Tottenham Hotspur 5 Newcastle United 1
Tottenham needed to win this game and did so in a manner that suggests the battle for fourth place, or better, is nowhere near cut and dried. They enter the Champions League places, at least until Arsenal visit Crystal Palace on Monday night, and it was no mean feat that they contrived Newcastle’s biggest defeat of the season.
A different outcome had looked likely when Fabian Schar put the visitors, who had looked the more competent for most of the first half, ahead but Ben Davies levelled quickly and Spurs blew Newcastle away after the break.
Ireland international Matt Doherty, Son Heung-min, Emerson Royal and the substitute Steven Bergwijn all scored superbly worked goals and, from appearing stodgy, Antonio Conte’s team offere …
- April 4, 2022
