Tottenham 0–2 Newcastle
2026-08-29 · Matchweek 2
· Referee: Peter Bankes · VAR: Darren England
A quiet game for the whistle — 3 bookings, evenly split; both sides handled about as usual.
How Peter Bankes refereed it
Bankes showed 3 yellow cards against a career average of 3.9, and awarded 24 fouls against an average of 21.7.
Match statistics
| Tottenham | Newcastle | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 1 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 15 | 9 |
| Penalties | 0 | 0 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3' | Yellow Card | Tottenham | Micky van de Ven | 0-0 |
| 13' | Yellow Card | Newcastle | Nico González | 0-0 |
| 62' | Normal Goal | Newcastle | A. Elanga | 0-1 |
| 72' | Normal Goal | Newcastle | Y. Wissa | 0-2 |
| 79' | Yellow Card | Newcastle | Sven Botman | 0-2 |