Tottenham remain in the bottom three of the Premier League after
losing 3-1 at Newcastle on Monday.
Tottenham Hotspurs' Younes
Kaboul (L) challenges Newcastle United's Obafemi Martins during
their English Premier League soccer match at St James Park in
Newcastle, northern England Oct. 22, 2007.
Spurs' slack defense again proved costly as Magpies claimed
points, plunging under-fire manager Martin Jolinto into even deeper
water.
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They were lucky to keep a clean sheet for 45 minutes, but the game
changed on the stroke of half-time when Michael Dawson failed to
clear a long ball cross from Jose Enrique and Martins swiveled to
fire past Radek Cerny from just inside the box.
Six minutes after the break Dawson again was the defender at
fault as he was unable to pick up Cacapa, who met Faye's corner
with a powerful header into the net.
Robbie Keane's close-range finish on 57 minutes gave the
visitors brief hope as he tapped home the rebound from Bent's
header which hit against the post.
For a spell Spurs looked like they were back in the game but
their resistance was ended 17 minutes from the whistle by
substitute James Milner, who crashed home an unstoppable volley
after his first effort was blocked by Jermaine Jenas.
(Xinhua News Agency October 23, 2007)
