There was no denying that when Tottenham lost 3-0 to Fulham at Craven Cottage last month, they had just delivered their worst performance of the season. Make way for a new nadir.
That day was a rout, but this 4-0 defeat to Newcastle came dangerously close to becoming a free-for-all as those in black and white stripes scythed Tottenham’s defence open at will. There were more than shades of Spurs’s 6-1 defeat here last season; they were so very close to being every bit as bad.
