Newcastle United 4-0 Tottenham Hotspur: Eddie Howe wants his side to push on following a big win at St James’ Park.
Newcastle United’s search for European qualification took a positive step forward with a 4-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur at St James’ Park on Saturday afternoon.
Two strikes from Alexander Isak along with goals from Anthony Gordon and Fabian Schar saw The Magpies claim a convincing victory against a Spurs side who started the day sitting fourth in the table. The result saw Ange Postecoglou’s side drop to fifth on goal difference while Newcastle climbed temporarily up to sixth and above West Ham United and Manchester United in the table.
Man United face Bournemouth in the evening kick-off while West Ham play Fulham on Sunday. Manchester United are the only side Newcastle have never finished above in the Premier League era.
And when asked if his side could finally buck that trend this season, Howe responded: “Who knows, we’ve just got to keep doing our bit which is trying to win every game.
“Tottenham are unique in what they do and we felt we needed to change to give ourselves the best chance of what we wanted to do,” Howe told TNT Sports. “I thought tactically it worked, it was a really good delivery from the players, they always deserve the praise for the execution. Our concentration levels were really good.”
“I think the emergence of some of the players people wouldn’t have thought would have played will hopefully serve us well for the next few years,” Howe added. “Elliott Anderson was excellent, he’s been trying to burst into the team and stay in the team.”
