Anthony Gordon stars as the Magpies punished by the evil Blades

Newcastle United thrashed Sheffield United mercilessly with a stunning 8-0 win at Bramall Lane on Sunday, with eight different players scoring to leave the hosts bottom of the Premier League table.

Newcastle showed no signs of a midweek hangover after their first Champions League game in 20 years — a goalless draw away to AC Milan — and took a 3-0 lead at half-time with goals from Sean Longstaff , Dan Burn and Sven Botman. .

The second half was a similar story as Kieran Trippier got his third pass when Callum Wilson headed home before Anthony Gordon curled home Newcastle’s fifth from outside the box which sent the Blades fans into a frenzy. head for the exits until the hour.

There was no respite as Miguel Almiron and Bruno Guimaraes capitalized on poor defending to make it 7-0 before substitute Alexander Isak completed the scoring with a late goal to move Eddie Howe’s side up to eighth in the table.