Tottenham Stay Goalless After Newcastle Home Loss

Tottenham Stay Goalless After Newcastle Home Loss

Ninety minutes, another blank, and the jeers arrived on cue. Roberto De Zerbi's expensively rebuilt Tottenham still have no Premier League points and no league goals after Newcastle walked out of the Hotspur Stadium with a 2-0 win.

Anthony Elanga and Yoane Wissa scored once the visitors had survived an early siege. Sandro Tonali, signed from the same club for a record initial fee reported around £92.5m, was hooked to a soundtrack of visiting delight. De Zerbi insisted afterwards there was no panic and that his side had been unlucky with the result.

The wider picture is harder to spin. A 3-0 opening defeat at Brentford was followed by this home reverse, leaving the north London side bottom and six points behind early leaders Manchester City. A midweek League Cup rout of Charlton did not settle the league anxiety.

What comes next on the TV calendar

Saturday takes them to Nottingham Forest at 15:00 BST. That traditional slot sits inside the United Kingdom blackout, so no domestic live television listing has been published. Follow live scores on OneLightScore and check Peacock in the United States, where the 10:00 ET window is listed. Sky Sports has already picked Tottenham against Everton on 12 September (17:30 BST) as the next home fixture with a confirmed live listing.

City and Arsenal both sit on six points after two wins. Liverpool needed a late Victor Munoz strike to draw 2-2 with Forest at Anfield. The contrast is brutal for supporters who were sold a summer of lift-off.

Until the first league goal arrives, every Saturday 3pm scoreboard will feel like a referendum. De Zerbi says the plan is intact. Two weekends of evidence say the clock is already loud.