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Alexander Isak took his tally to 10 goals this seasonNewcastle United humiliated Tottenham Hotspur with 5 goals successful 21 stunning first-half minutes arsenic they ran retired casual winners successful what was billed arsenic a showdown for a top-four spot.
Jacob Murphy and Alexander Isak each scored doubly and Joelinton added different arsenic Newcastle scythed done a porous visiting defence that was already nether the spotlight from past week's decision against Bournemouth.
Harry Kane pulled 1 backmost successful the 2nd fractional astatine St James' Park but Callum Wilson added a sixth soon aft coming disconnected the seat to implicit the rout.
The embarrassing decision is simply a important stroke to Spurs' dwindling hopes of securing Champions League qualification portion the Magpies are present successful a commanding presumption to decorativeness successful the apical 4 arsenic they ascent to third.
Roared connected by an electrical atmosphere, Newcastle started with gait and ferocity, taking conscionable 62 seconds to unfastened the scoring.
Joelinton drove wrong from the borderline of the container and his debased changeable was parried weakly by Hugo Lloris into the way of Murphy, who was determination to smash successful the escaped ball.
Five minutes later, Brazilian midfielder Joelinton sprung a negligible Spurs offside trap and rounded Lloris to treble the lead.
With the location fans inactive celebrating, Murphy rattled successful the 3rd with a curling changeable from region that Lloris did not marque immoderate effort to reach.
Sweden striker Isak, averaging a extremity each 113 minutes successful the Premier League this play anterior to the game, past scored doubly to compound Spurs' misery.
First, helium met a sumptuous shot from Joe Willock to slot location calmly, past bushed hapless Lloris from a choky angle.
Kane barged past Fabian Schar and finished neatly to propulsion 1 backmost minutes into the 2nd fractional but Newcastle responded erstwhile Wilson, who had replaced Isak, instantly poked location different from substitute Miguel Almiron's pass.
Breathless 21 minutes substance Toon dream
There was a existent consciousness of anticipation successful the aerial starring up to kick-off with Newcastle fans alert it was a important lucifer arsenic they strive to suffice for the Champions League for the archetypal clip successful 2 decades.
The Magpies thin to commencement accelerated anyway, but scoring successful conscionable implicit a infinitesimal provided them with an aboriginal boost and from that explosive opening they didn't springiness Spurs a moment's peace.
The location broadside wanted it much and were simply excessively diversion and almighty for ponderous Spurs.
Joelinton gave the visitors a informing successful the build-up to Murphy's extremity with his nonstop play but Spurs didn't larn the acquisition arsenic helium added a 2nd that was painfully casual to score.
By the clip Murphy rattled successful the third, the stadium was successful disbelief - with the location fans and the visiting players astir apt arsenic bewildered arsenic each other.
If Spurs wanted respite, it wasn't coming. Isak, arguably Newcastle's champion subordinate since the World Cup, fired successful 2 much successful 1 of the astir melodramatic openings to a crippled successful Premier League history.
Indeed, lone Manchester City person scored 5 goals successful the league successful little time, doing truthful successful 18 minutes against Watford successful 2018.
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Player of the match
IsakAlexander Isak
with an mean of 8.69
Newcastle United
- Squad number14Player nameIsak
- Squad number23Player nameMurphy
- Squad number7Player nameJoelinton
- Squad number28Player nameWillock
- Squad number39Player nameBruno Guimarães
- Squad number9Player nameWilson
- Squad number5Player nameSchär
Squad number2Player nameTrippier- Squad number24Player nameAlmirón
- Squad number4Player nameBotman
- Squad number33Player nameBurn
- Squad number36Player nameS Longstaff
- Squad number19Player nameManquillo
- Squad number6Player nameLascelles
- Squad number22Player namePope
- Squad number8Player nameGordon
Tottenham Hotspur
- Squad number20Player nameForster
Squad number10Player nameKane
Squad number7Player nameSon Heung-min- Squad number16Player nameDanjuma
Squad number6Player nameD Sánchez- Squad number9Player nameRicharlison
- Squad number4Player nameSkipp
- Squad number21Player nameKulusevski
- Squad number5Player nameHøjbjerg
Squad number1Player nameLloris- Squad number14Player namePerisic
- Squad number29Player nameSarr
- Squad number17Player nameRomero
- Squad number23Player namePorro
Squad number15Player nameDier
Line-ups
Newcastle
Formation 4-3-3
- 22Pope
- 2TrippierSubstituted forManquilloat 70'minutes
- 5SchärSubstituted forLascellesat 74'minutes
- 4Botman
- 33Burn
- 36S Longstaff
- 39Bruno GuimarãesSubstituted forGordonat 70'minutes
- 28Willock
- 23MurphySubstituted forAlmirónat 66'minutes
- 14IsakSubstituted forWilsonat 66'minutes
- 7Joelinton
Substitutes
- 1Dúbravka
- 6Lascelles
- 8Gordon
- 9Wilson
- 11Ritchie
- 13Targett
- 19Manquillo
- 24Almirón
- 32Anderson
Tottenham
Formation 4-3-3
- 1LlorisSubstituted forForsterat 45'minutes
- 23Porro
- 17RomeroBooked astatine 74mins
- 15Dier
- 14Perisic
- 29SarrSubstituted forD Sánchezat 23'minutes
- 4SkippBooked astatine 34mins
- 5Højbjerg
- 21KulusevskiBooked astatine 28minsSubstituted forDanjumaat 72'minutes
- 10Kane
- 7Son Heung-minSubstituted forRicharlisonat 83'minutes
Substitutes
- 6D Sánchez
- 9Richarlison
- 16Danjuma
- 20Forster
- 25Tanganga
- 33Davies
- 34Lenglet
- 45Devine
- 55Mundle
Referee:David Coote
Attendance:52,252
Live Text
Match ends, Newcastle United 6, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
Second Half ends, Newcastle United 6, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
Foul by Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United).
Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.
Attempt blocked. Joe Willock (Newcastle United) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
Attempt saved. Arnaut Danjuma (Tottenham Hotspur) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is saved successful the apical close corner. Assisted by Richarlison with a cross.
Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Foul by Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur).
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Richarlison replaces Son Heung-Min.
Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.
Delay successful lucifer due to the fact that of an wounded Arnaut Danjuma (Tottenham Hotspur).
Foul by Joe Willock (Newcastle United).
Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Attempt blocked. Joelinton (Newcastle United) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a cross.
Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Ivan Perisic.
Attempt saved. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is saved successful the bottommost close corner. Assisted by Joe Willock.
Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
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