Joelinton scores and Newcastle defeats Tottenham in a direct duel for the Group of Four in the English Premier League | English football

a Newcastle He took an important step on Sunday in the fight to compete in the next UEFA Champions League. Smash Team Alfingro spurs 6-1, playing at home, in a direct duel for a place in the G-4 of the Premier League. Brazilian Joelinton scored once in the victory, and also scored two goals from Murphy, another two goals from Isaacs and one from Wilson. Kane paid tribute to Tottenham.

With this victory, Newcastle reaches third place in the English Championship, bypassing Manchester United, who did not go out on the field in the round because of the FA Cup. The team led by Eddie Howe now has 59 points, six ahead of Tottenham, who are in fifth place, with 32 matches, one point ahead of direct opponents.

– We managed to print a very strong pace at the beginning of the match and the goals came out in a very natural way. Much to our credit. Everything came together perfectly, in a performance that will forever be etched in the history of the club and the Premier League. I’m glad to be a part of it and also for the season the group is doing – said Joelinton, the elected field man.

In the first minute, Murphy opened the scoring with a fine contribution from Joelinton, who shot from the edge of the area and forced Lloris to post the ball. Murphy appeared and tweaked the rebound to the back of the net. Four minutes later, the score was 2-0, with a beautiful goal by the Brazilian. Joelinton escaped in the back of the defence, sprinted and took Lloris head on. He dribbled the French goalkeeper and fired into the empty net.

And it took another three minutes for Newcastle to score 3 to 0. As the hosts pressed outside Spurs, Murphy stayed with it and kicked it into the corner, leaving Lloris standing. The home team’s superiority continued in the next minutes and turned into a defeat, and Tottenham gave up completely.

In the 18th minute, Isaac launched a counterattack, reached the area and hit the opposing goalkeeper’s exit. Two minutes later, Newcastle arrived, quickly exchanging passes down the right, and Isaac again reached the penalty area. He crossed to put the score 5-0 on the scoreboard – it was only the seventh time a team had managed to score five first-half goals in a Premier League match.

In the final stage, Tottenham were able to score after four minutes with Harry Kane. However, at the age of 22, Wilson achieved a No. 6 finish for Newcastle. The match was open and both teams had other chances but the final score was 6-1.