape or form. At the moment if this team were to have a geometric shape or physical form representing them, perhaps a scalene triangle would be more appropriate (sides and angles completely out of sync and out of shape).
“Anyway, this is what this stupid club has driven me to: mathematics before 7am.
“It’s a new low for Eddie Howe ...”
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Players are in tunnels. Prepare yourself!
Richard Hirst gets in touch to say: “Glad you mentioned Leroy as well as Liam, since it gives me the opportunity to bring out the Fulham link. I had hoped that Liam would take over at Fulham when Marco Silva leaves; that gentler introduction might have spared him some of the nonsense that he is having to put up with now. Despite him managing SW6’s second team, I wish him well.”
“That’s eighth placed Everton to you!” emails Matt Burtz. “They also are quietly joint fourth in goals allowed. If they could score even a few more goals they would easily be in/threatening for the European places (which they already sort of are).”
Not 100% sure what having the presentation team walking around the pitch in the rain adds to the buildup.
It is chucking it down at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
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Get this in your ears.
“Leeds United and Shrewsbury Town fan here, both in action tonight, wondering how they’ll get on,” writes Jeremy Boyce. “Frankly, if the Nasties can scramble a nasty point at the Bridge tonight it will be a miracle, you never know, there is history between these two, ask Eddie Gray or David Webb. As for Shrewsbury, another doomscroll relegation six-pointer tonight at home to mighty Barrow, a fixture that takes me back at least 40 years to my early days live footie. 2 - 2 40 years ago If memory serves. A point would serve us well tonight. As for the rest, it’s score draws all the way isn’t it ? Unless Nuno can spoil Carrick’s party time. Or otherwise Norwich, I’m betting on them making the play-offs, any takers
“Shame there isn’t a mid-week coupon to send (ask yer dad).”
Big night for the Shrews.
I do still write Leroy Rosenior and need to correct myself.
Liam Rosenior looks chipper.
I’ve been to a few Newcastle games in recent weeks and they’ve been very flat, so I have a very narrow opinion of their overall performance but it feels like a team that needs waking from a malaise.
Eddie Howe does not seem to be under much pressure …
Starting lineups: Everton v Bournemouth
Everton (4-2-3-1): Pickford; O’Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Gueye, Garner; Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, George; Barry
Subs: Travers, Patterson, Keane, Beto, Dibling, Alcaraz, Rohl, Iroegbunam, Armstrong
Bournemouth (4-3-3): Petrovic; Jimenez, Hill, Senesi, Truffert; Toth, Scott, Christie; Rayan, Adli, Evanilson.
Subs: Mandas, Cook, Brooks, Adams, Smith, Diakite, Kroupi, Unal, Milosavljevic.
Starting lineups: Chelsea v Leeds
Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; Gusto, Acheampong, Chalobah, Cucurella; Caicedo, Andrey Santos; Palmer, Fernandes, Estevao; Joao Pedro.
Subs: Sharman-Lowe, Badiashile, Fofana, Sarr, Hato, Garnacho, Neto, Delap, Guiu.
Leeds (3-4-3): Darlow; Rodon, Bijol, Bornauw; Bogle, Gruev, Ampadu, Justin; Aaronson, Nmecha, Gudmundsson
Subs: Perri, Byram, Longstaff, Tanaka, Buonanotte, James, Okafor, Gnonto, Piroe.
Starting lineups: Tottenham v Newcastle
Tottenham (4-2-3-1): Vicario; Gray, Dragusin, Van de Ven, Spence; Bissouma, Sarr, Gallagher; Simons, Solanke, Odobert
Subs: Kinsky, Palhinha, Tel, Souza, Kolo Muani, Oluesi, Byfield, Williams-Barnett, Rowswell
Newcastle (4-3-3): Pope; Trippier, Botman, Thiaw, Burn; Guimaraes, Willock, Ramsey; Elanga, Gordon, Barnes.
Subs: Ramsdale, Hall, Tonali, Wissa, Osula, J Murphy, Woltemade, A Murphy, Shahar
I quite like a bit of Liam Rosenior but everyone on da socials loves da bantz.
Get yourself primed for Everton v Bournemouth!
Preamble
This feels like a significant night. The Liam Rosenior revolution continues apace at Chelsea, where he has four wins in as many league games. A victory tonight and Manchester United slipping up at West Ham would put the Blues into the top four. Leeds gave Nottingham Forest a good pummelling and will think they can ruffle some feathers at Stamford Bridge, especially having defeated Chelsea at Elland Road a few months ago.
Eddie Howe admitted on Monday he would be willing to quit as Newcastle head coach if he thought he was the problem. Something is going wrong with the Magpies, sitting 12th in the Premier League and putting in mediocre performances most weeks. Speaking of under pressure coaches, Newcastle are in Tottenham tonight, where Thomas Frank is desperately waiting for a turnaround in form. Seeing off Newcastle would be a useful start because if Spurs do lose and Leeds get a point tonight, the North Londoners will drop down to 16th.
Furthermore, Everton are playing Bournemouth.
7.30pm GMT kick-offs:
Chelsea v Leeds
Everton v Bournemouth
Tottenham v Newcastle