Newcastle United hammered QPR 6-0 on Tuesday evening.
Peter Lovenkrands in action for Newcastle
Newcastle United’s superb recent form continued as they hammered Queens Park Rangers 6-0 at Loftus Road on Tuesday evening.
The Magpies went into the game having won their previous four games, conceding just once in that run, and were in high spirits having beaten Derby County 2-0 on Saturday.
Newcastle United’s Jonjo Shelvey celebrates scoring their third goal
QPR had been in good form themselves, but were obliterated by Newcastle in a stunning performance from Rafael Benitez’s side in West London.
Jonjo Shelvey’s deflected effort put Newcastle in front, before Ayoze Perez turned the ball home from close range at the second attempt having seen his first shot saved by QPR goalkeeper Alex Smithies.
Newcastle United’s Ciaran Clark scores their fourth goal
Shelvey grabbed his second goal with a stunning long range strike, before goals from Ciaran Clark, Alekandar Mitrovic and Grant Hanley sealed a thumping victory for the Magpies.
The result means that Newcastle now sit just one point behind league leaders Huddersfield Town, and with five wins in a row, Benitez’s men look to be unstoppable right now.
Newcastle United’s Ayoze Perez celebrates scoring their second goal with Yoan Gouffran
After the final whistle, ex-Newcastle winger Peter Lovenkrands took to Twitter to celebrate his former club’s latest impressive victory.
The Dane felt that Newcastle were ‘absolutely brilliant’ against QPR, but is already looking ahead to Newcastle’s next game against Wolves this weekend.
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