Alexander Isak nets first Premier League hat-trick as Newcastle triumph 4-0 over Ipswich at Portman Road

Newcastle, filled with confidence after their impressive performance against Leicester and reaching the Carabao Cup semi-finals by beating Brentford, continued their winning streak by outclassing Ipswich. Ipswich, still seeking their first home league victory of the season, were no match for Newcastle's dominant display.

Newcastle came flying out of the traps and scored 25 seconds in through Isak as he smashed in the opener after Jacob Murphy's cross bounced back to him inside the box, although the goal was not awarded until at least two minutes later due to a lengthy VAR check.

Murphy, once again a stand-out performer for Newcastle, powered in their second after half an hour, taking him to three goals in two league games - as many as he scored in his previous 37 appearances.

Ipswich goalkeeper Arijanet Muric's silly decision to go short to Jens Cajuste was punished just before the break as Bruno Guimaraes, the Newcastle captain, forced a turnover inside the box and allowed Isak to roll in for his second.

Isak's hat-trick was complete after a miraculous back-heel assist from Murphy, showing great feet to evade a swarm of Ipswich defenders in the box before laying it on a plate for his striker, who left Portman Road with the match ball after his first treble for Newcastle.

Ipswich will remain in the bottom three over Christmas after suffering their heaviest home defeat since April 2018, while Newcastle momentarily move up to seventh, having started the weekend in the bottom half of the table.

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