Tottenham v Newcastle preview: Team news, betting odds, lineups, where to watch
Ange Postecoglou will be keen for Tottenham to return to winning ways when they take on Newcastle United on Saturday.
Postecoglou’s men are set to welcome the Magpies to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 4 January for their first game of 2025.
Their form across the season thus far has been massively inconsistent and, if the Australian sees his team fall to defeat this weekend, it will add even more pressure upon his head as his side are currently winless in three.
Preview
Although Spurs have netted five goals in their last three games, they’ve not managed to end a game with all three points to their name since their 5-0 victory over Southampton on 15 December.
Newcastle have been in particularly impressive form recently, meanwhile, as they’ve won all of their last five games.
Thanks to their recent performances, the Magpies are fifth in the league and could be well on their way to earning one of the coveted Champions League spots.
Tottenham, on the other hand, are currently 11th in the top flight and have plenty of pressure surrounding the players and Postecoglou.
If Spurs leave the London Stadium as losers on Saturday, it’s hard to see how Daniel Levy could keep the Australian in his role, especially with the January transfer window now open.
Saturday’s clash looks set to be an intriguing affair with the game there to win for both sides.
Form Guide (Premier League)
Tottenham: DLLWL
Newcastle: WWWWL
Team News for Tottenham v Newcastle United
Tottenham will not have Rodrigo Bentancur or Djed Spence available to them for the game against Newcastle, as the former is still serving his ban while the latter is suspended for receiving too many yellow cards.
Guglielmo Vicario, Ben Davies and Richarlison have all also been ruled out for some time now and won’t be available for the clash.
Destiny Udogie, Wilson Odobert, Christian Romero and Micky van de Ven are all in a similar situation to the aforementioned trio and will also not be available for selection by Postecoglou.
In terms of Newcastle, the Magpies will be without Callum Wilson, Jamaal Lascelles, Nick Pope, Emil Krafth and Sven Botman due to injury, while Fabian Schar will be absent from the game due to suspension.
Predicted lineups
Tottenham: Forster, Porro, Dragusin, Gray, Spence, Sarr, Bissouma, Maddison, Kulusevski, Solanke, Johnson.
Newcastle: Dubravka, Livramento, Kelly, Burn, Hall, Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton, Murphy, Isak, Gordon.
Betting Odds
Tottenham: 9/5
Draw: 14/5
Newcastle: 6/5
Odds courtesy of Paddy Power.
Where to watch
The game on 4 January will be shown live on TNT Sports 1 and will also be available to watch on Discovery+.
Prediction: Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle
Although Tottenham will no doubt be looking to get back to winning ways, with the form that Newcastle have shown over the last month or so, it feels like Eddie Howe’s men will have far too much quality for them to handle.
Spurs’ defence is still largely thrown together and doesn’t really instil an awful lot of confidence in fans.
Isak has been in killer form in front of goal and could well prove the difference between the teams on the day.
In other Tottenham news, an update has emerged regarding Thomas Tuchel ahead of the Newcastle game.
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