Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Newcastle United: Highlights, man of the match stats as Son Heung-min bids farewell to Spurs in Seoul

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Tottenham captain Son Heung-min bids emotional farewell to Spurs in Seoul draw
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Son Heung-min led out Tottenham Hotspur for the final time on Sunday as they drew 1-1 with Newcastle United at Seoul World Cup Stadium.

Spurs' Brennan Johnson opened the scoring for Thomas Frank's side with just four minutes on the clock after some aggressive defending from Kevin Danso, whose tackle made its way to the Welsh forward.

Mathys Tel had the chance to double their lead, but the Frenchman missed his one-on-one chance when Nick Pope made a fine stop from close range with his outstretched legs.

In truth, Tel should have scored regardless, and he was made to regret his mistake when Harvey Barnes levelled the score for Eddie Howe's men before half time.

Son was substituted off just beyond the hour mark, and he received appreciation from both his teammates and the opposition, who honoured the Premier League icon as he exited the pitch.

SPORTS MOLE'S VERDICT

Spurs legend Son announced that he is set to leave the club in search of a new challenge, and it was certainly an emotional evening in Seoul for the South Korea captain.

After 10 years, Son has become ingrained in the Londoners' modern history, and it will be difficult for them to replace their number seven, both in terms of his quality on the pitch and his presence off of it.

The one sour note for the evening was that James Maddison, who had only recently returned to fitness, was injured and had to be taken off on a stretcher.

As for Newcastle United, they gave a good account of themselves considering that they had lost the previous five games in a row, with Bruno Guimaraes a standout once again as Howe's side controlled possession.

The Magpies were also without Alexander Isak, who has now returned to his assigned schedule after training alone in Spain amidst intensifying interest from Liverpool.

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR VS. NEWCASTLE UNITED HIGHLIGHTS

Brennan Johnson goal vs. Newcastle United (4th min, Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Newcastle United)

Spurs centre-back Danso tackles Jacob Murphy and the ball finds its way to Johnson, who carries it forward in the centre of the park before his shot from 20-yards out deflects off of Dan Burn and into the bottom-left corner.

Johnson pays tribute to Son by imitating his trademark celebration.

18th min: Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur) big chance missed

Pedro Porro kicks a hopeful ball down the right-hand side of the pitch, and former Bayern Munich man Tel capitalises on an unfortunate stumble in the Newcastle backline to go one-on-one with Pope, though the Magpies' goalkeeper stops his tame shot from eight yards out.

Harvey Barnes goal vs. Tottenham Hotspur (38th min, Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Newcastle United)

Newcastle work the ball excellently all the way from the edge of their own box to the left wing through some slick passing from the likes of Joelinton and Anthony Gordon, and Barnes picks it up before cutting inside and rifling a powerful, surprising strike into the left-hand side of the goal off the post.

65th min: Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur) substituted

Teary-eyed, the Spurs captain is embraced by both sets of players on the pitch before they line up and pat him on the back as he hands the armband to Ben Davies and exits the pitch for the final time as a Tottenham player.

85th min: James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) injured

MAN OF THE MATCH - BRUNO GUIMARAES

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The combative Bruno Guimaraes was not only top of the charts for duels won on Sunday with eight, he also managed to create four chances for his teammates, more than any other player on the pitch.

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR VS. NEWCASTLE UNITED MATCH STATS

Possession: Tottenham Hotspur 38%-62% Newcastle United

Shots: Tottenham Hotspur 7-12 Newcastle United

Shots on target: Tottenham Hotspur 5-2 Newcastle United

Corners: Tottenham Hotspur 6-2 Newcastle United

Fouls: Tottenham Hotspur 10-6 Newcastle United

WHAT NEXT?

Up next for Tottenham is a trip to the Allianz Arena to take on Bayern in a friendly on August 7, while Newcastle will host Espanyol at St James' Park the following day.

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