"It's not about who scores, it's about the fact that we score - that is a big ethos of mine. I feel like that is filtering through the team, we are becoming a lot less selfish and we are creating chances for everybody."

Ipswich kicked off, yet the ball ended up in the home side’s net inside just 26 seconds. Newcastle took at throw-in from their left-back position, Fabian Schar lofted a ball forward to play Jacob Murphy in down the right, he crossed, Sam Morsy only half-cleared, and Isak lashed a finish into the ground and beyond Arijanet Muric.

Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak bagged a hat-trick as his side thrashed Ipswich Town 4-0 in the Premier League on Saturday, with two of the goals arriving as early Christmas gifts from the hapless home defence.

Just when questions were being asked of Eddie Howe, Newcastle have responded with three fantastic victories in just over a week.

The 25-year-old's treble - the first by a Magpies player since Ayoze Pérez struck three times against Southampton in April 2019 - helped move his side up to seventh in the Premier League table after

Report and free match highlights as Newcastle outclass Ipswich at Portman Road with Alexander Isak and Jacob Murphy the stars for Eddie Howes side, who move into the top half of the table; Ipswich set

Ipswich Town conceded after only 26 seconds, despite kicking-off themselves. That set the tone for a truly miserable performance as they suffered their heaviest defeat of the season, losing 4-0 at home to Newcastle.