Newcastle vs Tottenham: Scores and recap

Newcastle handed Tottenham one other drubbing at St. James’ Park as Alexander Isak’s double helped safe a 4-0 win for Eddie Howe’s group within the Premier League on Saturday.

Isak and Anthony Gordon each scored inside 95 seconds of one another within the first half as Newcastle adopted up final season’s 6-1 dwelling win over Spurs with one other dominant efficiency to break Tottenham’s hopes of a top-four end.

Isak, who additionally scored twice in that huge win final April, capped a stellar efficiency with a second objective within the 51st minute to take his tally to 17 within the league and 21 general this season. Gordon added his second help of the sport with a nook that was headed dwelling by Fabian Schar for the fourth objective within the 87th.

“Taking part in soccer is admittedly enjoyable in the meanwhile, particularly when now we have days like this,” Isak stated. “When the followers are like they’re at all times once we play at dwelling, it looks like we’re so sturdy right here.”

Tottenham supervisor Ange Postecoglou, who took cost after final season, had stated this week that he had not studied the tape of the 6-1 loss and he most likely will not need to watch this one again, both.

Tottenham’s protection fell aside repeatedly and star middle again Micky van de Ven was partially at fault for the primary two objectives as he slipped each occasions and let Isak and Gordon go previous him inside the realm. Gordon had set Isak up for the opener within the thirtieth minute after which netted the second himself within the thirty second after pouncing on a poor ball from Tottenham proper again Pedro Porro again towards his personal objective.

Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak celebrates after scoring his facet’s third objective throughout the English Premier League soccer match between Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur at St. James’ Park in Newcastle, England, Saturday, April 13, 2024. (Owen Humphreys/PA by way of AP)

The third case when Bruno Guimaraes helped Newcastle win possession simply exterior its personal space after which launched a protracted ball up the pitch for the speedy Isak to run onto. The striker made no mistake when one-on-one with goalkeeper Vicario, calmly slotting the ball contained in the far publish.

“We now have spoken about being extra exact with our passes, as a result of Tottenham have a excessive line so if now we have good passes we will harm them in behind,” Isak stated. “The service right now was unbelievable.”

Isak has now scored in six straight league dwelling video games and have become the primary Newcastle participant since Alan Shearer in 2003-04 to succeed in 20 objectives in all competitions in a topflight season, regardless of lacking a complete of 10 matches with groin accidents.

Schar was then left open to go dwelling Gordon’s nook from eight yards out to cap the rout.

The bigg loss meant Tottenham dropped beneath Aston Villa into fifth, behind Unai Emery’s facet on objective distinction.

Newcastle is sixth, 10 factors behind Villa and Tottenham.