Alan Shearer delivers 'huge' 12-word reaction to Newcastle United's win vs Tottenham Hotspur

Alan Shearer has delivered his verdict on Newcastle United’s 2-1 win against Tottenham Hotspur.

Eddie Howe’s side took the lead in the 37th minute when Lloyd Kelly’s cross was directed home by Harvey Barnes, who was making his first Premier League start of the campaign.

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Spurs dominated much of the second-half, levelling in the 57th minute when Brennan Johnson’s shot was turned into his own net by Dan Burn. Newcastle’s winner came against the run of play when Jacob Murphy unselfishly set up Alexander Isak after being played in by Joelinton.

And reacting to the win on X, formerly known as Twitter, Shearer said: “A huge win for the Toon despite not being at their best!!! #NEWTOT “

Newcastle had 33% of the possession and half the amount of shots on target.

Isak added: "Generally we weren't expecting to have too much of the ball. We wanted to be dangerous on the counter-attack. It wasn't the most beautiful game from our side but we defended really well and scored two so that's good.

"You always have to be concentrated. It's easy to get frustrated. It was a tough game and tough for me - I wasn't at my sharpest. Jacob Murphy had a great assist, very selfless, so it was just being in the right place.

"We've always, at home, felt like we have that extra energy. We have spoken about using that. In the second half when we had a bit of a dip in our performance, we got some energy. Small changes made a big difference and really helped us get the win.”