Tottenham fight back to thrash Newcastle to boost top-four hopes

Tottenham clinically swept aside Newcastle with an emphatic 5-1 victory which catapulted them into the top four in front of their home crowd in the Premier League on Sunday. Fabian Schar put Newcastle ahead, but a Spurs onslaught wasn’t far away with Ben Davies levelling the scores before the break. A quick-fire double from Matt Doherty and Son Heung-Min early in the second half was rounded off by Emerson Royal and substitute Steven Bergwijn as Spurs ran riot.

Ad/> Schar’s free-kick had silenced the home crowd five minutes before half-time, squeezing through a gap in the wall and past Hugo Lloris. Premier LeagueConte feels Champions League key for Tottenham to make 'good decisions' on starsYESTERDAY AT 09:19 The hosts reacted swiftly and levelled when Davies glanced a header beyond Martin Dubravka from Son’s delightful cross. Spurs completed the comeback just moments into the second half when Doherty headed home Harry Kane’s exquisite cross.

Son coolly netted a third from close-range; Emerson tapped home at the near post before Bergwijn rounded off the scoring to send Spurs into fourth position above north London rivals Arsenal. Conte’s men have a week to prepare before returning to Premier League action with a trip to Aston Villa next Saturday evening. As for Newcastle, they will be looking to bounce back when they welcome Wolves to St.