Newcastle United host Tottenham Hotspur at St James’ Park in the weekend’s early Premier League kick-off.
Eddie Howe’s team are striving to move up the table and secure European football for next year but know that points are valuable currency at this stage of the season. The Magpies currently sit eighth in the league, just outside the spots to qualify for Europe, but are only two points behind Manchester United in sixth.
Spurs meanwhile are hoping to secure their place in fourth having recently overtaken the high-flying Aston Villa. It looks as though Ange Postecoglou’s side are in a battle with the Midlands team for the final Champions League spot with both clubs sitting on 60 points, though Tottenham have a better goal difference and a game in hand.
Postecoglou’s side still have to face Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City before the end of the season so any dropped points today could hurt their chances of a top-four finish.
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Newcastle 0-0 Tottenham
2 mins: Anthony Gordon gets away down the right and plays in a cross, but it’s just behind Isak. The home side win a corner.
Chris Wilson13 April 2024 12:34
Newcastle 0-0 Tottenham
1 min: Almost a chance for Spurs as the ball bounces to Bentancur on the edge of the box, but it’s blocked.
Chris Wilson13 April 2024 12:32
Newcastle 0-0 Tottenham
KICK-OFF! The away side get us underway.
Chris Wilson13 April 2024 12:32
Newcastle vs Tottenham LIVE
The teams are out now and lining up. It could be a big day in the battle for European places.
Chris Wilson13 April 2024 12:29
Eddie Howe speaks to TNT
Eddie Howe is in front of the cameras now.
He says that Spurs “are tactically interesting”, and so he has “picked a versatile team that can match-up to Tottenham very well”.
“Spurs stick to what they do. Their rotations is very good and regardless of the formation we have to be adaptable. Then of course on the ball we have to do what we have to do.”
Chris Wilson13 April 2024 12:26
Chris Wilson13 April 2024 12:25
Newcastle vs Tottenham
Alexander Isak has scored in each of his last five appearances at St. James’ Park, netting six goals in total.
Chris Wilson13 April 2024 12:22
Dan Burn speaks to TNT
Newcastle defender Dan Burn spoke to TNT a little while ago.
He emphasised that Newcastle “have only lost to a few teams at home, but it’s definitely different to last season”.
“We have changed the way we have played since last season – it has been a bit different. Injuries have hurt. We have not been able to rotate the squad, but I am still very confident when we play at home.”
On Spurs, he says that they are “doing something nobody else is doing”.
“They have some real threat going forward and I think it will be a real open game.”
Chris Wilson13 April 2024 12:18
Newcastle vs Tottenham
Newcastle’s Premier League fixtures have produced 117 goals this season, the most of any side in the competition, with 65 scored and 52 conceded.
Mike Jones13 April 2024 12:15
Haptic shirt to help boost St James’ Park atmosphere for deaf Newcastle fans
Newcastle have launched a new initiative which will allow deaf supporters to “feel” the atmosphere of games at St James’ Park.
The Premier League club have brought out a new haptic replica shirt which, when worn at matches, will vibrate in response to crowd noises.
The technology, which utilises microphones placed around the ground, will be used for the first time as the Magpies host Tottenham in the Premier League on Saturday.
It is a world first in sport but similar systems have been used successfully in other areas of entertainment, particularly classical music concerts.
Mike Jones13 April 2024 12:10