Newcastle paid £40m to buy Brazilian striker Joelinton from Hoffenheim in July
Club record signing Joelinton's first goal in English football gave Newcastle United a surprise win at Tottenham - and Steve Bruce his first points as their manager.
The Brazilian striker took advantage of sleepy Tottenham defending to control substitute Christian Atsu's through pass beautifully before drilling past Hugo Lloris.
Atsu, sent on after Allan Saint-Maximin had to go off with an early hamstring injury, provided the assist with his first significant contribution.
Spurs lacked the creativity to break down a resolute Newcastle side, whose four-man midfield spent a large chunk of the contest sitting deep in front of a back five.
Son Heung-min, making his first Tottenham appearance of the season after completing a three-match suspension, saw a bouncing first-half volley beaten away by Martin Dubravka, then rolled a shot wide shortly before the interval.
Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino sent on Christian Eriksen and Giovani lo Celso for the final half-hour in an attempt to salvage something from the 500th match of his managerial career.
It almost worked: Lo Celso's pass for Harry Kane ended with the England captain falling under Jamaal Lascelles' challenge - but Mike Dean ruled it was not a penalty, and was backed up by the check from video assistant referee Anthony Taylor.
Then Eriksen's superb diagonal pass gave Moussa Sissoko the room to cross low, but Lucas Moura skied his shot over the bar from around eight yards.
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Newcastle's supporters have travelled more than 1,000 miles over the past two weekends
Newcastle's fans have had to spend a fair amount on petrol money in the season's first three weeks - with a 516-mile round trip to Norwich last weekend followed up by this 560-mile round journey to north London.
They must have wondered why they had bothered going to Carrow Road, given a feeble display in a 3-1 defeat, with centre-back Paul Dummett later acknowledging that "it wasn't right" in the warm-up - and admitting that the players had to take responsibility.
Manager Bruce was looking for a lift after beginning his reign with two defeats - and his players provided it for that loyal travelling support.
Newcastle produced a display of immense discipline in intense heat in north London, with Dummett and his fellow centre-backs Jamaal Lascelles and Fabian Schar working themselves into the ground.
It was not just the defenders who toiled, though - striker Joelinton showed he was willing to help at both ends of the field by getting back to heard away two early Erik Lamela corners, and he ran himself to the point of exhaustion, eventually coming off in the final moments with apparent cramp.
The visitors had only 20% possession, and had to absorb plenty of early Tottenham pressure, but it was a sign of how well they did that Tottenham managed just two shots on target.
Newcastle had the game's first shot on goal, with Sean Longstaff's rising drive tipped away by Lloris after Joelinton had held up the ball for him.
Bruce was not thrown by the early injury to French winger Saint-Maximin, who pulled up in the first 15 minutes after chasing a Matt Ritchie free-kick that ran out of play.
Newcastle's manager will have been pleased that his players showed such a willingness to work for the cause - a characteristic that will be vital in the months ahead.
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Match Stats
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Line-ups
Tottenham
1Lloris
16Walker-PetersSubstituted forEriksenat 62'minutes
4Alderweireld
6D Sánchez
3RoseBooked at 66minsSubstituted forDaviesat 88'minutes
17Sissoko
8WinksBooked at 11mins
27Lucas Moura
11LamelaSubstituted forLo Celsoat 62'minutes
7Son Heung-Min
10Kane
Substitutes
5Vertonghen
15Dier
18Lo Celso
22Gazzaniga
23Eriksen
29Skipp
33Davies
Newcastle
1Dubravka
17Krafth
5Schär
6LascellesSubstituted forFernandezat 82'minutes
3Dummett
11RitchieBooked at 47mins
24Almirón
14Hayden
36Longstaff
10Saint-MaximinSubstituted forAtsuat 17'minutes
9JoelintonBooked at 87minsSubstituted forMutoat 88'minutes
Substitutes
8Shelvey
13Muto
15Willems
18Fernandez
19Manquillo
26Darlow
30Atsu
Referee:
Mike Dean
Attendance:
59,245
Match Stats
Home TeamTottenhamAway TeamNewcastle
Possession
Home80%
Away20%
Shots
Home17
Away8
Shots on Target
Home2
Away3
Corners
Home6
Away6
Fouls
Home10
Away5
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Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 0, Newcastle United 1.
Full TimePosted at 90'+7'
Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 0, Newcastle United 1.
Posted at 90'+6'
Attempt missed. Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko with a cross.
Posted at 90'+6'
Attempt blocked. Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
Posted at 90'+5'
Foul by Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur).
Posted at 90'+5'
Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Posted at 90'+4'
Attempt missed. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
Posted at 90'+3'
Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Winks.
Posted at 90'+3'
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Paul Dummett.
Posted at 90'+1'
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Matt Ritchie.
Posted at 90'+1'
Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.
Posted at 89'
Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
SubstitutionPosted at 88'
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Ben Davies replaces Danny Rose.
SubstitutionPosted at 88'
Substitution, Newcastle United. Yoshinori Muto replaces Joelinton.
BookingPosted at 87'
Joelinton (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
Posted at 87'
Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Danny Rose.
Posted at 87'
Attempt blocked. Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joelinton.
Posted at 85'
Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 85'
Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
Posted at 83'
Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 83'
Foul by Christian Atsu (Newcastle United).
Posted at 83'
Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Danny Rose.
Posted at 83'
Attempt blocked. Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Atsu.
SubstitutionPosted at 82'
Substitution, Newcastle United. Federico Fernández replaces Jamaal Lascelles because of an injury.
Posted at 81'
Attempt missed. Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko with a cross.
Posted at 80'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Posted at 79'
Delay in match because of an injury Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United).
Posted at 79'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Posted at 78'
VAR Decision: No Penalty Tottenham Hotspur.
Posted at 78'
Delay in match (Tottenham Hotspur). VAR checking.
Posted at 77'
Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.
Posted at 75'
Offside, Newcastle United. Fabian Schär tries a through ball, but Christian Atsu is caught offside.
Posted at 74'
Attempt missed. Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
Posted at 72'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Posted at 70'
Delay in match because of an injury Joelinton (Newcastle United).
Posted at 70'
Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
Posted at 67'
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Miguel Almirón.
BookingPosted at 66'
Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 65'
Foul by Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur).
Posted at 65'
Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Source: bbc.com