Newcastle United worked hard on exposing the space on offer at Tottenham's swanky stadium in the capital by watching over video clips at their Benton base last week.
And it was that attention to detail that led to the opening goal for Callum Wilson as Fabian Schar lured the experienced Hugo Lloris off his line. A long pass from Schar saw Lloris rush out before Wilson picked up the pieces to score a hotly disputed goal.
After the game Wilson said: "The ball has been played in behind for my goal and the goalie, we did our homework, we knew would rush off his line. He has chested it and dived into me. I don't feel I need to move. I have turned and finished and it has helped us get three points."
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Sven Botman and Schar also worked tirelessly on Tottenham's lethal combination of Harry Kane and Son Heung-min by looking at video clips at the training ground.
There was also a suggestion that the back four of Kieran Trippier, Schar, Botman and Dan Burn could be here to stay. Burn is keeping Matt Targett out the team at the moment with a string of steady displays at left-back.
Coach Jason Tindall worked with the back four as a unit in the warm-up and their rigid shape was there for all to see. Wilson later said that the win was a bit of revenge for last season when a defensive collapse saw United lose 5-1.
But Eddie Howe's team showed their quality this time around and how much they'd improved. Wilson went on: "As a team we had an overall performance, everyone dug in, we went toe to toe with a great side. Last season we got a hiding and we owed them one."
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