It was supposed to be a top-four clash when Tottenham visited Newcastle on April 23, 2023. After 20 minutes it looked far from it.
Newcastle United jumped out to a 5-0 lead after just 21 minutes, leading many to wonder whether the Magpies would come close to the all-time record for most lopsided Premier League victory.
Earlier in the 2022/23 season Liverpool crushed Bournemouth 9-0 to match the biggest win in Premier League history, matching the record margin of victory set by Manchester United (twice) and Leicester City.
Although the final result, and the method used to attain it, were historical in their own respect, matching the all-time record was not in the cards for the Magpies as the result finished 6-1, not even cracking the list of games with most goals.
The history of biggest Premier League victories follows below.
◉ First time Newcastle have scored 5+ goals in the first half of a Premier League game
— Squawka Live (@Squawka_Live) April 23, 2023
◉ First time Spurs have conceded 5+ goals in the first half of a Premier League game
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5 - Newcastle have taken a 5-0 lead within 21 minutes, the second-earliest a side has done so in Premier League history, after Man City v Watford in September 2019 (18th minute). Stop. pic.twitter.com/AgRctZdQYZ
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 23, 2023
Biggest win margins in Premier League history
Here are the 21 matches that have featured the widest margin of victory in the Premier League since 1992/93.
It's notable that Manchester United have won 9-0 on two separate occasions, 26 years apart. Pep Guardiola's Manchester City have an 8-0 victory (2019) and 7-0 triumph (2021).
| Margin of Victory | Home Team | Away Team | Result | Date |
| 9 | Liverpool | Bournemouth | 9-0 | Aug. 27, 2022 |
| 9 | Manchester United | Southampton | 9-0 | Feb. 2, 2021 |
| 9 | Southampton | Leicester City | 0-9 | Oct. 25, 2019 |
| 9 | Manchester United | Ipswich Town | 9-0 | March 4, 1995 |
| 8 | Manchester City | Watford | 8-0 | Sept. 21, 2019 |
| 8 | Southampton | Sunderland | 8-0 | Oct. 18, 2014 |
| 8 | Chelsea | Aston Villa | 8-0 | Dec. 23, 2012 |
| 8 | Chelsea | Wigan Athletic | 8-0 | May 9, 2010 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | Wigan Athletic | 9-1 | Nov. 22, 2009 |
| 8 | Newcastle United | Sheff. Wednesday | 8-0 | Sept. 19, 1999 |
| 7 | Manchester City | Leeds United | 7-0 | Dec. 14, 2021 |
| 7 | Chelsea | Norwich City | 7-0 | Oct. 23, 2021 |
| 7 | Crystal Palace | Liverpool | 0-7 | Dec. 19, 2020 |
| 7 | Manchester City | Norwich City | 7-0 | Nov. 2, 2013 |
| 7 | Chelsea | Stoke City | 7-0 | April 25, 2010 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | Manchester City | 8-1 | May 11, 2008 |
| 7 | Arsenal | Middlesbrough | 7-0 | Jan. 14, 2006 |
| 7 | Arsenal | Everton | 7-0 | May 11, 2005 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | Manchester United | 1-8 | Feb. 6, 1999 |
| 7 | Manchester United | Barnsley | 7-0 | Oct. 25, 1997 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | Nottingham Forest | 7-0 | Nov. 18, 1995 |
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Most goals in a Premier League match
There have been 29 matches that have seen nine or more goals scored.
Man United have been involved in six of them, Tottenham Hotspur in five, and Manchester City and Southampton have been part of four of them.
| Goals Scored | Home Team | Away Team | Result | Date |
| 11 | Portsmouth | Reading | 7-4 | Sept. 29, 2007 |
| 10 | West Bromwich | Manchester United | 5-5 | May 19, 2013 |
| 10 | Arsenal | Newcastle | 7-3 | Dec. 29, 2012 |
| 10 | Manchester United | Arsenal | 8-2 | Aug. 28, 2011 |
| 10 | Tottenham | Wigan Athletic | 9-1 | Nov. 22, 2009 |
| 10 | Tottenham | Reading | 6-4 | Dec. 29, 2007 |
| 9 | Manchester City | Leicester City | 6-3 | Dec. 26, 2021 |
| 9 | Liverpool | Bournemouth | 9-0 | Aug. 27, 2022 |
| 9 | Manchester United | Southampton | 9-0 | Feb. 2, 2021 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | Liverpool | 7-2 | Oct. 4, 2020 |
| 9 | Southampton | Leicester City | 0-9 | Oct. 25, 2019 |
| 9 | Tottenham | Leicester City | 5-4 | May 13, 2018 |
| 9 | Manchester City | Stoke City | 7-2 | Oct. 14, 2017 |
| 9 | Everton | Bournemouth | 6-3 | Feb. 4, 2017 |
| 9 | Swansea City | Crystal Palace | 5-4 | Nov. 26, 2016 |
| 9 | Norwich City | Liverpool | 4-5 | Jan. 23, 2016 |
| 9 | Everton | Chelsea | 3-6 | Aug. 30, 2014 |
| 9 | Cardiff City | Liverpool | 3-6 | March 22, 2014 |
| 9 | Manchester City | Arsenal | 6-3 | Dec. 14, 2013 |
| 9 | Chelsea | Sunderland | 7-2 | Jan. 16, 2010 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | Manchester City | 8-1 | May 11, 2008 |
| 9 | Tottenham | Arsenal | 4-5 | Nov. 13, 2004 |
| 9 | Tottenham | Southampton | 7-2 | March 11, 2000 |
| 9 | West Ham | Bradford City | 5-4 | Feb. 12, 2000 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | Manchester United | 1-8 | Feb. 6, 1999 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | Sheff. Wednesday | 7-2 | Aug. 26, 1997 |
| 9 | Southampton | Manchester United | 6-3 | Oct. 26, 1996 |
| 9 | Manchester United | Ipswich Town | 9-0 | March 4, 1995 |
| 9 | Norwich City | Southampton | 4-5 | April 9, 1994 |