WHAT ABOUT THE NEW BOYS?

SALOMON RONDON, on loan from West Bromwich, made a nuisance of himself after his second-half introduction and could have been the point-saving hero for Newcastle only for his late effort to strike the bar. YOSHINORI MUTO was given only 10 minutes to make an impact and the Japan striker was neat and tidy during that period without ever being threatening. TOTTENHAM became the first Premier League club to sign nobody in a summer window since the system was adopted in 2003, so they had to rely on last season’s stars. Jan Vertonghen and Dele Alli produced the goods despite only returning to training last week after their participation in the World Cup semi-finals with Belgium and England respectively.