Newcastle Win at Spurs as Jaissle Gets Off the Mark

Newcastle United walked out of Tottenham with a 2-0 win and a first Premier League victory for their new manager, Matthias Jaissle. Anthony Elanga and Yoane Wissa scored the second-half goals that settled it. BBC Sport

For Jaissle, this was the moment his reign stopped being a pre-season talking point and started counting for real. The Austrian, who began his Newcastle rebuild with a friendly win over Valencia in early August, had to navigate an injury scare for Elanga during that match — reported as not serious at the time, and clearly behind him now, given the winger was in the starting lineup at Spurs. Reuters Newcastle United

Elanga and Wissa, paired in attack from the start, made the most of their chance. Two second-half finishes, no reply from the home side, and Newcastle had three points on the road to begin their league campaign.

Tottenham, under Thomas Frank, know how these early-season stories flip. Last season they opened with a statement 2-0 win over Manchester City and rode the optimism. They also know the sting of Newcastle's quality — Spurs had to rely on captain Cristian Romero scoring twice, including an overhead kick, to snatch a 2-2 draw at St. James' Park back in December. Reuters Premier League

There was no such rescue act this time. Frank's side could not find a way through, and a home defeat so early in the campaign will sharpen the questions about where Spurs are heading under the Danish coach.

What gives this result its texture is the trajectory of the fixture itself. Newcastle have not always had it easy here. Richarlison scored twice in a Tottenham rout of Newcastle in December 2023, and going further back, it was Spurs who won 2-0 at a newly promoted Newcastle in the 2017/18 season, with Dele Alli and Ben Davies on the scoresheet. Reuters Premier League

The roles reversed on a late August evening. A new Newcastle manager, a refreshed attack, and a clean sheet away from home.

For Newcastle supporters, there is also the wider calendar to weigh. The 2026/27 Premier League season began on 21 August, and Newcastle's campaign includes a home opener against Bournemouth on 5 September, plus fixtures against Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and a Tyne-Wear derby against Sunderland. Premier League Newcastle United

If this performance at Spurs is a sign of the Jaissle era, the fixture list gives them plenty of stages to prove it.