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Preston 0-1 Everton

Conor Coady

Former Everton defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

Preston need to keep it like this until half-time because they're well in it. They're defending OK in spells and they're keeping Everton in front of them.

At the end of the day, it's still 1-0 so at any point in this game when there's just a one goal difference, you are right in the game because we all know what can happen in the blink of an eye.

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Preston 0-1 Everton

Everton are knocking the ball around well and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall plays it into the feet of Thierno Barry.

But it is such a tame finish from 20 yards out as he tried to pass the ball into the net, but it is the easiest save Lee Nicholls will make all night.

'It's finely balanced'

HT: Newcastle 1-1 West Brom

John Anderson

Former Newcastle defender on BBC Radio Newcastle at St James' Park

It's been an interesting half, I thought we started really well and then the goal knocked us back.

I thought the response was good, it's a fabulous ball in by Amar Dedic for the [Newcastle] goal. It's finely balanced.

To be fair to West Brom, they've played some decent stuff and knocked it about quite well.

GOAL - Tottenham 2-0 Charlton

Dominic Solanke (45 mins)

Spurs have a second!

Timothy Ouma can't get to the ball as Charlton scramble to clear it from their box.

That allows it to drop to Dominic Solanke, who drills an effort inside the near post.

Charlton have barely had a sniff. It feels like it will only go one way from here.

Summer signings link up

Newcastle 1-1 West Brom

Ciaran Kelly

BBC Sport reporter at St James' Park

Around £96m worth of transfer fees went into that equaliser for Newcastle United.

Three summer signings combine as Sean Steur feeds Amar Dedic on the right and the defender's cross is knocked in by Bazoumana Toure, who scores his first goal for the club.

Head coach Matthias Jaissle clenches his fist on the touchline.

GOAL - Preston 0-1 Everton

Thierno Barry

Two in two games for Thierno Barry.

After scoring against Crystal Palace at the weekend, Barry gets on the scoresheet again.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall starts the move with an excellent diagonal pass to Vitalii Mykolenko and he puts the ball into the middle and Barry is there to convert to put the Toffees 1-0 up.

'Fabulous ball by Dedic'

Newcastle 1-1 West Brom

John Anderson

Former Newcastle defender on BBC Radio Newcastle at St James' Park

It's a wonderful ball. The goalkeeper can't get anywhere near it.

Bazoumana Toure just sneaks in between the two of them and just pokes it into the net.

It's a fabulous ball by Amar Dedic.

GOAL - Newcastle 1-1 West Brom

Bazoumana Toure (Newcastle)

Two of Newcastle's new signings combine to make it 1-1.

Amar Dedic does really well down the right flank and he provides an excellent cross in the middle, where Bazoumana Traore had got himself in between two defenders to score from close range.

He looks delighted at his first goal for the club.

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Preston 0-0 Everton

Chances at both ends at Deepdale.

Delano Burgzorg has an opportunity for the hosts, but James Tarkowski makes a vital deflection and that wipes out all the shot's power with Jordan Pickford gathering.

Everton then spring a quick attack of their own, with the move ending when Thierno Barry's strike is comfortably saved by Lee Nicholls.

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BBC Sport's Sam Harris debunks Tottenham's 'hidden' Savio fee rumour relating to Omar Marmoush's sell-on clause.

It was reported that City overcharged for Savio in order that they could reduce the amount that they'd have to pass on to Eintracht Frankfurt for the sale of Omar Marmoush.

Tottenham have agreed a loan deal to sign Manchester City forward Omar Marmoush, with an obligation to make the deal permanent for £60m next summer.

The 27-year-old Egypt international follows Savio from City to Spurs after the north London club signed the Brazilian for an initial fee of £75m on Tuesday.

Marmoush joined City from Eintracht Frankfurt for £59m last January but had to play second fiddle to Erling Haaland for much of his time at Etihad Stadium.

Savinho's involvement for Manchester City fell sharply last season after the club signed winger Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth in January.

He played 821 Premier League minutes, scoring once and providing one assist, while featuring in only 31% of City's available minutes.

That was a significant drop from the previous campaign, when he played 54%.

Yet his 2024-25 numbers show why Tottenham are prepared to invest heavily in him. Savinho registered eight Premier League assists that season, all from open play, despite playing only 1,773 minutes. Only five players recorded more from open play.

On a per-90 basis, he ranked third for open-play assists with 0.41, while only Mohamed Salah created more chances per 90 than Savinho's 2.2.

His biggest threat, though, came from carrying the ball. Among Premier League players with at least 1,000 minutes in 2024-25, only Jeremy Doku averaged more progressive carries of at least 10 metres than Savinho's 6.8 per 90.

Savinho also led the division for carries followed by a chance created, averaging 1.3 per 90, while only Son Heung-min ended a carry with an assist more frequently.

He completed 2.6 dribbles per 90 with a 51% success rate and used those carries to draw defenders towards him before releasing team-mates.

That ability was even more evident during his breakout season at Girona. Savinho played 2,989 minutes in La Liga in 2023-24, with 65% of them coming on the left wing. He scored nine goals, supplied eight assists and established himself as one of the division's most dangerous one-against-one players.

At City, his role shifted. Across his two Premier League seasons, his most common position was on the right, accounting for 36% of his minutes, compared to 20% on the left. That versatility could matter at Spurs.

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Tottenham Hotspur have lost six of their last eight Premier League games against Newcastle (W1 D1), and haven’t kept a clean sheet in any of their last 14 against the Magpies.

Newcastle have won more Premier League away against Spurs than at any other opponent (13), winning three of their last four visits to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (L1).

There has been at least one goal scored in all 62 Premier League meetings between Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle, making it the most played fixture in the competition never to finish 0-0.

Tottenham Hotspur have won their opening home league game in each of the last five seasons by an aggregate score of 14-1. Only once before have Spurs had a longer run, winning their home opener 11 times in succession from 1923-24 to 1933-34.

Tottenham haven’t lost their opening two Premier League games in a season since the 2011-12 campaign, while Spurs last failed to score in their first two games in 1992-93.

Since the start of last season, Newcastle United have dropped more points from winning positions than any other Premier League side (29) – the Magpies went 1-0 and 2-1 ahead on MD1 before drawing 2-2 with Liverpool.

Since the start of the 2023-24 season, only West Ham (19), Wolves (15), and Aston Villa (13) have lost more Premier League games by a margin of three or more goals than Tottenham (11), who were beaten 3-0 on MD1 by Brentford.

Newcastle have only won four of their last 22 away Premier League matches (D6 L12), but their last two away wins have been in London – 2-1 at Spurs in February and 1-0 at Chelsea in March.

Newcastle’s Anthony Elanga has already scored more goals (1 from 2 shots) in the 2026-27 campaign than he managed in 2025-26 (0 from 17 shots). Elanga made the most sprints of any winger across MD1 this season (23).

Marcos Senesi ranked top for Tottenham Hotspur for successful passes (75), duels won (12), and tackles (5) in their 3-0 defeat to Brentford. His 75 successful passes were the most by a Spurs player on their Premier League debut on record (since 2003-04).

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Striker Dominic Solanke is available to play and Micky van de Ven and Pedro Porro will be named on the bench.

Mohammed Kudus remains sidelined and James Maddison will miss the match because of "a small injury" in his shoulder.

De Zerbi is unsure whether new signing Savio will "be ready" to start the game, but he is expected to be in the matchday squad.

On Savio: "In terms of one-on-one, he's one of the best players and can play on either side.

He said his side had enough quality to "do much better" in the opening 3-0 defeat at Brentford, but changing the mentality is "a big challenge".

More from De Zerbi on Sunday's loss: "We need to get used to winning the matches. We have to change the mood. I think the environment has to change - the players inside and the people inside have to change this mentality."

The Italian said Solanke is an "important player but he has to play much better than [he did] against Brentford", adding: "We need the striker to hold the ball when the opposition go man-to-man."

De Zerbi said Spurs have been "working very well" in this summer's transfer market, but he couldn't say whether there will be any more incomings or outgoings.

Nottingham Forest are determined to keep full-back Neco Williams this summer amid late interest from Tottenham.

Spurs' interest in the 25-year-old is at an exploratory stage, but sources close to Forest insist the City Ground club will not consider selling the Wales international this summer.

Williams proved a crucial player last season and is expected to play a key role for new manager Oliver Glasner this time around. Forest remain in talks with the former Liverpool defender over a new contract and it is their intention to extend his current deal - which expires in summer 2929 - to reflect his importance to the squad.

Reds boss Glasner has an interest in Tottenham midfielder Lucas Bergvall, which poses a potential discussion point between the two clubs, but Spurs manager Roberto de Zerbi has insisted the 20-year-old Sweden international will stay in north London.

Tottenham have sold defender Djed Spence to Inter Milan and are open to signing a replacement - and it is understood De Zerbi would prefer one with Premier League experience.

Like Spence, Williams - who has made over 150 Premier League appearances - can play on both flanks, but is predominantly a left-back.

Spurs have options on the left in Destiny Udogie, Any Robertson and Ben Davies. Udogie is understood to have interest from Italy, while Robertson and Davies are in the latter stages of their careers.

At right-back, Pedro Porro is first choice but there is no direct competition - though Archie Gray can fill in.

As a result, there is a will at Spurs to sign a younger, versatile full-back before the window closes at 23:00 BST on 1 September.