Newcastle United suffered a 5-1 hammering at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur - making it three defeats on the spin for Eddie Howe’s side.
Fabian Schar’s free-kick on 38 minutes handed the Magpies a shock lead but that was as good as it got in North London for the visitors.
Ben Davies levelled before half-time. And after a team talk from Antonio Conte, Spurs tore Newcastle to shreds in the second-half.
Matt Doherty, Son Heung-min, Emerson Royal and Steven Bergwijn inflicted a heavy scoreline on Howe’s men to make three losses in a row.
United, still nine points above the Premier League zone, return to St James’ Park on Friday to host Wolves needing a reaction.
Here, our writer Jordan Cronin dishes out his Newcastle player ratings from the defeat at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
13. Jacob Murphy (on for Manquillo, 58) - 4
Made no notable contribution after coming on with half an hour to play. | Getty Images
14. Jamaal Lascelles (on for Wood, 70) - 5
You could argue Lascelles did help shore things up as Newcastle only conceded once when he was on the pitch. On the other - and more likely hand - Spurs took their foot off the gas. | Getty Images