Tottenham Hotspur sent out a major warning to Arsenal in the top-four race on Sunday afternoon following the 5-1 demolition of Newcastle United. Heading into the international break in top form after victories over Brighton & Hove Albion and West Ham, Spurs could quite easily have faltered following an unwanted two weeks without a league game.
Instead, they carried on from where they left off against the Hammers last time out and put the Magpies to the sword. Not at their best to begin with as Fabian Schar opened the scoring with a low free-kick, Ben Davies' header before half-time swung the game in Spurs' favour and they scored for fun after the break.
Tottenham's five-goal haul did see them overturn Arsenal's +2 goal difference as they themselves went two goals ahead of their rivals following the impressive win. The Gunners do have two games in hand over Spurs and will move back into fourth providing they avoid defeat against Crystal Palace on Monday evening, but they will no doubt be a little concerned now with Spurs finding their stride at exactly the right time in the season.
