Newcastle United hosted Tottenham Hotspur in the opening match of the English Premier League on Sunday (23rd). The match was originally regarded as a match of equal strength, but it was changed by the Spurs' unexpected "penalty curse". In the first 21 minutes of the match, Tottenham conceded five goals in a row, and eventually suffered a 1-6 defeat, making the road to qualify for next season's UEFA Europa League more and more difficult.
On the eve of the match, Newcastle United were in fourth place in the table, three points ahead of Tottenham Hotspur, who had played a game more, and the match was undoubtedly a crucial one in their quest to qualify for next season's UEFA Europa League. However, Tottenham Hotspur lost their defense and allowed Newcastle United to take advantage of the situation. Early in the game, Zuenton's powerful shot was parried by Lloris, but Melfi quickly added a second to break the deadlock. Immediately afterwards, Zuenden scored again with a narrow shot inside six minutes, Mephie followed with a long-range effort and arrowhead Alexander Issac scored twice in short order as the Magpies raced into a commanding 5-0 lead with just 21 minutes to go, the second quickest five-goal lead in Premier League history behind Manchester City's five-goal lead over Fleetwood in the opening 18 minutes of the September 2019 match. Such a heartbreaking loss left many Tottenham fans so disappointed that some even left the game midway through.
