Tottenham endured an awful Sunday afternoon on Tyneside as they were beaten 6-1 by Newcastle which saw their hopes of securing Champions League qualification take a significant blow. Not only would Spurs now have to overturn a six-point deficit to both the Magpies and Manchester United, but the setback came about in highly embarrassing fashion.
Within 61 seconds the visitors were behind after Jacob Murphy was the first to react to Joelinton's close-range effort. The Brazilian also got in on the act moments later with Murphy adding his second before the contest had even reached the 10-minute mark.
Alexander Isak then scored twice in the space of two minutes to put Newcastle five in front after 21 minutes. Harry Kane pulled one back for Spurs in the second half, but Callum Wilson added goal number six with still over 20 minutes to play.
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No further misery was piled onto Cristian Stellini and his players but the result and performance was a disastrous one that comes just days before another key clash. On Wednesday evening, Spurs welcome Manchester United to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where anything but a victory would likely spell the end of any remaining top-four hope.
The summer is now absolutely huge for the Lilywhites for a number of reasons. A permanent manager still needs to be instilled and the chance of star striker Kane leaving seems to only increase with every passing week and poor display.
Other key departures have also not been ruled out as Betfair have opened 'Tottenham crisis odds' with a number of markets. The marquee stakes include odds for possible departures of chairman Daniel Levy, Kane and Son Heung-Min.
Levy not being at the club for the first game of the 2023/24 season is at 7/4, while for both Son and Kane to leave before September 4 is at 11/2. Other markets include Spurs losing all of their next three away games against Liverpool, Aston Villa and Leeds which stands at 11/1, while no wins in their final six fixtures is placed at 14/1.
Full list of Betfair markets 'Tottenham crisis odds':
- Daniel Levy to leave his post as Tottenham chairman before the first EPL game of 2023/24 season - 7/4
- Harry Kane & Son Heung-Min both to leave Tottenham before 4th September 2023 - 11/2
- Tottenham to lose each of their next 3 EPL away matches (Liverpool, Aston Villa, Leeds) - 11/1
- Tottenham to lose or draw each of their last 6 EPL matches - 14/1
- Liverpool to score 5 or more goals v Tottenham (Sunday 30th of April) - 16/1
- Man Utd or Liverpool to score 5 or more goals in the first half v Tottenham - 28/1
- Man Utd to score 5 or more goals v Tottenham (Thursday 27th of April) - 33/1
- Tottenham to lose each of their last 6 EPL matches - 200/1
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