Newcastle United latest news: Jacob Ramsey scored the winner for Newcastle United against Tottenham Hotspur.
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Newcastle United secured just their third Premier League away win of the season with a 2-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur.
Eddie Howe’s side went ahead just before half-time when Malick Thiaw poked home a loose ball in the box to give his side a deserved lead. Just moments prior to that goal, it appeared that Joe Willock had given the visitors the lead, but for VAR to chalk off that goal for the tightest of offside calls.
Newcastle United headed into the break ahead, but were pegged back against the run of play by Spurs less than 20 minutes into the second half when Archie Gray netted from a corner. Thomas Frank’s side, though, were level for just four minutes before Jacob Ramsey scored what turned out to be the winning goal with a lovely left-footed finish past Guglielmo Vicario.
That goal was Ramsey’s first for Newcastle United following his move from Aston Villa in the summer and comes just days before the Magpies face his former employers in the Fourth Round of the FA Cup. Injury issues and the form of players around him have prevented Ramsey from being a regular at St James’ Park, but his form in recent weeks may make him undroppable in Howe’s starting XI.
Reflecting on the win against Spurs, Ramsey, who was named as player of the match, told TNT Sports of the demands being placed on him by his new head coach: “Yeah, it's been a while. I've been playing in different positions and today I was playing a little bit higher up and the manager has demanded that I need to get my numbers up and thankfully I got my goal today.
“I knew I was in the box and when I played a one-two with Gordon. It was instinctive really. Left foot, nice finish.
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“I got injured in my first start, out for two months. I needed to build my fitness and then I was in and then out of the team.
I'm feeling good, feeling fit. I just want to stay in the team, keep scoring goals, keep getting assists and helping the team out.”
Eddie Howe reacts to Jacob Ramsey’s performance v Spurs
Ramsey’s celebrations after the ball hit the back of the Spurs goal demonstrated just how much emotion had been built-up and subsequently released by the midfielder. Speaking post-match, Howe revealed his delight in not only Ramsey’s goal, but his overall play throughout the night.
“Really good goal,” United’s head coach said. “I mean, he's such a good technical player and I thought you saw that.
“I thought the two number eights today for us, Joe Willock and Jacob Ramsey, were excellent today. Physically really good.
“I thought we controlled the first half in part due to them and Bruno's performance. So I was really happy and delighted he scored, because I think he needed that sort of recognition because his recent performances have been very good.”
As mentioned, Howe and his players are back in action on Saturday when they face Aston Villa at Villa Park in the FA Cup.