Tottenham 1 Newcastle 2: Gordon scores in front of England boss Tuchel as Toon fight from goal down at crisis club Spurs
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Sponsored by. THOMAS TUCHEL barely had time to take his seat here before his England hopefuls quickly showed just how much talent he has at his disposal. Dominic Solanke gave Spurs the lead within four minutes with a brilliant header, before Anthony Gordon levelled up with a smart finish just two minutes later.
![[Anthony Gordon scored Newcastle's equaliser on six minutes]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/anthony-gordon-newcastle-united-goal-961458810.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Both players will be hoping to be included when new Three Lions boss Tuchel names his first squad in March - and be a big part of his mission to end our 60-year wait for silverware at the World Cup next year. At 29, Jacob Murphy is unlikely to be called up but even he put up a decent case with his assist here for Alexander Isak’s winner his sixth goal involvement in the last five games.
![[He did so in front of the watchful eye of new England boss Thomas Tuchel]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/englands-german-head-coach-thomas-961456328.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Newcastle have won all five of those to motor up the league and put them in sight of the Champions League spots. While injury-hit Spurs, who were interested in Tuchel after Antonio Conte left, have now lost three of their last five home league games, winning none of them.
The horror run has left the North Londoners nearer the drop zone and the top four and cranked up the heat on boss Ange Postecoglou, though his absentee list has been crippling. It was not just Solanke and Gordon on show for the baseball-cap-wearing Tuchel and his assistant Anthony Barry to keep an eye on from their seat up in the director’s box.
Newcastle full-backs Tino Livramento and Lewis Hall, along with Gordon, started November’s 5-0 thrashing of the Republic of Ireland and started here too. Murphy and Dan Burn, 32, have never been called up for their country but the way they are playing, and the short-term nature of Tuchel’s tenure, the German may have had them on his notes list too.
![[Dominic Solanke headed Spurs in front in style]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/dominic-solanke-tottenham-hotspur-scores-961456893.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
