Newcastle United decimate Tottenham 6-1 in Premier League 2022-23: Stats
Alexander Isak and Jacob Murphy scored braces as Newcastle United plummeted Tottenham Hotspur 6-1 on matchday 32 of the Premier League 2022-23 season. Callum Wilson and Joelinton scored the other two goals as Harry Kane found a consolation for the visitors. The Magpies went 5-0 up in only 21 minutes as they enter the top three on the league standings momentarily. Here's more.
Second earliest 5-0 lead in the Premier League
Newcastle took a 5-0 against Spurs in 21 minutes. As per Opta, the Magpies created history by becoming the second earliest team to take such a lead in Premier League history. They were only behind Manchester City, who scored 5-0 against Watford in 18 minutes in September 2019. The Magpies also became the sixth team to score three goals in the opening nine minutes.
Isak averaging a goal every 97.2 minutes in Premier League
As per Squawka, the first six shots from the Magpies were converted into five goals within the first 21 minutes. Also, Alexander Isak is averaging a goal every 97.2 minutes in the Premier League this season. Only Erling Haaland is scoring more regularly in the league among players with five-plus goals this season. He has slammed 10 goals this season in 15 appearances.
Here are the match stats
Newcastle registered 25 attempts and eight of them were on target. Whereas, Spurs could only manage 11 attempts and three were on target. The hosts enjoyed 57% possession in comparison to Tottenham's 43%. The Magpies had an 86% passing accuracy.
How did the match pan out?
Murphy gave the hosts a perfect start in the second minute. Four minutes later, Joelinton scored the second as he went around Hugo Lloris to slam it home. Murphy completed his brace with a long-range blinder. Isak smashed a quick-fire brace in two minutes to hand them a 5-0 lead. Wilson scored the only second-half goal for Newcastle as Kane found a consolation.
Newcastle enter the top three in the Premier League standings
With this win, Newcastle have leapfrogged Manchester United to the third spot in the Premier League 2022-23 standings on goal difference. They have registered 59 points from 31 matches. United also with 59 points have a match in hand. Meanwhile, Spurs remain fifth with 53 points from 32 games, having suffered their 11th defeat of the season.
207 Premier League goals for Kane
Kane has now raced to 207 Premier League goals. In the ongoing 2022-23 season, Kane has 24 Premier League goals under his belt. Overall in 429 games, Kane has bagged 274 goals for Spurs across competitions.
