Tottenham Hotspur vs Newcastle United
English Premier League, KO: 12:30 Jan 4, 2025, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Tottenham Hotspur will be targeting a morale-boosting victory in the Premier League when they take on Newcastle United on Saturday lunchtime.
Ange Postecoglou’s side endured a difficult festive period, having picked up just one point from a possible nine.
Last time out, Spurs conceded a late equaliser when drawing 2-2 at home to Wolves, on an afternoon where our man Kevin Mac delivered a couple of winners.
That latest setback has seen Tottenham tumble down to 11th place in the top-flight standings ahead of their opening match of 2025 against Newcastle.
The Magpies, meanwhile, signed off for 2024 in style by storming to four Premier League wins in succession, most recently making light work of Man United with a 2-0 success at Old Trafford.
That four-game winning streak has seen Eddie Howe’s side haul themselves up to fifth position in the top-flight standings, just three points behind fourth-placed Chelsea.
How the bookies view it: Spurs slump to continue
Tottenham head into their latest home game as 2/1 outsiders on Boylesports, while a point apiece has been priced up at 11/4 with the same firm.
Seeking to make it five Premier League wins on the bounce, Newcastle arrive in the capital as 6/5 favourites with Boylesports.
Head to head: Tottenham tend to toil
Tottenham have crashed to defeat in four of their last five Premier League meetings with Newcastle. The Magpies ran out 2-1 winners when the two sides met at St James’ Park earlier in the season.
Players to watch: Isak in irresistible form
Alexander Isak has scored at least one goal in each of his last six Premier League outings for Newcastle. Thus, the Swedish sharpshooter stands out for a goal or an assist here at 4/5 on Bet 365.
Brennan Johnson banged in his 11th goal of the season for Tottenham last time out. The Welsh forward is as big as 5/2 on Boylesports for an anytime strike on Saturday afternoon.
Predicted line-ups
Djed Spence is available again after serving a one-game suspension, however Rodrigo Bentancur will move on to the naughty step after collecting his fifth yellow card of the season against Nottingham Forest. Spurs chief Postecoglou also looks set to be without Ben Davies, Cristian Romero, Destiny Udogie, Guglielmo Vicario, Micky van de Ven, Richarlison and Wilson Odobert.
Kieran Trippier was forced off early against Man United with a hamstring injury, while Fabian Schar will serve a one-game suspension after collecting his fifth yellow card of the season at Old Trafford.
Tottenham: Forster; Porro, Gray, Doragusin, Spence; Sarr, Bissouma; Kulusevski, Maddison, Son; Solanke
Newcastle: Dubravka; Livramento, Kelly, Burn, Hall; Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton; J Murphy, Isak, Gordon
Anything else catch the eye?
Dejan Kulusevski has a real knack of winning fouls from the opposition, making him an attractive option to earn his team two or more fouls here at 9/5 on PaddyPower.
The classy Spurs playmaker is drawing a team-high average of 1.42 fouls per-game in the Premier League this season.
What’s more, Kulusevski has been fouled on multiple occasions in four of his last five top-flight outings, and there is plenty of scope for that trend to continue when the Toon Army come to town this weekend.
This English Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United will be played on Jan 4, 2025 and kick off at 12:30. Check below for our tipsters best Tottenham Hotspur vs Newcastle United prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
