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Newcastle Utd 0-2 Tottenham: Shelvey sees red as Alli fires Spurs

Dele Alli scored 18 Premier League goals for Tottenham last season
  • Jonjo Shelvey was the first Newcastle player to be sent off on the opening day of a Premier League season
  • This was Rafael Benitez's first home Premier League defeat against Spurs
  • Tottenham made a winning start to the 2017-18 Premier League season

Dele Alli fired Tottenham to a 2-0 victory at Newcastle on Sunday after the England midfielder was involved in the crucial dismissal of Magpies midfielder Jonjo Shelvey.

Shelvey was shown a second half red card for deliberately treading on Alli, who was on the ground only yards from referee Andre Marriner.

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