Newcastle 4-0 Tottenham: Spurs are thrashed at St. James' Park, Isak nets brace

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Alexander Isak again proved his class as he scored twice to help Newcastle thrash Tottenham 4-0 at a rapturous St James' Park.


Match Report

Goals in both halves from the Swede took his tally for the season to 21 and helped bump Newcastle up to sixth place.

Anthony Gordon and Fabian Schar also got in on the act as Newcastle, who now have 10 points in their last four games, continued their recent revival.

It was a clumsy day for Van de Ven, who slipped twice to allow Isak and Gordon a free hit at the hapless Guglielmo Vicario from point-blank range.

Tottenham's top-four hopes have been dented by the result as they have now fallen behind Aston Villa. Their equal goal difference means Villa are ahead on goals scored.

It was a bizarrely toothless day for Spurs who, besides a couple of early chances for Timo Werner, caught little scent of Martin Dubravka's goal.

Newcastle were delighted to continue the recent tradition of this being a high-scoring fixture, not least because it allowed them retribution.

Back in December, Spurs speared Newcastle 4-1 as the north east side reached breaking point with their injury crisis.

But fans this afternoon were reminded of Newcastle's stunning 6-1 demolition of Tottenham at home in April last year, when Isak also scored two goals.

Supporters who are deaf or have hearing loss were given 'haptic' shirts for this game - kits which vibrate using sensors when there is action to help them feel the atmosphere.

And Eddie Howe's side gave them plenty to celebrate as they dismantled Spurs, handing them their biggest defeat of Ange Postecoglou's reign.

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Line-ups

Newcastle XI: Dubravka, Schar, Burn, Krafth, J.Murphy, Guimaraes, Elliot Anderson, Isak, Barnes, Sean Longstaff, Gordon

Subs: Ritchie, Mark Gillespie, Loris Karius, Dummett, Tino Livramento, Joe White, Lewis Hall, Alex Murphy, Ben Parkinson

Tottenham XI: Son, Werner, Maddison, Guglielmo Vicario, Bentancur, Bissouma, Romero, Pedro Porro, Destiny Udogie, Brennan Johnson, Micky van de Ven

Subs: Hojbjerg, Ben Davies, Lo Celso, Austin, Kulusevski, Aparecido, Gil, Pape Matar Sarr, Radu Drăgușin

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