Alexander Isak scores hat-trick as Newcastle enjoy fine away win at Ipswich

A hat-trick from Alexander Isak helped Newcastle travel up a midweek Carabao Cup occurrence pinch a 4-0 thrashing astatine Ipswich to springiness their supporters the cleanable week earlier Christmas.

The Magpies entered this fixture aft they secured a spot successful the League Cup semi-finals connected Wednesday pinch a 3-1 triumph complete Brentford to stay connected way for a first awesome trophy since 1969.

Any concerns this could beryllium a lawsuit of aft the Lord Mayor’s show evaporated wrong 26 seconds erstwhile Isak fired location his first aft a lengthy VAR check.

Ex-Norwich attacker Jacob Murphy group up the opener and was a changeless threat against the rivals of his aged nine arsenic he grabbed Newcastle’s 2nd earlier his backmost bottommost allowed Isak to complete a 54-minute treble, aft he besides struck astatine the extremity of the first half pursuing much woeful Ipswich defending.

It ensured Eddie Howe masterminded a 3rd consecutive victory, while Kieran McKenna’s broadside are near to lick their wounds connected a time to forget.

Tributes were paid to the precocious Sir Bobby Robson up of kick-off aft he managed some clubs pinch distinction, but the pleasantries quickly disappeared.

Newcastle fans celebrated wildly aft a mediocre clearance by Town skipper Sam Morsy from Murphy’s transverse allowed Isak to occurrence home.

Jeers followed from Ipswich supporters’ erstwhile the offside emblem was raised, but a two-and-a-half infinitesimal VAR cheque occurred and the extremity was awarded pinch Murphy declared onside.

It rocked the hosts, arsenic Sandro Tonali fired wide earlier Anthony Gordon headed into the crushed and complete from a Murphy transverse aft 4th of an hour.

As the rainfall turned Portman Road’s slick aboveground into a sodden mess, a neat move and changeable complete by Jens Cajuste gave the location squad a much-needed changeable successful the limb of belief.

Martin Dubravka raced retired of his extremity moments later to thwart Ipswich guardant Sammie Szmodics earlier Isak coiled consecutive astatine Arijanet Muric to supply a reminder of Newcastle’s threat.

That informing was not heeded arsenic the Magpies were indebted to a subordinate made up the roadworthy successful Norfolk for their 2nd extremity aft 32 minutes.

Gordon did the bulk of the heavy-lifting pinch a good dribble crossed the Ipswich punishment area earlier he teed up Murphy, who smashed successful via the crossbar from 14-yards.

Isak should person had different soon earlier he did drawback his 2nd successful first-half stoppage-time and it was a gift.

Muric tried to walk to Cajuste wrong his ain punishment area, but Bruno Guimaraes nipped successful to sound the shot to the unmarked Isak and he slotted successful for the simplest of goals.

Ipswich guardant Ali Al-Hamadi was introduced astatine half-time by McKenna arsenic the hosts changed to a 4-4-2 statement and yet it grounded to spark a turnaround.

Newcastle almost grabbed a 4th successful the 51st infinitesimal only for Guimaraes to caput against the station from Lewis Hall’s transverse but 3 minutes later and the visitors added another.

Murphy raced into the area and backmost heeled into Isak, who recovered the bottommost area to registry his first hat-trick for Newcastle and 11th extremity of the season.

Joe Willock blazed complete minutes later earlier Howe was capable to bring disconnected Isak pinch 17 minutes left.

Ipswich substitutes Nathan Broadhead and Al-Hamadi went adjacent precocious connected earlier Dan Burn was denied a 5th by VAR, but Newcastle move up to seventh.