Tottenham Hotspur vs Newcastle United Competition – Barclays Premier League Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Date: 10th December 2023 Kick-off time – 16:30 GMT
Top four hopefuls Tottenham and Newcastle will look to get back to winning ways when they square up in London this Sunday for Round 16 of the 2023/24 Premier League season. After their bright start to the season, Spurs have endured one of their worst runs in recent history, with their recent loss to West Ham seeing them make several negative records. Firstly, they became the first team in Premier League history to go five games without a win despite opening the scoring in each game (D1, L4). This record means that they have now dropped a PL-high 16 points from winning positions this season. Secondly, with that loss, they have now lost their last three home league games. Therefore, they will be desperate to avoid an extension to that unwanted piece of history against top-four rivals Newcastle. Manager Ange Postecoglou may be looking to his defence for improvement as his side have conceded 13 goals across their five-match winless run and 2+ goals in each. A clean sheet would, therefore, be precious currency in North London, especially as it would help Spurs avoid a fourth consecutive PL home defeat for the first time since April 2004. Meanwhile, Newcastle travel to London with their confidence dampened after an embarrassing 3-0 loss to relegation-threatened Everton and with Jamaal Lascelles forced off due to injury in that game, manager Eddie Howe has an even longer absentee list to contend with. The visiting manager will be desperate for his side to bounce back here, but his side has one of the division’s poorest away records, with Newcastle’s five away points being better than just four other PL sides. However, this is a fixture Newcastle dominated last season, winning 2-1 at Spurs before famously routing them 6-1 in the reverse fixture in April, scoring five times in the opening 21 minutes. Another victory here would break the deadlock between these sides in the all-time PL H2H stakes, which is level at 24 wins apiece (D8). Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures: Premier League Table
May 2, 2024
Chelsea
19:30
Tottenham Hotspur
May 3, 2024
Luton Town
20:00
Everton
May 4, 2024
Arsenal
12:30
AFC Bournemouth
Brentford
15:00
Fulham
Burnley
15:00
Newcastle United
Sheffield United
15:00
Nottingham Forest
Manchester City
17:30
Wolverhampton Wanderers
May 5, 2024
Brighton & Hov…
14:00
Aston Villa
Chelsea
14:00
West Ham United
Liverpool
16:30
Tottenham Hotspur
May 6, 2024
Crystal Palace
20:00
Manchester United
May 11, 2024
Fulham
12:30
Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur
15:00
Burnley
West Ham United
15:00
Luton Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers
15:00
Crystal Palace
Newcastle United
15:00
Brighton & Hov…
AFC Bournemouth
15:00
Brentford
Everton
15:00
Sheffield United
Nottingham Forest
17:30
Chelsea
May 12, 2024
Manchester United
16:30
Arsenal
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Arsenal
35
25
5
5
85
28
+57
80
2
Manchester City
34
24
7
3
82
32
+50
79
3
Liverpool
35
22
9
4
77
36
+41
75
4
Aston Villa
35
20
7
8
73
52
+21
67
5
Tottenham Hotspur
33
18
6
9
67
52
+15
60
6
Manchester United
34
16
6
12
52
51
+1
54
7
Newcastle United
34
16
5
13
74
55
+19
53
8
West Ham United
35
13
10
12
56
65
-9
49
9
Chelsea
33
13
9
11
63
59
+4
48
10
AFC Bournemouth
35
13
9
13
52
60
-8
48
11
Wolverhampton Wanderers
35
13
7
15
48
55
-7
46
12
Brighton & Hov…
34
11
11
12
52
57
-5
44
13
Fulham
35
12
7
16
51
55
-4
43
14
Crystal Palace
35
10
10
15
45
57
-12
40
15
Everton
35
12
8
15
37
48
-11
36
16
Brentford
35
9
8
18
52
60
-8
35
17
Nottingham Forest
35
7
9
19
42
62
-20
26
18
Luton Town
35
6
7
22
48
77
-29
25
19
Burnley
35
5
9
21
38
70
-32
24
20
Sheffield United
35
3
7
25
34
97
-63
16
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