Sheffield United vs Newcastle United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Sheffield United 0-8 Newcastle: There were eight different goalscorers as the hosts suffered their heaviest ever league defeat
Newcastle United ruthlessly put Sheffield United to the sword with a dazzling 8-0 victory at Bramall Lane on Sunday, with eight different players scoring to leave the home side bottom of the Premier League standings.
Newcastle showed no signs of a hangover from midweek after their first Champions League game in 20 years -- a goalless draw away at AC Milan -- and they took a 3-0 lead by halftime with goals from Sean Longstaff, Dan Burn and Sven Botman.
The second half was a similar story as Kieran Trippier racked up his third assist when Callum Wilson headed home before Anthony Gordon curled in Newcastle’s fifth from outside the box, which had Blades fans heading for the exits by the hour mark.
There was no respite as Miguel Almiron and Bruno Guimaraes capitalised on weak defending to make it 7-0 before substitute Alexander Isak completed the rout with a late goal to move Eddie Howe’s side up to eighth in the standings.
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As six minutes of stoppage time are indicated by the offcials, Egan intervenes with a block after Anderson drives to the edge of the box and lets fly with a powerful shot.
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SAVE! Foderingham stops Wilson from making it four! Gordon slips a throughball into the Newcastle striker, but the latter's low shot is turned behind for a corner from close range!
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Pope comes out quickly to make a decisive kicked clearance when Archer is nearly clean through on goal, but the flag then goes up for offside against the young striker in any case.
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Today's game is the earliest that Sheffield United have ever conceded three goals from the start of a Premier League match (35th min), surpassing a fixture in February 1994 versus Ipswich Town (36th min).
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Bogle gets away with a clumsy challenge on Gordon in the area, as both referee and the VAR ignore Newcastle's penalty claims. Sheffield United are falling apart here, and they are simply hanging on for half-time.
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First, Trippier flashes a dangerous cross just wide of the goal from the left, then Gordon tricks his way to the byline and wins his team a corner - that's better from Newcastle.
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