Tottenham 1 Newcastle 2: IN A SEASON of constant surprises, the situation near the top and bottom of the Premier League took another extraordinary twist as Newcastle United came from behind to beat Tottenham in stoppage time and end the Londoners’ unbeaten run of 14 league games — and put a huge dent in their title ambitions.

West Ham 2 Newcastle 0: Slaven Bilic gave Steve McClaren another miserable evening as West Ham finally got their home campaign up and running with a 2-0 win over Newcastle last night.

Steve McClaren has urged his Holland stars to put their international misery behind them and help to kick-start Newcastle’s Barclays Premier League season.

Jermain Defoe’s hat-trick spared Sunderland’s blushes as they defeated Exeter 6-3 in a thrilling Capital One Cup clash last night.

Georginio Wijnaldum has become the third most expensive signing in Newcastle’s history after putting pen to paper on five-year deal.

John Carver is expecting no favours from Sam Allardyce as he attempts to keep Newcastle in the Barclays Premier League.

Leicester and Hull were the significant winners in the Barclays Premier League relegation battle, with respective wins at Burnley and Crystal Palace.

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 23 in the Premier League - more to follow as it comes in.

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 8 in the Premier League - more to follow as it comes in.

Newcastle defender Mike Williamson insists the squad remain "100%" behind under-fire boss Alan Pardew despite lurching to another Premier League defeat on Monday night.

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew is set to remain in charge of the club for the foreseeable future, despite mounting calls for his dismissal, in the wake of his side’s dismal start to the Premier League season.

Aston Villa 0 Newcastle United 0

Ten-man Newcastle registered their first point of the new Barclays Premier League season after fighting out a disappointing 0-0 draw with Aston Villa.

Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert has named an unchanged XI for today’s Barclays Premier League home clash with Newcastle.

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 2 in the Premier League - more to follow as it comes in.

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini is hopeful that more of his squad will commit to long-term contracts in the coming days as the club looks to dominate into the future.

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew was delighted to have strengthened his attacking options with the signing of forward Emmanuel Riviere on Wednesday night.

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew is poised to make a breakthrough in his search for a new strikeforce, with the club closing in on Monaco’s Emmanuel Riviere.

Newcastle have completed the signing of forward Siem de Jong from Eredivisie champions Ajax.

Ajax 1 Celtic 0

Stakes high as big guns battle for Champions League glory

Roberto Mancini will be able to oversee the remainder of Manchester City’s Champions League group matches at close quarters after escaping disciplinary action for confronting a referee.

Manchester City were left seething after two controversial refereeing decisions prevented a stirring comeback against Ajax ending with a dramatic and much-needed Champions League win.

Manchester City 2 Ajax 2

Manchester City 2 Ajax 2

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini accepted it would take a “miracle” for his team to reach the Champions League knockout stages after last night’s costly defeat at Ajax.

Ajax 3 Manchester City 1

Ajax 3 Manchester City 1

Real Madrid sealed a first La Liga title in four years last night after cruising to a 3-0 win at Athletic Bilbao.

Jonny Evans believes it was a good thing David de Gea could barely speak any English when he arrived at Manchester United because it stopped him being exposed to all the harsh criticism he came in for.

Ajax 0 Man Utd 2

REAL MADRID joined Barcelona in guaranteeing their qualification for the Champions League knockout stages as two Cristiano Ronaldo goals gave Jose Mourinho’s men a 2-0 victory at Lyon last night.

Ukraine 1 Holland 1

Ajax 3 Chelsea 1