Very irregular with the arrival of Antonio Conte, Tottenham, Newcastle scorer (5-1) this Sunday during the 31st day of the Premier League, finally seems to find consistency with this 5th victory over the last 6 days.
With 54 points, he leads on goal difference Arsenal, who will play Monday at Crystal Palace, and who have two games less, confirming their claims for the end of the season.
The Londoners have also once again demonstrated their strength of character, since this success brings to 14 the number of points gleaned after being behind in the score this season, the highest total for the Premier League.
Conversely, Newcastle chained a third loss in a row and if its 9-point lead in the red zone still seems like a comfortable mattress, the Magpies were able to measure what separates them from the top of the table.
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As for many big teams this weekend, the start of the match had however been sluggish, after the international break.
Well organized, Newcastle suffered without conceding or creating much until the opener with a free kick from Fabian Schär on which Hugo Lloris, masked, was not beyond reproach (0-1 39th).
Stung, the Spurs reacted quickly.
On a brushed and supported cross from Son Heung-min, Ben Davies subtly uncrossed his deviation from the head to find the opposite side netting (1-1, 43rd).
Electrified, Tottenham followed up on the return from the locker room with a cross from Harry Kane that Son missed but which was taken back at the far post with a diving header by Matt Doherty (2-1, 48th).
Newcastle then seemed in danger on each offensive, Son scoring against (3-1, 54th), before
Emerson Royal does not closely resume a cross from Doherty (4-1, 63rd).
At the very end of the match, Steven Bergwijn drove the point home, barely two minutes after coming into play (5-1, 83rd), to complete the convincing demonstration of his team.
Hammers stun Everton
Before receiving Lyon on Thursday in the quarter-final first leg of the Europa League, West Ham preserved its European ambitions against Everton, who did not succeed (2-1).
With 51 points, West Ham is in 6th place which qualifies for the Europa League Conference, but three lengths behind Tottenham and Arsenal.
Everton remain 17 and first non-relegation, three points ahead of 18th-placed Watford, but with two more games to play.
Frank Lampard's men however managed a decent first period and the opener for the Hammers, a masterful free kick in the top corner of Aaron Cresswell (1-0, 32nd), owes nothing to anyone.
A little help from fate, with a deviation which had allowed Mason Holgate to equalize (1-1, 53rd), even gave them hope of not returning empty-handed from the capital.
But individual errors once again scuttled the Toffees.
Alex Iwobi, missing a simple control in the middle of the field, allowed Michail Antonio to go on goal and if Jordan Pickford repelled his shot, Jarrod Bowen had followed well to restore the advantage (2-1, 58th).
Seven minutes later an overly manly intervention by Michael Keane in the feet of Antonio earned the former England international a second yellow card (65th), leaving his teammates outnumbered for the end of the match.