Comments and predictions for Tottenham vs Newcastle: The upper team will win hard.
The match between Tottenham vs Newcastle in the English Premier League takes place at 7:30 p.m. on January 4. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Tottenham Hotspur are in serious danger of falling into crisis when they start 2025 with a home clash with Newcastle United in the Premier League early kick-off this Saturday.
Ange Postecoglou's side only managed a point against Wolverhampton Wanderers in their final game of 2024, while Newcastle easily defeated a lacklustre Manchester United.
Latest Tottenham vs Newcastle team information
Tottenham's medical team faced another challenge when Destiny Udogie suffered his second hamstring injury in as many weeks on December 29. The defender will definitely miss the match against Newcastle United, at least for the upcoming clash.
Coach Ange Postecoglou can count on the return of Djed Spence – a similar replacement for Udogie – after serving a suspension. However, Rodrigo Bentancur is suspended for accumulating yellow cards, giving Pape Sarr the chance to take over in midfield.
Tottenham's injury list remains long, with the likes of Guglielmo Vicario (ankle), Micky van de Ven (hamstring), Mikey Moore (illness), Richarlison (hamstring), Cristian Romero (thigh), Wilson Odobert (hamstring) and Ben Davies (hamstring). Notably, Davies was expected to return by this time but has struggled to recover.
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe is no better, with big losses to contend with. Fabian Schar will miss out after picking up five yellow cards in the win over Manchester United. Newcastle's defence is also without Jamaal Lascelles (knee), Nick Pope (knee), Emil Krafth (shoulder) and Sven Botman (knee). Botman is back in training, though, and could be back soon.
Also in the win over Man United, Kieran Trippier appeared to have a hamstring problem and is likely to be replaced by Tino Livramento. Callum Wilson, still nursing a hamstring injury, is expected to be out for a few more weeks.
Latest Tottenham vs Newcastle expected lineup
Tottenham Hotspur:
Forster; Porro, Gray, Dragusin, Spence; Kulusevski, Sarr, Maddison; Johnson, Solanke, Son
Newcastle United:
Dubravka; Livramento, Kelly, Burn, Hall; Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton; Murphy, Isak, Gordon
Latest Tottenham vs Newcastle football prediction
Just over a year after setting a record for the most points won by a manager in his first 10 Premier League games, Ange Postecoglou’s job at Tottenham is under the biggest threat of his tenure, with the north Londoners ending 2024 with just three wins from their final 13 fixtures.
Since a 5-0 win over Southampton in mid-December, Spurs have picked up just one point from three games against Liverpool, Nottingham Forest and Wolverhampton Wanderers. In their final game of the year, they were held to a 2-2 draw by Wolves after a late goal from Jorgen Strand Larsen on 29 December.
Having narrowly missed out on Champions League qualification last year, Tottenham are now unlikely to even qualify for the Conference League, as they sit in the bottom half of the table and are closer in points to the relegation zone than the top flight.
While defeat to Newcastle United this weekend may not cost Postecoglou his job, the prospect of a Carabao Cup semi-final exit to Liverpool - which would severely damage his second season's title ambitions - could force chairman Daniel Levy to reconsider.
Heading into the first leg against Liverpool next week, Postecoglou will be aiming to end a five-game winless run at home in the Premier League. Spurs have not gone longer without a win in the top flight in north London since 1994.
While Tottenham have been in decline, Newcastle United have been in impressive form over the festive period. Once a team struggling at the bottom of the table, Newcastle are now seriously threatening the stability of the leading group with a run of four consecutive wins in the Premier League, on par with the big surprises Nottingham Forest.
Following wins over Leicester City, Aston Villa and Ipswich Town, Newcastle eased past Manchester United at Old Trafford. With excellent aerial strikes from Alexander Isak and Joelinton, Newcastle consolidated their fifth place in the table, closing the gap on Chelsea - who hold the final Champions League spot - to just three points.
Newcastle's defence has also been solid, keeping four clean sheets in a row, after only three in the opening 15 games. They have also become one of Tottenham's toughest opponents, winning four of their last five meetings. However, Tottenham did win 4-1 in the previous meeting at the same time last season, a performance the north Londoners will be hoping to replicate.
Tottenham vs Newcastle score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Tottenham vs Newcastleas follows:
- Sportsmole:Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle
- WhoScore:Tottenham 0-2 Newcastle
- Our newspaper predicts:Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle
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