Newcastle Defeat Woeful Spurs Leaving Frank's Position Precarious

Newcastle put Thomas Franks tenure as Tottenham manager under severe threat with a 2-1 victory in north London on Tuesday delivering yet another painful home loss for the Danish coach.

Jacob Ramseys decisive strike earned the Magpies only their third league triumph on the road this season relieving mounting concerns around their manager Eddie Howe.

Tottenham dropped to 16th place in the Premier League standings and Frank received a stark message from the supporters who demanded his dismissal first thing in the morning.

The visitors had endured a winless streak in their last five outings starting the evening in 12th position.

Yet in the clash pitting the home team struggling at their own ground against the away side faltering on trips it was Newcastle who dominated from start to finish.

The Tyneside outfit controlled the opening period and came close to breaking the deadlock when Joe Willock broke through to shoot beyond Guglielmo Vicario though a VAR check deemed the playmaker marginally offside.

Howes squad soon found the net leading 1 0 as Malick Thiaw poked home on the rebound following Vicarios stop of his first header right before the interval.

Adding to Tottenhams woes they endured yet another setback with Wilson Odobert forced to withdraw injured prior to half time.

Under Frank the hosts have sorely missed invention in open play during his debut campaign though they have made up for it via potency from dead ball situations.

Tottenham equalised off their initial corner when Archie Gray slotted past the keeper from Pape Matar Sarrs headed flick on shortly past the hour.

However parity lasted just four minutes for the Lilywhites.

Anthony Gordon enjoyed ample room to deliver a cross for Ramsey who blasted into the net at the far post.

Newcastles strong showing was marred late on as skipper Bruno Guimaraes limped away seemingly with a hamstring rupture a major setback for their pursuits in three tournaments.

The north east club head to Aston Villa for the FA Cup fourth round clash this Saturday followed by a distant trip to Azerbaijan against Qarabag in the Champions League qualifying first leg the following midweek.

Still the win propels them into the upper half of the standings just three points shy of sixth spot.