Twitter Reacts as Tottenham Capitulate at Newcastle

Tottenham went into the final day of the season two points ahead of fierce rivals Arsenal, knowing that they needed at least a point against relegated Newcastle to finish ahead of the Gunners for the first time since 1995.

It seemed like a highly achievable task for the Lilywhites, but the prospect of another "St. Totteringham's Day" loomed when Arsenal took an early lead over Aston Villa and Georginio Wijnaldum put the Magpies ahead after 19 minutes:

Twenty minutes later, Aleksandar Mitrovic opened the floodgates of online Spurs abuse by putting Newcastle 2-0 up: 

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ITS HAPPENED AGAIN, ITS HAPPENED AGAIN. TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR ITS HAPPENED AGAIN

— Arsenal FC (@FFArsenal) May 15, 2016"

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Tottenham rivalling George W Bush and that pretzel for history's funniest choke here

— Tom Adams (@tomEurosport) May 15, 2016"

Newcastle fans had mixed feelings about the Magpies' success:

As the second half progressed, so did the schadenfreude:

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Want to hear a good joke?

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club

— Sibs (@SibsMUFC) May 15, 2016"

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Spurs waving goodbye to second https://t.co/F1PKWECcNi

— Arsenal FC (@FFArsenal) May 15, 2016"

On the hour mark, Erik Lamela fired in a shot at the near post to give the north London side hope:

Minutes later, the task was made simpler for Tottenham when goalscorer Mitrovic was shown a red card for a terrible challenge on Kyle Walker:

Tottenham had momentum and an equaliser looked imminent, but they managed to concede a penalty, which Wijnaldum duly converted to make it 3-1:

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"But dad, you said this was the year we would finally finish above Arsenal." pic.twitter.com/ZrxbbazPcb

— Mike Sanz (@mikesanz19) May 15, 2016"

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

— Arsène's Son (@hughwizzy) May 15, 2016"

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Spurs losing 3-1 to 10 men Newcastle.

Arsenal fans... pic.twitter.com/XA2NcmkUyT

— Footy Memes (@FootyMemes) May 15, 2016"

With five minutes left, Rolando Aarons all but confirmed St. Totteringham's Day when he made it 4-1:

"

When you offer Tottenham the chance to finish above Arsenal. pic.twitter.com/LSVgV6drUf

— Mike Sanz (@mikesanz19) May 15, 2016"

One minute later, fans were made to question Spurs' status as a Champions League contender when Daryl Janmaat made it 5-1:

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Newcastle 5-1 Spurs. pic.twitter.com/xSQAvoiblh

— Football Trolls (@Footballltrolls) May 15, 2016"

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RT if you're laughing at Tottenham. pic.twitter.com/oPGAkuWqHh

— Football Trolls (@Footballltrolls) May 15, 2016"

Against all odds, it finished 5-1 to Newcastle, with Arsenal's emphatic 4-0 win over Aston Villa confirming a 21st St. Totteringham's Day:

[Twitter]