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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Nathan Ridley

How Tottenham's 5-1 thrashing of Newcastle affects Man Utd, Arsenal and top four race

Tottenham Hotspur leapfrogged bitter rivals Arsenal by beating Newcastle United 5-1 to go fourth in the Premier League.

Spurs were forced to come from behind at home after Fabian Schar's free-kick found a way past Hugo Lloris, giving the Magpies a shock lead late in the first half. Four minutes later, however, the hosts levelled through Ben Davies before Matt Doherty gave Antonio Conte's team the advantage shortly after half-time. Heung-min Son then got on the scoresheet and was followed by unlikely goal-getter Emerson Royal, who sealed the hard-earned win before Steven Bergwijn made it five late on.

The result puts Tottenham above Arsenal on goal difference but the Gunners have two games in hand, meaning they remain favourites to finish behind third-place Chelsea and qualify for the Champions League. Meanwhile, West Ham United's narrow victory over Everton put them above Manchester United, who could only manage a "pathetically slow" 1-1 draw with Leicester City on Saturday.

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