- Spurs 4-0 down in 20 minutes
- Jacob Murphy scores screamer
- Howe's team on fire
WHAT HAPPENED? Tottenham are at it again. It's been a chaotic start for the north London club, who found themselves 3-0 down to a rampant Newcastle within just NINE minutes. The pick of the bunch (so far) was Jacob Murphy's 25-yard screamer, which flew past a stationary Hugo Lloris and into the back of the Spurs net, to make Newcastle the first side to notch 3 goals in the opening nine minutes of a Premier League game since Man City in 2010. Things got even worse for Cristian Stellini and Co too, with the Magpies notching two more goals before the 21-minute mark.
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Newcastle are the second-fastest team to register a 5-0 lead in Premier League history after Manchester City, who completed the feat in 18 minutes against Watford in September 2019.
WHAT NEXT? Spurs will be in full damage-limitation mode for the rest of the afternoon, as they look to avoid further embarrassment.
