Premier League: Newcastle Outplays Tottenham Hotspur in Victory

Moscow, April 23 – Newcastle United beat Tottenham Hotspur at home in the 32nd round match of the English Football Championship.

The meeting took place on Sunday in St. James’ Park and ended with a score of 6: 1 in favor of the hosts. The Magpies scored five unanswered goals against Tottenham in the 21st minute – Jacob Murphy (2nd and 9th minutes) and Alexander Isaacs (19th and 21st) scored twice, and Jolinton scored another (6). In the second half, the two teams exchanged balls – Tottenham scored Harry Kane (49), the host – Callum Wilson (67).

Newcastle became the second team in Premier League history to score 5-0 in such a short time. In September 2019, Manchester City scored five goals against Watford in the 18th minute, and the Mancunians won that match 8-0.

In another match of the round, “West Ham” defeated “Bournemouth” at the opponent’s stadium with a score of 4: 0. The Hammers scored Michael Antonio (5), Lucas Paqueta (12), Declan Rice (43) and Pablo Fornals (72).

The Magpies moved up to third place in the Premier League table after beating Tottenham Hotspur, level on points with Manchester United (59 each). “Tottenham” lost the second match in a row and is in fifth place (53 points). West Ham rose to 13th place with 34 points, while Bournemouth (33) ranked fifteenth.