Tottenham player ratings vs Newcastle - Cristian Romero the remarkable hero as Danso battles
Football December 03, 2025 09:39 AM

Tottenham battled to a 2-2 draw at Newcastle in the Premier League on Tuesday night and here are our Spurs player ratings.

Spurs came into the contest having won just three of their previous 13 matches off the back of another underwhelming performance at home at the weekend as they fell to a 2-1 defeat at home against Fulham. They arrived to take on a Newcastle side in fine fettle with seven victories from their previous nine matches while St James' Park has not been a happy hunting ground for the north London outfit in recent seasons.

Frank made four changes with captain Cristian Romero back from suspension alongside Kevin Danso, with Micky van de Ven getting a rest after playing three games in a week. Brennan Johnson came into the team on the left of attack while Pape Matar Sarr also brought in with Rodrigo Bentancur.

The first half brought plenty of pressure from Newcastle and Joelinton hit the left-hand post with a low effort. Spurs made it four games in a row without a shot on target in the first half, but they did improve after the interval only to be hit by a sucker punch on 71 minutes when Bruno Guimaraes curled home an effort from the edge of the box.

The returning Romero levelled for Spurs though seven minutes later when he dived in to head home Mohammed Kudus' cross.

However, the drama was not done as the referee Tom Bramall was sent to his monitor to look at a grapple between Bentancur and Dan Burn and he awarded a penalty to the hosts which Anthony Gordon slammed home.

Romero was not done either though as he leapt to send home an acrobatic overhead kick goal in the 94th minute and grab the north London side a share of the spoils.

Here are our Spurs player ratings.

Guglielmo Vicario

Had his name chanted repeatedly in the first half by the travelling Spurs fans after an early low save from Miley. Saved well from Barnes early in the second half. Couldn't get anywhere near Guimaraes' curling shot on 70 minutes. 7

Pedro Porro

Put Spurs in danger with one early loose backheel and despite a hard-working display had some tough moments down his flank. 6

Cristian Romero

Back from a suspension for accumulated yellow cards and he picked up a booking within 25 minutes here for a late challenge on Joelinton. Got skinned by Barnes for the Newcastle man's chance soon after the break. Then he turned striker to spin the game on its head with a diving header and then an acrobatic overhead kick. His defending was mixed on the day but he scored the goals the attackers couldn't. 9

Kevin Danso

Spurs' best defender in the first half and headed Woltemade's effort off the line after the interval. Gave a good account of himself throughout. 8

Destiny Udogie

Sloppy moments alongside some good runs and like Porro on the other side, Newcastle got plenty of joy down the flanks. Looked to be limping late on. 6

Pape Matar Sarr

Worked hard in the centre of the park without too much quality in his play. 6

Rodrigo Bentancur

Mixed sloppy moments with good ones and was very hard done by for the penalty award. 6

Mohammed Kudus

A great cross from Romero to score his first goal and a low cross for Bergvall early on, but otherwise he struggled to find a way through at times and put Spurs in trouble on a couple of occasions outside his own box. Gets bumped up for the assist. 7

Lucas Bergvall

Played in a number 10 role and did really well with his pressing around the pitch and chasing back. He backheeled an effort over the bar from Kudus' cross. 7

Brennan Johnson

Made a couple of good first half runs that were not spotted by Kudus or Porro. Made a goal line clearance from Livramento in the second period. His touch wasn't always on point but he kept trying to stretch Newcastle's backline and got past Livramento a few times. 6

Randal Kolo Muani

Worked hard, pressed around the pitch and put in the dirty work without the rewards. 6

Subs

Richarlison

Came on and tried to cause problems up front. 6

Xavi Simons

Got the ball into the box as much as he could. 6

Mathys Tel

Some sloppy moments on the ball that enraged Frank when Spurs were chasing the game. It was his corner though that led to the late leveller. 5

Archie Gray

Came on late in the game and made some important little touches. N/A

Wilson Odobert

Didn't make much of an impact in the final moments. N/A

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