AND so, they continue. Newcastle United made it six wins in a row in all competitions as first-half goals from Anthony Gordon and Alexander Isak secured a 2-1 victory at Tottenham.

The Magpies conceded in the opening four minutes, with Dominic Solanke heading home Pedro Porro’s cross, but levelled just two minutes later as Anthony Gordon slotted home at the end of a move that had seen the ball strike Joelinton on the arm.

Isak claimed what proved to be the winner seven minutes before the break, deflecting the ball home from close range to become only the third Newcastle player to score in seven successive Premier League matches after Alan Shearer and Joe Willock.

Spurs spent most of the second half pushing for an equaliser, but with Dan Burn excelling alongside Sven Botman, who was making his first senior appearance since March, Newcastle’s backline held firm to secure another creditable away win in the same week that the Magpies won at Old Trafford.

Newcastle have made a habit of making blistering starts in their last few games – this time, it was both sides scoring within the opening six minutes.

Spurs found the net first, breaking the deadlock just four minutes in. The move originated down the home side’s right flank, with Brennan Johnson rolling the ball back to Porro.

The full-back swung over a cross, and Solanke peeled off the returning Botman to direct home a header.

Two minutes later, however, and Newcastle were level. Their equaliser was a controversial one, with Lucas Bergvall’s clearance striking Joelinton on the arm.

Play was allowed to continue, and after Bruno Guimaraes rolled the ball into Gordon’s path, the England winger broke into the box before firing an angled drive across Spurs’ stand-in goalkeeper, Brandon Austin, and into the far corner.

VAR checked the incident, but as the handball was accidental, with Joelinton’s arm in a natural position, and as it did not directly lead to a goal, Gordon’s effort was allowed to stand.

With Spurs looking to play on the front foot, in the preferred style of their head coach Ange Postecoglou, Newcastle were a threat on the counter-attack throughout the first half.

Gordon almost scored a second goal shortly before the midpoint of the opening period, but after breaking into the left of the box after a pass from Isak, the winger fired in a shot that was saved by Austin.

Isak came close to scoring when he stabbed a first-time shot just past the far post following a low cross from Jacob Murphy, and the pair were both involved again as Newcastle claimed the lead seven minutes before the break.

Murphy slid in a low cross from the right, and while Spurs centre-half Radu Dragusin tried to sweep the ball clear, he only succeeded in playing it against Isak, who deflected it into the net. The Swede didn’t seem to know a lot about it, but it was still his 12th goal in the last 12 league games.

Dragusin was replaced at the break, with Postecoglou bringing on Sergio Reguilon and repositioning former Middlesbrough full-back Djed Spence to centre-half, and Spurs almost levelled ten minutes after the interval.

Martin Dubravka clawed away Pape Sarr’s long-range strike, and from a tight angle, Brennan Johnson fired the rebound against the base of the post.

Gordon was presented with a rebound opportunity of his own a few minutes later, but while the ball fell invitingly for him after Archie Gray blocked Sandro Tonali’s shot, the England winger fired his follow-up strike well over the crossbar.

Newcastle could have done with the cushion of a third goal because, the longer the second half went on, the more Spurs were able to pin them back.

The introduction of Son Heung-min and James Maddison from the bench helped to reinvigorate the hosts, and Dubravka found himself having to deal with a succession of balls into the box.

Maddison curled just wide of the far post after picking up the ball from a short corner, but despite referee Andrew Madley playing almost 13 minutes of stoppage time, Newcastle held on to claim another hugely-creditable win.