Tottenham player ratings vs Newcastle: Radu Dragusin looks lost but Conor Gallagher error key

Tottenham fell to within five points of the relegation zone after a 2-1 defeat at home to Newcastle.

Newcastle set the pace early on, and were unlucky to see Joe Willock’s effort ruled offside before Malick Thiaw stole in to stab home the opening goal on the stroke of half-time.

Spurs equalised early in the second half as Archie Gray finished from Pape Matar Sarr’s header across goal, but Newcastle quickly re-established their lead when Jacob Ramsey slotted home following good footwork from Anthony Gordon.

Sam Tabuteau was at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to rate the Spurs players...

Guglielmo Vicario 6

Was kept busy in the first half as Newcastle dominated. Little he could do with either goal and made a good initial save to deny Thiaw before he netted on the rebound.

Archie Gray 7

Beaten in the air by Thiaw and then too slow to react to the second ball as Newcastle opened the scoring. Bundled his way down the wing to set up a glorious chance for Tel in the second half before being in the right place at the right time to score the equaliser.

Radu Dragusin 4

Stepped up hastily to allow the space for Ramsey to pick out Willock as Newcastle thought they had taken the lead right before half-time. A difficult evening for the Romanian defender, who struggled all night with Newcastle’s movement.

Micky van de Ven 5

Looked flustered as Spurs’ stand-in captain in the first-half with a number of wayward clearances. Looked more assured after the break and made an excellent block to deny Barnes, but was still unable to stop Newcastle quickly re-establishing their lead. Blasted over a late opportunity.

Djed Spence 4

Really struggled with Anthony Elanga in the first half, and did not know whether to commit or not in the tackle. Could not impact the game in possession when Spurs saw more of the ball after the break.

Conor Gallagher 4

Cheaply gave away possession before being turned inside out by Gordon as Newcastle quickly re-established their lead. Replaced soon after by Kolo Muani.

Yves Bissouma 5

Withdrawn at half-time after an ineffectual performance in which he committed more fouls than he did tackles.

Pape Matar Sarr 5

Too slow as he allowed Thiaw to get ahead of him to score the opening goal. Made amends as he headed across for Gray to equalise.

Wilson Odobert 6

Was a useful outlet in behind as Spurs struggled to get out of their own half, but was withdrawn just past the half-hour mark after landing awkwardly following an attempted tackle on Barnes.

Dominic Solanke 5

Could not make the ball stick in the first-half, and was otherwise anonymous as Spurs struggled to get the ball to him.

Xavi Simons 6

Physically dominated by Newcastle’s high line in the first-half, but created the most chances of any Spurs player as they tried to claw their way back into the game after Newcastle’s goals.

Mathys Tel 6

Blazed over a glorious opportunity when found by Gray in the area. Plenty of intent, with the Frenchman taking six shots, but he lacked the quality to make his opportunities count.

Joao Palhinha 5

Palhinha was not the player Spurs needed off the bench as Spurs lacked creativity throughout.

Kolo Muani 5

Did not make any real impact as Spurs struggled to create many clear cut opportunites in the second-half