Gameweek 2 report · Sat 29 Aug, 17:30 · Sky Sports
Spurs 0–2 Newcastle
Newcastle won at Spurs 2–0, a clean sheet for the winners. Goals: NEW — Elanga and Wissa. Assists: Woltemade and Dedić.
Spurs came into it 19th with form L; Newcastle were 11th (D). The game rated it a 3 for TOT and a 3 for NEW on its five-point difficulty scale.
Horníček made 4 saves.
Bonus points: Hall 3, Wissa 2 and Dedić 2.
What it meant for FPL managers
For Spurs the FPL returns were led by Marmoush (2 points, owned by 2.7%) and Bentancur (2 points, owned by 0.1%). For Newcastle the FPL returns were led by Hall (11 points, owned by 19.8%) and Dedić (11 points, owned by 1.2%).
A clean sheet for Newcastle: 5 defenders and keepers collected the clean-sheet points, Hall, Dedić, Horníček and Thiaw among them. Elanga (2.3%) scored for almost nobody.
FPL points
| Player | Club | Pos | Pts | Mins | Owned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall | NEW | DEF | 11 | 90 | 19.8% |
| Dedić | NEW | DEF | 11 | 90 | 1.2% |
| Elanga | NEW | MID | 8 | 81 | 2.3% |
| Wissa | NEW | FWD | 8 | 81 | 9.7% |
| Horníček | NEW | GKP | 7 | 90 | 1.3% |
| Thiaw | NEW | DEF | 6 | 90 | 1.6% |
| Botman | NEW | DEF | 5 | 90 | 0.8% |
| Woltemade | NEW | FWD | 4 | 19 | 0.4% |
The differentials of the match: Dedić (11 points, owned by 1.2%) and Elanga (8 points, owned by 2.3%).
The table
Spurs move from 19th to 20th; Newcastle move from 11th to 6th. Spurs next face Leeds (A) on Sat 7 Nov; Newcastle next face Fulham (A) on Sat 7 Nov.