Tottenham star plays without club crest on his shirt in bizarre kit error vs Newcastle

The star player for Tottenham Hotspur, Brennan Johnson, did not wear the club badge during the 4-1 victory over Newcastle United on Sunday afternoon. Despite this, some fans were drawn to Johnson’s shirt.

Tottenham returned to winning ways by crushing Newcastle United 4-1.

The Magpies were under a lot of pressure to break their five-game losing streak as Ange Postecoglou’s team looked formidable right away.

And they were on their way thanks to a brace from Brazilian forward Richarlison, goals from Destiny Udogie and Son Heung-Min, and a late goal from Joelinton for Newcastle.

Nevertheless, as the Spurs easily defeated Eddie Howe’s team, astute football observers observed something odd about Brennan Johnson’s uniform—more precisely, what wasn’t on it.

The summer transfer from Nottingham Forest to Tottenham did not feature the Spurs insignia on the Welsh winger’s uniform. “Are my eyes alright or does Brennan Johnson not have a Spurs badge on his shirt?” a fan posted on social media.

Another person responded, “‘Why doesn’t Brennan Johnson’s shirt have the spurs badge on it?” A third said, “Nike, oh no. Today Brennan Johnson’s shirt is devoid of the Tottenham crest.”

It appears that the badge’s disappearance was caused by it falling off during the competition. The Wales international is seen in a photo from the match against Newcastle with the badge on his shirt after he tussles with Joelinton, but later on, when Johnson and Tino Livramento battle for the ball, the badge is hidden.

Although Spurs remained in fifth place in the Premier League standings, they did manage to move up three spots above sixth-place Man United and four ahead of the Magpies.

Spurs will be aware that, depending on how English teams perform in Europe, a fifth-place finish this season could see them return to the Champions League after missing out on European football the previous one.

If Spurs do finish in fifth place at the end of the season, their rivals could help Postecoglou and company return to Europe’s top competition, since a Champions League spot goes to the nation with the highest European coefficient.