Newcastle Lose First Match Since Saudi Takeover

Newcastle’s new dawn under the ownership of Saudi has suffered a 3-2 defeat to Tottenham.

The defeat leaves Newcastle still in the relegation zone without a Premier League win this season.

Expectations on Tyneside are high for a huge injection of funding by the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) to transform Newcastle’s fortunes on the field.

PIF governor Yassir Al-Rumayyan was given a warm welcome by the 55,000 crowd when he was presented before kick-off.

A jubilant atmosphere was matched by the perfect start for the home side when Callum Wilson headed home Javier Manquillo’s cross inside two minutes.

Tanguy Ndombele levelled the match with a goal from the edge of the box with

Newcastle sit second bottom of the table, without a win in their opening seven league games this season. Steve Bruce will take charge of the 1,000th match of his managerial career against Tottenham after he was given a reprieve on Friday amid speculation he was set to be sacked.