Newcastle v Tottenham LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Isak and Gordon star in big win
Newcastle 4-0 Tottenham: The Magpies soared back into the Premier League top six with a dominant victory
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Alexander Isak smashed his way through the 20-goal barrier as Newcastle United boosted their European hopes by denting those of Tottenham Hotspur.
The Magpies’ £63m record signing produced two sumptuous finishes either side of Anthony Gordon’s strike to take his tally for the campaign to 21 before Fabian Schar’s thunderous late header secured a 4-0 win at St James’ Park.
It was their third victory in four Premier League outings and ended fourth-placed Spurs’ three-match unbeaten run, and while it might not have been as spectacular as last season’s 6-1 rout in the corresponding fixture, it was equally emphatic.
Head coach Eddie Howe once again set up his team to suck in the visitors and then hit them on the break, and the plan worked to perfection on an day defender Micky van de Ven in particular will want to forget quickly as he was sat down for both first-half goals.
Relive all the action below:
Newcastle 0-0 Tottenham
20 mins: Gordon does well to win possession and then he gets bodied by Maddison as Newcastle look to counter. The crowd think it should be a booking, but Maddison escapes.
Newcastle 0-0 Tottenham
18 mins: Spurs are winning possession back quickly when they do lose it, despite the best efforts of Bruno Guimaraes and Newcastle’s attackers.
Newcastle 0-0 Tottenham
16 mins: No real chances to note since that Werner miss. Spurs are enjoying a lot more possession, but Newcastle do look dangerous when they attack.
Spurs create another chance as Maddison skips past a challenge in the box and cuts it back to Werner, but he mishits his shot.
Newcastle 0-0 Tottenham
14 mins: Vicario is fouled after collecting the corner. Son plays a lovely ball with the outside of his foot to Werner, but the German’s shot hits Son after the Spurs captain had made the overlapping run!
Newcastle 0-0 Tottenham
12 mins: Bentancur plays a wasteful pass after some nice exchanges from Spurs in attack. Newcastle go down the other end and Barnes easily skips past Murphy, but his cutback is cleared.
Newcastle 0-0 Tottenham
11 mins: Newcastle almost win the ball in the Spurs box after pressing high – they’re using that to their advantage so far, with Vicario occasionally looking a little shaky.
Newcastle 0-0 Tottenham
8 mins: Newcastle break and Gordon plays an early cross over to Harvey Barnes. His touch is almost perfect but Spurs put it behind for a corner.
Gordon swings the corner in, it comes off Bissouma and bounces down to Guimaraes, but Vicario clears!
Newcastle 0-0 Tottenham
6 mins: Maddison swings the cross in but Spurs lose possession after Bissouma fouls Barnes. Plenty of exchanging possession at the moment.
Pedro Porro is released down the right and he plays in a lovely half-volleyed cross, but Werner volleys it over! He should have tried the header there.
Newcastle 0-0 Tottenham
5 mins: Spurs are enjoying some possession now and Udogie wins a corner after getting away down the left.
Newcastle 0-0 Tottenham
3 mins: Gordon’s corner is poor but Newcastle manage to retain possession before Anderson loses it to Udogie.
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