Dele Alli and Jan Vertonghen score as Tottenham Hotspur opened their Premier League season with a 2-1 victory over Newcastle United at St James' Park.
Spurs opened the scoring in the eighth minute when Cristian Eriksen sent his corner into the mixer, Davinson Sanchez fired toward the far post and Vertonghen scored from a header just in front of Paul Dummett.
The Goal Line System showed the header crossed the goal line.
Newcastle answered three minutes later, with Joselu scoring a cross from Matt Ritchie at the edge of the box, a header that got past Hugo Lloris.
But Spurs would not be denied, with Alli coming through to restore their lead. Serge Aurier found his late-running teammate with a long cross from the right into the box that Alli tucked in.
Newcastle had two opportunities to equalise after half-time, but Mohamed Diame hit the left post from close range in the 47th minute and Kenedy, running free on the left four minutes later, wasted too much time before being snuffed out by Spurs' defence.
And Salomon Rondon, who came on as a sub for his first appearance since finalising a loan from West Bromwich Albion, hit the crossbar in the 85th minute after his shot was deflected by Vertonghen.
Harry Kane, who last season became the first Tottenham player to score 30 goals in a Premier League campaign, stretched his run to 14 games for Spurs in August without a league goal.
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