Newcastle beat Tottenham 2-0 as Liverpool draw 2-2 with Nottingham Forest

Newcastle claim away victory over Tottenham

Newcastle United secured their first win under head coach Matthias Jaissle with a 2-0 victory against Tottenham Hotspur in north London. Following a scoreless first half where Spurs goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky faced few threats, Anthony Elanga broke the deadlock with half an hour remaining. Elanga controlled a header from Amar Dedic, turned past Sandro Tonali, and curled a left-footed strike in off the far post. Ten minutes later, Yoane Wissa doubled the advantage by hooking a knockdown from substitute Nick Woltemade over his head following a Lewis Hall corner. Wissa started as Newcastle's central striker due to a foot injury to Will Osula, scoring his first league goal of 2026 after 12 matches without a goal in all competitions. The result gave Newcastle their first clean sheet since 14 March, ending a sequence of nine consecutive matches in which they conceded.

Tottenham suffer second straight loss under De Zerbi

The defeat leaves Tottenham manager Roberto De Zerbi without a point from his opening two Premier League matches following significant summer squad investment. Midfielder Sandro Tonali faced his former club for the first time, making errors in the sequences leading to both Newcastle goals before being substituted in the 75th minute for Dominic Solanke. Captain Micky van de Ven received an early caution before making a sliding tackle to deny Wissa in the penalty box. In attack, summer signing Omar Marmoush made his debut and hit the side netting on a volley, while Pedro Porro operated on the right wing and sent a dipping volley over the crossbar. Tottenham introduced Mohammed Kudus in the 68th minute for his first appearance since suffering a serious quadriceps injury in January.

Munoz rescues Liverpool with late Anfield equaliser

At Anfield, Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola recorded his second consecutive 2-2 draw to start the Premier League campaign. Spanish winger Victor Munoz, signed from Osasuna for £34.5 million, levelled the score eight minutes from time by spinning in the penalty area and firing a volley past Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Matz Sels. Munoz had previously won a late penalty during Liverpool's opening-week draw at Newcastle. Iraola selected Alexis Mac Allister in central midfield ahead of Ryan Gravenberch, while forward Cody Gakpo started on the right wing amid reported transfer interest from Manchester City and Tottenham. The fixture took place as Liverpool pursued the anticipated transfer of Paris Saint-Germain forward Bradley Barcola.

Nottingham Forest earn away point after second-half lead

Oliver Glasner's Nottingham Forest side entered the match following two defeats to Leeds in his first week in charge. Forest took the lead in the 24th minute when Matz Sels launched a long clearance to Igor Jesus, who combined with Morgan Gibbs-White to set up Dan Ndoye for a low finish. Liverpool had a potential equaliser ruled out when a Florian Wirtz strike was disallowed by the video assistant referee for an offside against Jeremie Frimpong. Alexander Isak levelled on the hour mark, scoring on his ninth touch of the match from a Gakpo cross. Forest regained the advantage when substitute Liam Delap delivered a quick throw-in to Neco Williams, who drew a foul from Alisson inside the box, allowing Gibbs-White to convert the resulting penalty before Munoz equalised.