Premier League – Match-day 31: Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United

This Sunday sees Spurs go head to head with Newcastle at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – Kick-off 5:30pm GMT.

Newcastle currently sit in fourteenth place as they travel to fifth placed Spurs.

This season’s Premier League campaign, has so far seen Tottenham Hotspur achieve 51 points

Antonio Conte will hope that success brings further success, as his side look for another win in a row. Their last two outings resulted in victories against West Ham United and Brighton & Hove Albion.

Also, With a fifth position in the league and 16 wins, 10 losses and 3 draws, they currently have 51 points in the League having won 16 meetings, drawn three matches, and lost 10 fixtures.

Newcastle will have to defy the odds when they travel to Spurs, if they are to get anything out of the game. With Spurs having won nine meetings, drawn one game, and lost four matches this season at home, this is a huge ask.

Tottenham Hotspur will have 54 points if they manage to secure a victory.

Good Attacking Performance

Spurs have a good scoring record this season, with 47 netted so far (46 from open play and one penalty). This is largely down to the efforts of their stand-out attackers – Harry Kane (8), Heung Min Son (5), and Dejan Kulusevski (2). Spurs have conceded 36 goals.

Spurs’s squad has depth, but even so, Antonio Conte is likely to be missing three of they key players when they start Sunday’s game.

Newcastle United arrive at this fixture, having secured 31 points so far this season

Is this to be the game where Newcastle to put a halt to their recent record of poor results? They go into this fixture on the back of two recent defeats to Everton and Chelsea.

Also, Newcastle keep finding ways to win, having secured six victories in their last nine fixtures is astonishing this season. Now they have 7 matches won, 12 games lost and 10 duels drawn; that’s why they currently sit in fourteenth place, with a total of 31 points having won seven games, drawn 10 meetings, and lost 12 fixtures.

Newcastle’s away record is remarkable and poses a significant threat to Spurs. In the 15 games they’ve played on the road this season, they have so far won three meetings, drawn four fixtures, and lost eight games.

Winning this fixture will see Newcastle United on 34 points.

Newcastle’s squad will likely be depleted of eight of their key players when they start on Sunday, due to injury or illness.

Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United – Head-to-Head.

Regarding their historical duels when these two sides meet, a draw is never usually the expected outcome. In the past 56 matches, Spurs have won 25 wins and Newcastle 23 victories. In their most recent meeting of this fixture was October 2021 and the score line ended up with a 2-3 away win for Tottenham Hotspur.

Performance Report

For Spurs, Harry Kane, one of their best scorers, has nettedeight goals in 29 League matches this Premier League Season, while Kieran Trippier contributed withtwo goals in 29 League fixtures so far for Newcastle.

Other standout players for Spurs are Harry Kane and Heung Min Son with eight goals both and for Newcastle are Ryan Fraser and Joseph Willock with two goals and two goals respectively.