Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur

Team news

Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe says Joe Willock's thigh injury "doesn't appear to be serious" but the midfielder will have another scan in the coming days.

Sandro Tonali, who made his return from a 10-month suspension in the midweek EFL Cup win, is likely to play his first Premier League game since last October.

Lewis Miley, Callum Wilson, Sven Botman and Jamaal Lascelles remain out injured while Fabian Schar serves the final game of a three-match ban.

Tottenham Hotspur's Rodrigo Bentancur will be available after a head injury sustained in the opening Premier League fixture.

Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou says they need to be "cautious" with Dominic Solanke, so he won't play on Sunday.

Richarlison, who picked up an injury in training, will miss the next few weeks.

Match facts

Head-to-head

  • Newcastle have won three of their last four Premier League meetings with Spurs (L1).

  • Spurs have conceded 10 goals in their last two Premier League visits to St James' Park, losing 6-1 in April 2023 and 4-0 in April 2024.

  • Newcastle v Tottenham is the most played fixture in Premier League history to never finish 0-0 (58 games). The match-up has seen 186 goals - only Liverpool v Tottenham (191) and Arsenal v Liverpool (190) have seen more.

Newcastle United

  • Newcastle have scored at least once in each of their last 20 Premier League home games. Only once have they had a longer scoring streak at St James’ Park in the competition, going 24 games between January 1995 and February 1996.

  • The Magpies can win both of their opening two home games of a Premier League campaign for the first time since 2000-01.

  • They are unbeaten in nine Premier League home games (W5, D4), since a 3-2 defeat against Manchester City in January. Only the Citizens are on a longer streak (31).

  • Newcastle have won more fouls than any other side in the Premier League this season (35), with Bruno Guimaraes (12) and Anthony Gordon (eight) the two most fouled players so far.

  • Alexander Isak has scored twice in both of his Premier League home games against Tottenham. Only Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton have scored for Newcastle in three consecutive home appearances against a club.

Tottenham Hotspur

  • Tottenham can remain unbeaten in each of their opening three Premier League matches for the fourth consecutive season.

  • Spurs have won five of their last 13 Premier League games (D2, L6). All five of those victories were against teams that finished in the bottom six of the table last season.

  • Ange Postecoglou's side have had 95 touches in the opposition box in this season's Premier League, more than than any other side.

  • James Maddison has had an assist in four of his last five top-flight appearances, including each of the last three.

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