Newcastle new era begins with loss
Ulsan, Pohang advance to Asian CL semis
NEWCASTLE, England, Oct 17, (AP): New owners. Same old problems.
Callum Wilson headed Newcastle in front only 107 seconds into the new era under Saudi ownership before the hosts collapsed to lose 3-2 to Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday.
It leaves Newcastle with three points from eight games, stuck in the relegation zone and with no ability to spend on new players until the January transfer window.
Tanguy Ndombele began Tottenham’s comeback in the 17th minute after Sergio Reguilon rolled the
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ball across the penalty area. The visitors went into the lead five minutes later when Harry Kane scored his first league goal of the season after lifting a shot over goalkeeper Karl Darlow.
The game was suspended just before halftime for 20 minutes when a supporter required medical treatment. The players left the field before returning to complete the first half.
Son Heung-min got on the end of Kane’s cross to extend the lead in firsthalf stoppage time.
A further blow came for Newcastle in the 83rd when Jonjo Shelvey, a 60thminute replacement for Sean Longstaff, was sent off for a second bookable offense after tripping Reguilon.
Newcastle were handed a surprise lifeline when Eric Dier headed into his own net but Tottenham held on for a second consecutive win.
Tottenham are on 15 points in fifth place, four points behind leader Chelsea.
West Ham 1, Everton 0
West Ham manager David Moyes was thankful for Angelo Ogbonna’s 74th-minute headed goal in Sunday’s 1-0 victory over former club Everton but annoyed that his side had not scored more before then.
Center back Ogbonna flicked home a header late on for a Premier League high 29th set-piece goal - excluding penalties - since Moyes returned to West Ham for his second spell in charge in December 2019.
It was only the Scot’s third league victory over former Merseyside adversary Rafael Benitez.
On his side’s prowess from set pieces, Moyes said: “Nowadays there is a modern trend for set-piece coaches and we want to try to be good.
Chelsea 1, Brentford 0 Edouard Mendy’s string of stunning saves ensured Chelsea stayed on top of the English Premier League as Ben Chilwell’s strike sealed a nervy 1-0 win at Brentford.
Chilwell’s second league goal in as many games kept Chelsea one point ahead of Liverpool - but Mendy’s inspired showing secured the points.
The Senegal goalkeeper conjured at least four saves, the best coming off Christian Norgaard’s overhead kick, either side of Bryan Mbeumo twice hitting the post for Thomas Frank’s luckless hosts.
Norgaard also saw an effort cleared off the line by Trevoh Chalobah as Chelsea refused to break despite some desperate defending.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek continued his resurgence with another powerful midfield
performance, while Malang Sarr had an assured Premier League debut under intense pressure as a replacement for Antonio Rudiger and with Brazil center back Thiago Silva also missing after returning late from international duty.