Tuealthough many thought Newcastle UnitedThe post-January gain in form was enough to direct magpies clear from Premier League relegation zone, a crushing defeat with a score of 5:1 from Tottenham Hotspur turned out to be a reality check for Eddie Howe and his team.
Newcastle was asked to take something from the match against Anthony Contewho have been terribly inconsistent ever since the Italian took charge.
However, when spurs perform best under the Italian, they can seem unplayable and their second-half play on Sunday afternoon was something of a superb.
Newcastle took the lead through Fabian Shar in the 39th minute, when the Swiss defender took a free-kick that beat Hugo Lloris on his right stance, although a VAR check for handball found no violations.
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spurs were able to strike back almost immediately Son Heung Min make an accurate pass Ben Daviswho jumped over his defender and headed into the net from close range.
It is not yet clear what happened during the break. Newcastle came out of the break and just collapsed, conceding the first of four subsequent goals in the 48th minute.
Matt Doherty dribbled the ball into the penalty area and shot it to the left side of the goal, while They are increased the gap in the score with a magnificent shot from the summer into the net.
Emerson Royal then went into action after an hour, snapping on the cross off Doherty and sending a quick snapshot that got into the network via mail.
5:1 in the 83rd minute when Stephen Bergwein scored low from the penalty area, bringing to the end Newcastlehumiliating lunch.