Magpies respond to Pardew blast

Tottenham Hotspur 1 Newcastle United 2

Whatever was said — and Pardew revealed he was forced to remind his players of the stature of the club they were representing — had the desired effect and within six seconds of the restart, Sammy Ameobi, introduced as one of two substitutes at half-time, had equalised and the balance of the game had titled in Newcastle’s favour.

Twelve minutes later Ayoze Perez marked his first Premier League start with a goal and Emmanuel Adebayor’s 18th minute opening goal had been reduced to a footnote.