This archive report was first published on 25 August 2019.
On Sunday, Tottenham suffered their first Premier League defeat of the season at the hands of Newcastle United, who secured a 1-0 win at St James' Park.
Joelinton's first goal for Newcastle gave Steve Bruce's men a first-half lead to defend, and they did so manfully to pick up their first points of the season.
The Magpies had suffered a terrible start to the season, with defeats by Arsenal and Norwich, but a disciplined and dogged performance frustrated a Spurs side lacking in invention without Christian Eriksen.
Harry Kane was felled by Jamaal Lascelles inside the area, but VAR did not overturn Mike Dean's initial decision to wave play on, denying Spurs a late penalty.
Spurs dominated possession early on, but it was Hugo Lloris who was forced to make the first significant save as the French number one acrobatically tipped over Sean Longstaff's rising drive.
Joelinton's goal, which came after some awful defending from Davinson Sanchez, was a reward for the club-record £40 million splashed on the Brazilian striker.
Even going behind could not rouse Spurs into a response, with Son Heung-min far from his brilliant best in his first appearance of the season.
Spurs continued to probe without much cutting edge after the break, and Eriksen was eventually called for, along with Giovani Lo Celso for his home debut just after the hour mark.
Just like on the opening day of the season, Eriksen's introduction sparked Spurs into life, but they were unable to find a way past Martin Dubravka.
Referee Dean's decision not to award a penalty for Kane's fall was not overturned after a VAR review, and the Premier League's high bar to not overturn referees' original decisions will be scrutinised.
Lucas Moura spurned the hosts' best opening of the game by firing over Moussa Sissoko's low cross, and Newcastle saw off a bombardment during six minutes of stoppage time for a vital victory.
