Toon joy as Krul keeps out Spurs

Tottenham 0 Newcastle 1

Dutchman Krul made 14 saves in all — the most by a goalkeeper in a Premier League match since 2007 — to secure a victory, secured by a first-half goal from Loic Remy, that leaves Newcastle, who also beat Chelsea last weekend, on the up and Spurs struggling to keep up with their rivals.

“It was difficult to take,” said Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas, whose team were outplayed in the first half but who fought back dramatically after the break. “Our first half was very, very poor so that’s the negative. That first 45 minutes was probably the blow to us.