Micky van de Ven had a game to forget as Eddie Howe’s side ran amok in the face of surprisingly feeble resistance from their visitors
1 min: Tottenham get the ball rolling, their players a vision in – I’m going to say – mauve. Both sets opf players are wearing black armbands as a tribute to the late Joe Kinnear.
Not long now: Referee Tim Robinson and his team of match officials lead both sets of players on to the St James’ Park pitch. The home side’s mascots are young members of the local deaf community, who got to meet Dan Burn and Kieran Trippier during the week and teach the two Newcastle players some sign language. Newcastle’s match shirts today boast the Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID) logo.
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