Tottenham sink again as Newcastle expose £500m rebuild

Tottenham’s nightmare start to the Premier League season deepened with a 2‑0 home defeat to Newcastle, raising serious questions about a summer rebuild worth nearly £500 million. Roberto De Zerbi’s side remain bottom of the table with zero points, zero goals and five conceded, their midweek League Cup win proving a false dawn.

Newcastle, despite losing several key players, impressed through debutant Nico Gonzalez, whose pinpoint long ball created the opener. Amar Dedic headed it into the path of Anthony Elanga, who spun past Sandro Tonali and finished clinically. Travelling fans mocked Tonali with chants of “You should have stayed at a big club.” Yoane Wissa then sealed the result with an acrobatic strike.

Spurs’ new signings again failed to ignite, with Tonali anonymous, Mateus Fernandes ineffective, Marmoush quiet and Savinho unavailable. Pedro Porro offered rare threat, but home fans streamed out early, sensing another bleak season. Newcastle, meanwhile, move to four points from two tough fixtures.