As the race to lifting the Premier League trophy gets fiercer, Newcastle United humiliated Tottenham to shatter their bid to qualify for the Champions League.
Gatekeepers News reports that Spurs conceded five times in the first 21 minutes of an annihilating 6-1 defeat to top four rivals Newcastle on Sunday.
An avalanche of goals from Jacob Murphy and Alexander Isak, who both netted twice, and strikes from Joelinton and Callum Wilson buried Cristian Stellin.
Spurs are six points behind third placed Newcastle and fourth placed Manchester United, having played two more games than United and one more than Newcastle.
Meanwhile their fellow North London rival, Arsenal are on the verge of losing their league title after playing a 3-3 draw with Southampton on Friday.
Mikel Arteta’s men, who conceded two goals in the early 14th minute of the match, courtesy of Alcaraz and Walcott. Martinelli, however, raised the hope of the Gunners by netting a goal for the Gunners at the 20th minute.
That wasn’t enough, as the fear of relegation awaken Ruben Selles’ men to score another goal. Nevertheless, Odegaard and Bukola salvaged Arsenals’ defeat 88th minute and stoppage time respectfully.
Although the Gunners are still maintaining a lead with 75 points, their close rival, Manchester City are two games behind with 70 points at hand.
See other results from the weekend matches below:
AFC Bournemouth – West Ham United (0-4)
Liverpool – Nottingham Forest (3-2)
Fulham – Leeds United (2-1)
Brentford – Aston Villa (1-1)
Crystal Palace – Everton (0-0)
Leicester City – Wolves (2-1)
