Newcastle 6-1 Tottenham: Jacob Murphy kickstarts stunning early blitz – as it happened

Jacob Murphy celebrates after scoring his and Newcastle’s first goal in the second minute. Photograph: Alex Dodd/CameraSport/Getty Images

4.12pm BST

Louise Taylor was at St James’ Park to report on the game.

At the end of an astonishing drama featuring two goals apiece from Jacob Murphy and Alexander Isak, Eddie Howe’s side rose to third in the Premier League, six points and two places ahead of Tottenham with considerable psychological damage to repair.

Updated at 7.42pm BST

4.02pm BST

Newcastle opened up quite a gap on Spurs with that win, and look at the goal difference.

Pos	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal	32	43	75
2	Man City	30	50	70
3	Newcastle	31	29	59
4	Man Utd	30	9	59
5	Tottenham Hotspur	32	7	53