Tottenham hit Celtic for six as Efe Ambrose sees red for the second time in a week

 

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Saturday 02 August 2014 18:59 EDT
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Harry Kane celebrates scoring the first goal for Tottenham with Roberto Soldado and team mates
Harry Kane celebrates scoring the first goal for Tottenham with Roberto Soldado and team mates (Reuters)

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Roberto Soldado and Erik Lamela were on target as Tottenham thrashed Celtic 6-1 in Helsinki.

Spurs went 2-0 up through Harry Kane and Soldado in the fourth and 11th minutes respectively.

Jamie Lindsay pulled a goal back for Celtic just before the break but there was still time for Lewis Holtby to restore the two-goal cushion. Spurs kept their momentum going after the restart, with Lamela making it 4-1 just before the hour-mark.

A Christian Eriksen free-kick and Emmanuel Adebayor penalty wrapped up the rout in the last 10 minutes. Celtic's misery was compounded by a red card for Efe Ambrose – his second this week, having been dismissed in Wednesday's Champions League qualifier against Legia Warsaw.

Newcastle United conceded three goals in 18 first-half minutes en route to a 3-1 loss to Malaga at Schalke's Veltins Arena. Sergi Darder opened the scoring in the 25th minute with a long-range strike that went in off the woodwork. Samu Castillejo volleyed in at the far post in the 32nd minute and then netted a deflected effort towards the end of the half before Gabriel Obertan fired in a consolation on the hour.

Bafétimbi Gomis scored for Swansea as they beat Reading 3-1 at the Madejski Stadium, providing a cool finish to seal victory in the second half. Wayne Routledge had earlier scored twice in three minutes to put the Swans in charge, with the hosts replying through a Nick Blackman wonderstrike.

Crystal Palace lost 3-2 at Brentford. A flurry of goals early in the second half saw Jonathan Douglas and Andre Gray put the home team 2-0 up and Palace then draw level through Glenn Murray and Marouane Chamakh. Moses Odubajo notched the winner.

A Stoke XI drew 0-0 at Burton and West Brom lost 1-0 at Nottingham Forest courtesy of Matty Fryatt.

Charlie Austin and Junior Hoilett scored a brace apiece in QPR's 4-0 win at Shamrock Rovers, while Marvin Sordell steered Burnley to a 1-0 triumph at Blackpool.

Leicester drew 1-1 at Preston, with Liam Moore's goal cancelled out by a Tom Clarke header.

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