Tim Krul's wonder saves for Newcastle at Tottenham – in pictures
30 min: What a save from Tim Krul. Roberto Soldado hardly could have done more to equalise for Tottenham. Christian Eriksen curled a free-kick into the Newcastle area from the left and Soldado rose highest to glance a header towards the top-right corner, only for Krul to acrobatically push it widePhotograph: MICK EASON50 min: Krul spares Davide Santon's blushes with a magnificent save! The left-back took a chance in his own half, dawdling on the ball with Andros Townsend closing in. Sure enough, he lost it and Townsend charged off down the right before cutting the ball into the middle of the area, where Eriksen was totally in the clear, around 12 yards out. He might have shot first time, I was already shouting GOAL!, but instead he took a touch and tried to stroke the ball into the bottom-right corner, only for Krul to stick out a foot and save, the ball eventually booted behind for a corner. That's cleared but Tottenham come back for more, Sandro drilling wide from 20 yardsPhotograph: Craig Mercer/ActionPlus/Corbis53 min: Incredible! Incredible! Just incredible! I cannot believe Tottenham have not scored! Incredible! Gylfi Sigurdsson took the free-kick. It wasn't great, intended for the left corner. Instead it hit the wall and took a massive change of direction towards the middle of the goal. Krul had already committed to his dive but somehow – somehow – he managed to spring back the other way to push the ball back into the six-yard box …Photograph: Ian Kington/AFP/Getty Images
... before getting up to block Younès Kaboul's rebound from close range, Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa completing the clearance by hooking it behind. WowPhotograph: Matthew Childs/Action Images64 min: Some indecision in the Newcastle defence and midfield leads to Sigurdsson pouncing on a loose clearance from Mike Williamson, but blazing well over from the edge of the area. Tottenham attack again, though, and when your luck's in, it's in. Townsend breaks clear and shoots from the right. Krul makes a three-course meal out of it, parrying the ball up into the air, but Soldado plonks his header straight at the Newcastle keeperPhotograph: Sky Sports71 min: But this is a better effort from Townsend. He drifts infield and finds some space just outside the area, pinging a low left-footer towards the bottom-left corner, only for Krul to push it to safety. There wasn't quite enough pace on the shotPhotograph: Sky Sports81 min: Krul will not be beaten today. Townsend dashes down the right and his cross comes to Jermain Defoe, who has his back to goal. He does well to lay it off to Eriksen, who in turn finds Paulinho, whose instinctive stabbed shot from 12 yards out is saved by Krul. Then Jan Vertonghen has a pop from the edge of the area. It's, yes, savedPhotograph: Sky Sports
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