Martin Hardy, The People:
Martin Jol's players couldn't have been more generous if they'd stuck on a red and white away kit and ran around with beards.When Newcastle captain Scott Parker headed in the Magpies' third, just past the half hour mark, Jol could have put his players back on the team bus and headed home. Few would have noticed the disappearance of his defenders.
And what a time for Paul Robinson to turn in such an unassured display with England boss Steve McClaren sat in the St James' Park stands.
Kieran Dyer had an afternoon to remind everyone of just what a danger he can be. The 27-year-old is always more dangerous down the middle and yesterday, paired with Obafemi Martins, he flourished.
The irony is that it took a superb block from Steven Taylor to deny Steed Malbranque to create the opening goal.
Nobby Solano was a revelation at right back.
Dimitar Berbatov was a threat all afternoon. He went agonisingly close at the start of the second half, and that would have made it a different game.
And in the 53rd minute only Michael Dawson will know how he made such a mess of a simple chance after a Paul Huntington error.
Brian McNally, Sunday Mirror: Kieron Dyer and Scott Parker both played their way into the England reckoning but Steve McClaren must have left St James' Park worried by the erratic form of Paul Robinson.
Robinson had an embarrassingly indecisive game as McClaren looked on and was at fault for both Newcastle second and third goals and was also slow coming off his line for Dyer's well-taken third minute opener that set the pattern for the Magpies comfortable victory.
Danny Murphy was one of Spurs few successes on an afternoon when they were very much second best.
A couple of half-chances in the second period that fell to Dimatar Berbatov didn't unduly trouble Shay Given.
Paul Forsyth, The Sunday Times: The country's most promising defenders were scorched by Newcastle's lightning strikers, then Paul Robinson sealed Tottenham's fate with the kind of mistake that stirred memories of Croatia.
Kieran Dyer's pace was a persistent menace, and the partnership of Steven Taylor and Peter Ramage continues to confound the team's reputation for defensive eccentricities.
A high-tempo display that didn't so much sweep aside their opponents as ruthlessly seize upon their mistakes.
Jolted by the enthusiasm with which Newcastle started, Spurs didn't come to terms with the challenge until they were two goals down.
The first goal, in the third minute, came seconds after Steed Malbranque's goalbound header was blocked.
The second, four minutes later, exposed hesitation in the Spurs' defence, although they were right to expect a whistle during the build-up.
The Tottenham goal also had a degree of fortune about it.
John Wardle, The Observer: Ledley King and Paul Robinson both made mistakes as Newcastle scored three times.
Newcastle's confidence was reflected in an exhilarating start that earned them two goals in the opening seven minutes, with Kieron Dyer making the breakthrough after only 139 seconds.
Tottenham had almost scored seconds earlier when Steed Malbranque's header was blocked.
Tottenham had to respond swiftly and they did. The goal sparked Tottenham's best spell of the match, but Newcastle took advantage of another defensive error in the 34th minute to regain control.
Tottenham had still contributed enough to the first half to suggest that Newcastle's two-goal cushion was far from secure and that point was emphasised by the way they started after the interval. Dimitar Berbatov was inches away from scoring in the second minute of the half after edging clear of Peter Ramage - the only mistake of the game by the defender.
Newcastle regained control and almost scored a fourth in the 80th minute, but Robinson saved from Martins.
Stewart Robson, Independent on Sunday: A chastening experience and reality check for Spurs, as Glenn Roeder's side bristled with pace.
In a flurry of early activity, a chance came and went for Dimitar Berbatov, before Danny Murphy fortuitously reduced the deficit.
Scott Parker stifled Spurs' recovery with a series of crunching challenges and he was rewarded with a 34th-minute goal following a blunder by Paul Robinson.
A robust Taylor excelled in a spirited Newcastle defence.