Lord Sugar, Shearer and more: Twitter reacts as Newcastle beat Tottenham
Lord Sugar and Alan Shearer both tweet their thoughts as Newcastle come from a goal down to beat Tottenham 2-1 at White Hart Lane
Newcastle United came from a goal down to stun Tottenham Hotspur and record a 2-1 win at White Hart Lane to lift themselves out of the relegation zone on Sunday afternoon.
Mauricio Pochettino’s men looked bright early on and went ahead in the 39th minute at White Hart Lane when Eric Dier headed home Christian Eriksen’s corner.
But the Magpies fought back and drew level in the 74th minute when substitute Aleksandar Mitrovic tapped in following a scramble inside the six-yard box.
Substitute Ayoze Perez then netted a dramatic late winner in the 90th minute when Hugo Lloris was caught out by a quick shot at his near post.
The result meant that Spurs missed the chance to move into top four and left them in fifth place in the Premier League table.
The dramatic game inevitably prompted plenty of reaction on social media – and here are some of our favourite updates.
Great finish from Perez. Took Lloris by surprise how early he took it. Lloris expecting Perez to let it bounce first so wasn't set for it.
— Danny Higginbotham (@Higginbotham05) December 13, 2015
Its a Desmond at Anfield. Spurs Lose! not a bad day at the office for the Gooners 👍⚽😃
— Ray Parlour (@RealRomfordPele) December 13, 2015
Steve McCLaren is a genius!
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) December 13, 2015
Newcastle 😮..
— Nico Yennaris (@Nico_Yennaris) December 13, 2015
Just about finished from bouncing round the house with wilf after the football! What a great result for Newcastle! #ToonArmy
— Graeme Swann (@Swannyg66) December 13, 2015
Newcastle are good these days and exceedingly well coached! 😂#nufc https://t.co/c30KUscwvi
— Alan Shearer (@alanshearer) December 13, 2015
That 2nd half is what we love to see from our #Nufc ! Infuriatingly brilliant! What a win! 👏🏻
— Peter Ramage (@peterramage83) December 13, 2015
Chelsea 1 point above drop zone. @talkSPORT ON AIR LIVE
— Stan Collymore (@StanCollymore) December 13, 2015
If Leicester win tomorrow they'll be 9 points clear of 5th. Game's gone mad!
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) December 13, 2015
What a win for @NUFC Can't believe the Premier League this season
— mick quinn (@mickquinn1089) December 13, 2015
That's it 1-2 well deserved Newcastle
— Lord Sugar (@Lord_Sugar) December 13, 2015
It's mid December and the traditional slide down the league for Spurs start now
— Lord Sugar (@Lord_Sugar) December 13, 2015
