Newcastle United will play Tottenham Hotspur at St. James’ Park on Sunday. After two games against Southampton and Bournemouth, the home team has four points and currently sits tenth. Spurs also have four points but sit in ninth position because of a better goal difference.
Newcastle vs Tottenham: Preview
On August 25, the Magpies and Bournemouth drew 1-1. However, during the second half, Bournemoth’s Dango Ouattara was judged to have hit the ball with his arm during his attempt to score what would have been the game-winning goal in the 92nd minute. Joelinton made headlines again, but this time, it was to escape a red card as he clotheslined goalie Neto during stoppage time in the second half. Eddie Howe even said the Brazilian was fortunate to have only received a yellow card. The Magpies second-round EFL Cup match against Nottingham Forest ended in a 1-1 draw. They had to defeat Nottingham Forest 4-3 on penalties to advance to the third round and will play AFC Wimbledon.
Tottenham’s season opened with a disappointing 1-1 draw against Leicester City despite having 70% of the possession and 15 shots. Pedro Porro’s goal in the 29th minute of the match was the first goal, demonstrating Ange Postecoglou’s team’s capacity to play fascinating attacking football. However, they also showed that they are susceptible to counterattacks. In game two, Spurs defeated Everton 4-0 thanks to goals from Yves Bissouma, Cristian Romero, and Son Heung-Min.
Newcastle vs Tottenham: Team News & Stats
Newcastle is without a number of players, notably center-backs Jamaal Lascelles and Sven Botman, because of cruciate ligament injuries. Fabian Schar is still suspended and will miss the match against Spurs. As center-back partners, Dan Burn and Emil Krafth got the start against Bournemouth, and they might get the start again on Sunday. Joe Willock, Callum Wilson, and Lewis Miley are all out injured. Sandro Tonali’s ban is finally over, and he may be in the starting XI this weekend. Martin Dubravka still remains a doubt.
Tottenham’s Dominic Solanke is still not available for selection, and Richarlison will be sidelined for a few weeks owing to an injury he sustained during training. On the plus side, Rodrigo Bentancur is now fit to make the squad again. Among all Premier League teams, Postecoglou’s team has the second-most shots on goal, the second-most opportunities created, and the most touches in the opposition box on average each game.
Newcastle vs Tottenham: H2H
Newcastle United and Tottenham have played 50 matches so far. Newcastle United won 23 direct matches, Tottenham won 23 matches, and 4 of these matches ended in a draw.
Newcastle vs Tottenham: Possible Starting XI
Newcastle United: Pope (GK), Livramento, Krafth, Burn, Kelly, Tonali, Guimaraes, Joelinton, Murphy, Isak, Gordon
Tottenham Hotspur: Vicario (GK), Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie, Kulusevski, Bissouma, Maddison, Johnson, Son, Odobert
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