LONDON (AP)  France forward Loic Remy scored his seventh goal in his last seven Premier League ga...

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<p>LONDON (AP)  France forward Loic Remy scored his seventh goal in his last seven Premier League games to earn resurgent Newcastle a 1-0 win at Tottenham and a second straight victory over a top-four contender.</p>
<p>But the visitors needed a string of stunning saves by goalkeeper Tim Krul, especially a one-handed stop from Gylfi Sigurdsson's deflected free kick, in the second half to secure the win at White Hart Lane.</p>
<p>Six days after clinching Newcastle's 2-0 win over Chelsea, Remy ran onto Yoan Gouffran's through-ball, rounded goalkeeper Brad Friedel and slotted home for the 13th-minute winner.</p>
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<p>Friedel started for Spurs after Hugo Lloris was not included in the squad to give the France international more rest after being knocked unconscious against Everton last weekend.</p>
<p>The victory lifted Newcastle into the top half.</p>
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Remy earns Newcastle 1-0 win at Spurs

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Goal-shy Tottenham Hotspur have posted three straight clean sheets in the Premier League and boss Andre Villas-Boas will recall Hugo Lloris into his side for Sunday's visit by Newcastle United to White Hart Lane.
Villas-Boas came under heavy criticism in last Sunday's scoreless draw with Everton at Goodison Park, in which Lloris was allowed to play on despite suffering a head injury due to a collision with Romelu Lukaku.

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LONDON (AP)  France forward Loic Remy scored his seventh goal in his last seven Premier League games to earn resurgent Newcastle a 1-0 win at Tottenham and a second straight victory over a top-four contender.
But the visitors needed a string of stunning saves by goalkeeper Tim Krul, especially a one-handed stop from Gylfi Sigurdsson's deflected free kick, in the second half to secure the win at White Hart Lane.

Remy earns Newcastle 1-0 win at Spurs

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