Welcome to Eurosport's live coverage of the clash between Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur at the Sports Direct Arena as the 2012/13 season gets underway!

Don't forget you can watch highlights of this match, along with every Premier League game, from 00:01 on Monday morning (UK only).

The final whistle goes and the Villas-Boas era at Tottenham begins with a defeat, while Newcastle gain some measure of revenge for the 5-0 drubbing handed them the last time they met.

Tottenham will have three additional minutes to try and salvage a point.

Tottenham have lost their last three opening day matches away from home, since a 2-0 win at Portsmouth in 2005.

Tottenham substitution: Harry Kane replaces Sandro.

Newcastle substitution: Gabriel Obertan replaces Ba.

The corner is taken short to Ben Arfa, whose cross floats over everyone inside the box.

Gutierrez has a pop from distance that Friedel feels he has to tip over the bar!

Van der Vaart sends in an inviting free-kick but Krul's action is decisive and he denies Spurs any opportunity for an aerial attack.

GOAL!! Newcastle 2-1 Tottenham!! Ben Arfa sends Friedel the wrong way and hits a clinical low penalty into the corner of the net!

PENALTY!! Ben Arfa sneaks between Van der Vaart and Lennon and it's the former who trips the Frenchman, and the referee points to the spot! Ben Arfa will take it...

Sandro leaps in with a great block to deny Tiote's shot from range, but he appears to have hurt his shoulder in the process.

Jermain Defoe scored 11 league goals last season. His first of this campaign comes in the week in which he also scored the winner for England against Italy.

GOAL!! Newcastle 1-1 Tottenham!! Lennon's floated cross is met by a header from Gallas. Krul saves the effort with his legs but Defoe reacts quickest to fire home the rebound!

Van der Vaart whips in a corner but once again Spurs fail to make good use of it.

Newcastle doing a good job of denying Spurs possession for the time being. The clock is ticking for the visitors' chances of pulling level.

Defoe takes his shot early but Krul is down quickly to stop it at the near post. The ball looks to be rolling out for a corner but Taylor gets his head right down tot he floor to nod it back to the keeper!

Newcastle substitution: Vernun Anita replaces Cabaye.

Newcastle repel the initial delivery and Lennon makes a hash of the follow-up.

Van der Vaart dinks a lovely ball forward to Lennon who takes it on his chest but the ball is diverted away from him before he can shoot. Corner to Spurs.