Newcastle United obliterated Premier League top-four competitors Tottenham Hotspur with a five-goal salvo within the opening 21 mins on the best way to a 6-1 rout at a rocking St James’ Park on Sunday.
A sport billed as a the most important six-pointer within the race to protected Champions League qualification was once successfully all over the place sooner than the clock had reached 10 mins as fifth-placed Tottenham collapsed like a pack of playing cards.
Jacob Murphy were given the scoreboard ticking in the second one minute after Hugo Lloris spilled a Joelinton shot and 4 mins later Joelinton rounded Lloris to fit into his facet’s moment target.
Murphy then belted in his moment and Newcastle’s 3rd from lengthy vary and there was once a way of disbelief within the stadium as Alexander Isak produced two medical finishes within the area of 2 mins to make it 5–0.
It was once the second-earliest a crew had taken a five-goal lead in Premier League historical past after Manchester City scored 5 within the opening 18 mins towards Watford in 2019.
Tottenham’s lovers prime within the Leazes Stand had no abdomen for to any extent further humiliation with many heading for the exits and the lengthy adventure again house lengthy sooner than halftime.
The simplest query left was once whether or not Newcastle may just surpass their document Premier League victory of 8–0 towards Sheffield Wednesday in 1999 and whether or not Tottenham may just steer clear of their document top-flight defeat — a 7–0 drubbing at Liverpool in 1978.
Tottenham advanced after the destroy, even supposing it was once exhausting to not, with Harry Kane slotting in a comfort target 4 mins into the second one part however Callum Wilson scored Newcastle’s 6th one minute after coming off the bench.
It was once the very best reaction through Newcastle to ultimate week’s 3-0 defeat at Aston Villa and took them a large step nearer to a go back to the Champions League for the primary time in twenty years.
Newcastle moved above Manchester United into 3rd position with 59 issues, six greater than fifth-placed Tottenham who’ve additionally performed a sport extra and whose hopes of a top-four end now glance to be all however over.
Lethal Finishing
“It was an incredible start to the game,” Newcastle supervisor Eddie Howe instructed Sky Sports. “We elevated our performance in that opening half an hour. You don’t expect that but the quality of our finishing was lethal today.”
Tottenham’s shambolic state was once exemplified through younger midfielder Pape Matar Sarr being substituted after 23 mins after having a look out of his intensity and being changed through defender Davinson Sanchez who was once booed through his personal lovers ultimate week after coming off the bench within the defeat through Bournemouth.
“In football if you go on the pitch without the desire to show aggressiveness it makes things very difficult,” Tottenham captain Lloris, who went off injured at halftime, instructed Sky Sports.
“It was a bit of a mess on the field.”
It was once a in point of fact stunning afternoon for Tottenham from the instant they allowed Joelinton to amble into the world and shoot, with Lloris not able to carry the ball and Murphy pouncing.
Fabian Schar then picked out Joelinton’s run and the Brazilian glided round Lloris sooner than slotting in.
Tottenham had been then left surprised as Son Heung-min misplaced the ball and Murphy left Lloris status with a formidable strike.
Swedish striker Isak were given in at the act with a composed end after being launched through Joe Willock’s elegant cross after which slotting in after Newcastle once more scythed via a Tottenham protection corresponding to Swiss cheese.
Fraser Forster took over from Lloris at halftime and Tottenham in brief rallied as Kane took his Premier League target tally for the season to 24.
But Wilson made certain Newcastle had the ultimate giggle on a outstanding afternoon on Tyneside.
