Tottenham Hotspur host in-form Newcastle United in a huge Premier League fixture.
Victory will lift Spurs up to tenth for at least a few hours, whilst Newcastle will stay fifth with a win – unless can claim a winning margin of five goals or more which would put them fourth until Chelsea play in mid-afternoon.
Team News
Destiny Udogie is ruled out for Tottenham with a hamstring injury.
Rodrigo Bentancur is suspended following his fifth booking of the campaign, but Djed Spence is back from his one-match suspension.
Guglielmo Vicario (ankle), Mickey van de Ven (leg), Cristian Romero (quad), Ben Davies, Wilson Odobert and Richarlison (all hamstring) are sidelined.
Newcastle will be without Fabian Schar as he serves an one-match ban following his fifth booking of the season in their 2-0 win at Manchester United.
Emil Krafth (shoulder), Callum Wilson (hamstring), Nick Pope, Sven Botman and Jamaal Lascelles (all knee) remain absent.
When is Kick-Off?
Tottenham host Newcastle at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday 4 January at 12:30pm GMT, live on TNT Sports 1 in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Tottenham have won one of their last five meetings against Newcastle (W1, L4).
- Newcastle have won two of their last five visits to Tottenham (W2, D1, L2).
- Alexander Isak has scored three goals in Newcastle’s last two meetings against Tottenham (W2).
- Son Heung-min has been caught offside on ten occasions this season for Tottenham.
- Newcastle have just one point from four away trips to London-based opposition this season (D1, L3).
Prediction
With just five points in their last seven league matches, Tottenham need to find winning consistency and there were positive signs of attacking improvement against Wolves, but Udogie is a huge loss for a vulnerable defence.
Although London isn’t Newcastle’s best city away wise, they can come into this trip full of confidence in good form and off the back of battering a shambolic Man Utd, but they can’t afford to underestimate Spurs’ attacking quality.
I however can see the Magpies winning this if play like they currently are doing but Tottenham should have a goal in them.
Prediction: Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle
Result: Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle
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