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Newcastle wallop Tottenham as Arsenal finishes second

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Newcastle wallop Tottenham as Arsenal finishes second
Tottenham’s hopes of finishing a Barclays Premier League season above north London rivals Arsenal for the first time since 1995 were left in tatters as relegated Newcastle turned on the style at St James’ Park.
Two goals from Gini Wijnaldum, one for Aleksandar Mitrovic, plus late strikes from Daryl Janmaat and Rolando Aarons – the latter two after Newcastle had been reduced to 10 men following Mitrovic’s sending-off – sealed an extraordinary final day 5-1 victory.

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And coupled with Arsenal’s win over Aston Villa, it meant that Spurs – who had briefly reduced the deficit to 2-1 through Erik Lamela – would end a hugely promising season in third place and behind the Gunners once again.

Arsenal snatched second place from north London rivals Tottenham after they thrashed Aston Villa 4-0 thanks to Olivier Giroud’s hat-trick at the Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners, who started the day two points behind Spurs, needed a favour from Newcastle and Rafael Benitez’s side duly obliged, beating Mauricio Pochettino’s side 5-1 at St James’ Park.
 
 
Arsenal 4 – 0 Aston Villa
Chelsea 1 – 1 Leicester City
Everton 3 – 0 Norwich City
Newcastle United 5 – 1 Tottenham Hotspur
Southampton 4 – 1 Crystal Palace
Stoke City 2 – 1 West Ham United
Swansea City 1 – 1 Manchester City
Watford 2 – 2 Sunderland
West Bromwich Albion 1 – 1 Liverpool
 
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