Gary Lineker joked Tottenham were finally “back on track” after their miserable recent form reached a humiliating new low, losing 6-1 against Newcastle.
Spurs came into Sunday’s meeting with their top-four rivals in need of a result after capitulating against Bournemouth last time out. They started the day three points behind the Magpies, who occupied the final Champions League berth.
But any hopes of closing that gap were blown away by a horror start which saw them concede five times in 20 desperate opening minutes. Jacob Murphy opened the scoring after less than two minutes when he tapped home following a Joelinton strike.
