Tottenham Hotspur vs Newcastle United: Premier League preview, team news, stats & head-to-head

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Spurs have lost five of their last seven Premier League games against Newcastle (W1 D1), just one fewer defeat than they’d suffered in their previous 23 against the Magpies (W13 D4 L6).

Against no team have Newcastle won more Premier League games overall (27, level with Aston Villa) or away from home (12, level with West Ham) than they have against Spurs.

Newcastle v Tottenham Hotspur is the most played Premier League fixture never to finish 0-0 (61 times), while it’s the fourth highest scoring fixture in the competition’s history (196 goals) after Liverpool v Spurs (209), Arsenal v Liverpool (199) and Liverpool v Newcastle (198).

Tottenham are winless in their last 11 midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) Premier League games (D3 L8), their longest run in the competition’s history. Their last victory was against Brentford in January 2024 (3-2).

Newcastle have won six of their last eight midweek (Tues, Weds, Thurs) Premier League games (D1 L1), netting 22 goals in total in these matches (2.8 per game).

Since winning four of their first five home Premier League matches in the 2024-25 season, Tottenham have won just four out of 26 games at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (D7 L15).

Newcastle United have won just two of their last 15 Premier League away games (D5 L8) and have lost their last three in London since a 1-0 win at West Ham in March last season.

Against no side has Newcastle’s Anthony Gordon been involved in more Premier League goals than he has against Spurs (5 – 3 goals, 2 assists), with these all coming in his last four appearances against them.

Dominic Solanke has scored 13 goals in his last 19 home Premier League starts (4 in 6 for Bournemouth, 9 in 13 for Spurs), while he has netted in each of his last three appearances against Newcastle (4 goals).

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has won six of his nine Premier League meetings with Spurs’ Thomas Frank (D2 L1), with his 2.22 points-per-game against the Dane his best against any manager he has faced more than five times.

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