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Aaron Stokes

Newcastle must look elsewhere for top four danger as Magpies prove how deep Tottenham turmoil runs

Where to even begin after such a sublime St James' Park Sunday? Newcastle United's 6-1 scoreline over Tottenham Hotspur doesn't even begin to tell the story after one of the most frenetic and frightening 21-minute spells of football in Magpies history.

Not even half of the opening 45 minutes had passed and Spurs fans were piling towards the exits to watch how the rest of the game unfolded in the pub. The Geordie faithful, on the other hand, were enjoying one of the most memorable starts to a Premier League game in the division's 30-year history.

Tottenham were shellshocked from minute one. As Jacob Murphy pounced within sixty seconds, followed by Joelinton moments later, the writing was on the wall for a Spurs side who needed Sunday's game to be a turning point in their dismal season.

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