Opinion

Newcastle 2 Spurs 0 – Wednesday 29 October 2025 8pm

Instant fan/writer reaction from some of our regular contributors on The Mag.

Nat Seaton:

‘What a great game of football and we came out on the right side of it with a thoroughly deserved win.

Lots of changes but our standard didn’t drop, special mention for our midfield maestro who was on top form after his illness.

Great to see big Nick get another goal, and with his head!

Happy times ahead, off to London on Sunday, can’t wait!’

Simon Ritter:

‘We used our heads, first with Schar and then with Woltemade.

Joelinton lost his and could have picked up two yellows after fouling Kudus and then reacting when provoked. No VAR, thank goodness, We were well below our best against a team who until tonight had been unbeaten on the road this season.

Krafth, Willock and Elanga had a proper run-out, while Ramsdale made two top saves when the game was in the balance.

One worry was the inability to test stand-in keeper Kinsky. Only three efforts on target from 10 attempts.

We played the better football and took our chances, although Spurs had...