Tottenham kick off their 2025 campaign with a visit from Newcastle and you can find our preview, prediction, team news and predicted lineups below.
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Ange Postecoglou is in danger of being made surplus to requirements in north London, as his side continue to struggle in the Premier League.
Spurs have failed to win in their last three league matches, suffering a 6-3 defeat to Liverpool, 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest and 1-1 stalemate with Wolves.
The Lilywhites currently sit 11th in the Premier League, 11 points away from the top four and just eight points away from the relegation zone.
In contrast, Newcastle are on a tremendous run of form, winning their last five matches across all competitions and breaking into the top five.
Eddie Howe’s side picked up a huge result in their last league encounter, beating Manchester United 2-0 at Old Trafford.
In fact, the Magpies have not conceded in the Premier League in their last four matches, boasting an aggregate of 13-0 during these games.
Tottenham vs Newcastle Team News
Spurs’ injury list has been a major issue for Postecoglou, with the defensive duo of Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven missing months of action.
The centre back partnership will miss Saturday’s clash, while Guglielmo Vicario, Richarlison and Wilson Odobert also miss out through injury.
Rodrigo Bentancur returned to Spurs’ Premier League starting eleven during the draw to Wolves after missing seven matches through suspension.
However, the Uruguayan will be unavailable once again after picking up a fifth yellow card against Wolves.
Eddie Howe has some injury worries of his own, with Jamal Lascelles, Emil Krafth, Nick Pope and Callum Wilson all set to miss the match.
Sven Botman is nearing a return to the side after missing the last few months through injury, but this match may come too soon for the Dutchman.
Tottenham vs Newcastle Predicted Lineups
Tottenham: Forster; Porro, Dragusin, Gray, Udogie; Sarr, Bissouma; Johnson, Kulusevski, Son; Solanke
Newcastle: Dubravka; Trippier, Burn, Schar, Hall; Guimaraes, Joelinton, Tonali; Gordon, Isak, Murphy
Tottenham vs Newcastle Prediction
Despite having a home advantage, Spurs are the underdogs on UK betting sites which may be down to Newcastle’s recent form.
With that in mind, we expect Ange Postecoglou’s side to struggle against a confident Newcastle side and the Magpies should secure a narrow victory.
Prediction: Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle
