Tim Krul (7.5) - The only player to come away from today with some credibility. He made some good saves, one of which was terrific to deny Spurs late in the first half. Repaid the manager's faith in him and was not to blame for their goals in my opinion.
Danny Simpson (6) - Had a difficult time marking Gareth Bale and came out second best today. Few can stop the Welsh winger though so his focus should just go onto the next game and try and learn from today.
Steven Taylor (6) - Looked shaky at times and should have done better for Bale's goal. Could perhaps have closed him down and stopped his shot from coming in. Other than that he did relatively well.
Fabricio Coloccini (6.5) - Made a few good tackles to deny the Spurs attackers and seemed to form a better partnership with Taylor today than in the previous game. Our best defender on the day.James Perch (6) - Had a decent first half and put in some good challenges but then all that was undone by allowing Lennon too much space for him to open the scoring. Just hope Enrique is fit for Sunday for he offers much more in both defence and attack.
Wayne Routledge (6) - He was full of energy but unfortunately did nothing of note. It's disappointing for he can be dangerous with all his speed.Alan Smith (6) - He did fairly well defensively for us. He made one excellent block in the first half but it was his passing and offence which just wasn't good enough. For someone coming in for Nolan, it is evident we lack depth in our squad.
Cheik Tiote (6.5) - Had a pretty decent game but he needs to stop making some unnecessary challenges. Could easily have been sent off today and with our squad being as thin as it is, we just can't afford that right now.
Jonas Gutierrez (5.5) - For someone of his ability he has really been disappointing in the last few weeks. Fails to bring anything good to the team's attack in terms of getting balls into the box or playing a dangerous pass to open up the defence. Was taken off after the hour mark and rightly so.
Joey Barton (5) - Had a decent game in terms of his commitment and ball skills but his passing was pathetic. His free kicks offered the team very little and for someone capable of such accuracy when it comes to his passing he was just not good enough today. Played far too many long balls which were over hit.
Andy Carroll (6) - His commitment was there but he failed to get any decent service and was visibly frustrated by it. Needs more support up front.
Substitutes
Nile Ranger (5.5) - Was unable to make any impact today.
Peter Lovenkrands (5) - Should have done better in the build up to the second goal for it was clearly a decent chance for us to create something and we got punished for it.
Newcastle United Man of the Match - Tim Krul
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