Will Eddie Howe’s side keep the good times rolling? We look ahead to Tuesday’s Premier League clash with our Newcastle vs Tottenham prediction and preview.
Newcastle vs Tottenham: The Key Stats
Newcastle United are the favourites for this clash, defeating Tottenham Hotspur in 54.7% of pre-match simulations by the Opta supercomputer.
Tottenham are unbeaten in all four of their Premier League games outside of London this season.
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has won six of his eight top-flight matches against Spurs manager Thomas Frank.
Eddie Howe will hope Newcastle United can further build on their recent momentum when they host out-of-form Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday night.
Newcastle ended a nine-game winless run on the road with a thumping 4-1 victory over Everton in Saturday’s Premier League clash. Malick Thiaw headed home twice, along with goals for Lewis Miley and Nick Woltemade at Hill Dickinson Stadium.
A first away win of the season in the league for Newcastle made it back-to-back victories after an impressive 2-1 triumph over Manchester City last time out at St. James’ Park. Harvey Barnes‘ double proved the difference in that clash, though Howe’s side suffered a 2-1 defeat against Marseille in the UEFA Champions League in between their domestic triumphs.
Howe will head into this one full of confidence, too, given Newcastle have won 11 of their 16 home Premier League matches in 2025 (69%). That return marks their fifth-best home win ratio in a calendar year in the competition, with two of the club’s top five coming under Howe (also 70% in 2023, won 14/20).
The Newcastle boss has also won six of his eight top-flight matches against Spurs manager Thomas Frank (D1 L1), who is facing increasing pressure after a turgid run of form. All of Howe’s victories came against Brentford before Frank swapped west London for north in the capital.
Bruno Guimarães may be central to any hope of Newcastle making it three league wins on the spin. The Brazilian has been involved in 11 goals in his last 19 home Premier League games (7 goals, 4 assists).
Guimarães has either scored (2) or assisted (1) in each of his last three at St James’ Park, his best ever run in the competition. Newcastle may need to watch out for another Brazilian at the other end of the pitch, though.
Richarlison has been involved in six goals in 10 Premier League appearances against Newcastle (4 goals, 2 assists), only managing more against Liverpool (4 goals, 3 assists). The Spurs striker scored twice in a 4-1 win in December 2023 in his last game against the Magpies.
Shortly after Newcastle’s win on Merseyside, Fulham took an early two-goal lead at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Harry Wilson’s strike coming from a Guglielmo Vicario error. Mohammed Kudus pulled one back with a stunning second-half volley, but that could not stop Spurs from a 2-1 defeat, leaving them with just one victory in six league games.
Frank’s side have still impressed away from home, claiming 13 of 18 top-flight points available. They are also unbeaten in all four Premier League away games outside of London this season (W3 D1), last enjoying a longer such run between March and October 2022 (6 matches).
Spurs’ midweek record makes for more concerning reading, however. They have won just one of their last 13 league games (D2 L10) played on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, and have lost their last seven such fixtures, scoring only once.
The pair’s midweek returns could not be further apart, though these two sides are almost inseparable in the table. Goal difference has 12th-place Spurs just one position above Newcastle, though it will be the Magpies who fancy their chances here.
In terms of team news, Howe will hope that Sven Botman can shake off a back issue that kept him out of the Everton win. Yoane Wissa is back in training but not expected to return for this clash, while Kieran Trippier and Emil Krafth remain out.
Cristian Romero will expect to come back from his one-match suspension to start on Tyneside for Spurs, though Dominic Solanke, James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski are still sidelined. Questions may also be asked over first-choice goalkeeper Vicario after his Fulham error, with Antonín Kinsky waiting in the wings.
Newcastle vs Tottenham Head-to-Head
Tottenham have lost their last three Premier League games against Newcastle, last suffering more consecutive defeats against the Magpies between April 2006 and December 2008 (6).
In fact, Newcastle have won five of their last six league fixtures against Spurs (L1), as many as they had in their previous 17 (D2 L10).
Howe’s side have also won their last three home league games against Spurs by an aggregate score of 12-2, having previously managed just two wins in 11 head-to-head meetings before (D3 L6).
Barnes and Alexander Isak were on target, either side of Dan Burn’s own goal, in a 2-1 victory for Newcastle the last time these two sides met in the league at St. James’ Park in September 2024.
Newcastle vs Tottenham Prediction
The Opta supercomputer favours a home win as Newcastle triumphed in 54.7% of 10,000 pre-match simulations.
Frank desperately needs a result but Spurs only managed a rare win over Newcastle in 22% of the sims, with a draw rated more likely at 23.3%.
Newcastle vs Tottenham Predicted Lineups
Newcastle United: Nick Pope, Tino Livramento, Malick Thiaw, Fabian Schär, Lewis Hall, Bruno Guimarães, Sandro Tonali, Joelinton, Jacob Murphy, Harvey Barnes, Nick Woltemade.
Head coach: Eddie Howe
Tottenham Hotspur: Guglielmo Vicario, Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Djed Spence, Rodrigo Bentancur, João Palhinha, Mohammed Kudus, Xavi Simons, Randal Kolo Muani, Richarlison.
Head coach: Thomas Frank
Opta Power Rankings
The Opta Power Rankings are a global team ranking system. They assign an ability score to over 15,000 domestic football teams. This score is on a scale between zero and 100, where zero is the worst-ranked team in the world and 100 is the best team in the world.
Ahead of kick-off on Tuesday night, here is the Opta Power Ranking for both sides.