Newcastle players' worrying response after Eddie Howe warning and owner's reaction - 5 things

Newcastle United were the architects of their own downfall after Spurs came from behind to hammer the visitors 5-1 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Fabian Schar put Newcastle ahead in the 39th minute, but Ben Davies equalised just a few minutes later before Matt Doherty headed Spurs in front in the 48th minute. Further second-half goals from Son Heung-Min, Emerson Royal and substitute Steven Bergwijn made it a very comfortable afternoon for Spurs as Newcastle fell apart.

Here are five things we learned from the game.

It seemed like a lifetime ago since those losses at Everton and Chelsea but, for the first time since December, Newcastle were going to have to bounce back from back-to-back defeats. While Newcastle were unfortunate to lose at Chelsea last month, the Magpies' subsequent 1-0 defeat at Everton felt like a missed opportunity - even after a gruelling run of away fixtures.

Matt Targett went as far as to say that it was the 'first time' since he joined the club that he 'felt disappointed'. Well, Targett and his team-mates will have felt a hell of a lot worse on Sunday following a 5-1 defeat.

Having found themselves in front, against the run of play, Newcastle were not ahead for long or, indeed, level for long either for that matter as sloppy defending proved costly for all five of Spurs' goals. Newcastle failed to deal with a Spurs corner in the 43rd minute and the ball eventually came back out to Son on the left wing, whose cross was not blocked. Ben Davies then got there ahead of Matt Targett to head Spurs level.

If that was a poor time to concede, right before half-time, Newcastle then shot themselves in the foot shortly after the break where similar problems reared their head once again. Goalscorer Fabian