Newcastle United beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 at St James’ Park on Saturday afternoon - here are the player ratings from the match.
Eddie Howe made two changes to his side that beat Fulham last time out with Joe Willock and Lewis Hall replaced by Harvey Barnes and Elliot Anderson in the starting line-up. Willock dropped out of the side following injury picked up at Craven Cottage while Hall dropped to the bench following a slight quad injury concern.
Newcastle went into the game having picked up seven points from their last three matches since the March international break. The Magpies were beaten 4-1 at Spurs back in December but won this fixture 6-1 in April last season.
Newcastle made a positive start to the game before making the breakthrough on the half-hour mark as Anthony Gordon slipped in Alexander Isak for his 20thth goal of the campaign. And just a minute later, Gordon got on the scoresheet himself to make it 2-0 with his 11th of the season.
Newcastle had chances to extend their lead further but the score remained 2-0 going in at the break.
Shortly after the restart, Isak made it 3-0 with his 21st of the campaign as he burst forward to control Bruno Guimaraes’ long ball and find the right corner of the goal.
Gordon’s corner was then headed in by Fabian Schar to make it 4-0 in the closing stages of the match.
Here are the player ratings from the match...
9. Anthony Gordon - 10
Made some positive runs down the right and put in a good ball for Barnes who couldn't quite get a shot away. Did brilliantly to find Isak to open the scoring before doubling Newcastle's lead a minute later. Continued to put in a real shift and help the side out defensively before popping up with another assist in the closing stages from a corner. An unplayable outing. | Getty Images
10. Harvey Barnes - 7
Headed wide from a corner with Fabian Schar lurking behind him. Got into some good areas. Put in a lot of running but needed to be more clinical in key moments. | Getty Images
11. Alexander Isak - 8
Kept his cool to beat his man and slot home his 20th of the season. Came close to grabbing another couple before half-time. Eventually made it 3-0 after the break with another classy run and finish. Probably should have had a hat-trick but another two goals makes him the first Newcastle player to reach 20 in a top flight season since Alan Shearer. | Getty Images
12. Tino Livramento - n/a
On for Murphy 78: Almost made an instant impact after coming on with a bursting run down the right but was unable to pick out Alexander Isak to make it 4-0. | AFP via Getty Images