Sir Bobby Robson adored both of these clubs but, in their first Premier League meeting since his passing, it was Newcastle whose display would have made the old master’s eyes twinkle. This was, put bluntly, men against boys and the away side would not have been flattered by a heavier win. Ipswich, truly pummelled for the first time this season, could plead a fair degree of mitigation but Eddie Howe’s players will rarely be allowed to run amok like this away from home.

They scored within a minute through Alexander Isak and never let up, the Swede eventually completing a hat-trick and a record of nine goals in as many top-flight outings. Jacob Murphy, influential here, thudded in the second of a match that was over by half-time. Newcastle, lethal in successive 4-0 wins, are starting to suggest a return to their convincing best.