Former Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard, who now plays in the K-League for Gangwon FC has been giving advice to teammate Yang Min-hyuk ahead of his January move to Tottenham Hotspur.
Newcastle's big game against Tottenham this weekend is set to start at an odd time.
The Magpies and Spurs are set to come head-to-head on Sunday, with both clubs aiming for top-four finishes this year, but the game isn't going to start at a normal time.
Top-flight matches scheduled on Sundays normally start at either 2pm or 4:30pm, but this one, along with Chelsea's home tie against Crystal Palace, is set to start at 1:30pm.
But why is that the case?
Why is Newcastle vs Tottenham starting at 1:30pm?
Manchester United's match against Liverpool on the same day has been moved from a 4:30pm kick-off to a 4pm time.
This was announced in July when the first TV selections were made public.
Man United games against Liverpool have been moved in the past due to police requests.
Sometimes, these are specified in club statements, and other times, they aren't.
This time, nothing has been said from Liverpool or Man United about their match starting 30 minutes earlier.
But because it is starting earlier, it means this match has also been moved because it has been picked for TV broadcast as well.
The clash at St James' Park is set to be screened on Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League.
As with the match at Old Trafford, this is may be a slight inconvenience for fans, and Spurs supporters will have to get earlier transport for the long journey to the north east.
This is usually a game that is full of goals, so fans from both sides will likely forgive the slight change to their routine if it's another entertaining spectacle.
Newcastle vs Tottenham: Date and how to follow
This Premier League game is set to take place on Sunday, September 1.
Kick-off at St James' Park is scheduled for 1:30pm.
The match will be shown on Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League.
Sky Go customers will be able to tune in via their laptops and mobile devices.
Alternatively, fans can tune in via NOW TV, with options starting from £14.99 for a one-day pass, £26 per month for a year and £34.99 for a rolling monthly contract.
talkSPORT will have updates throughout the afternoon, and talkSPORT.com will updates on our live Premier League blog.
To tune in to talkSPORT through the website, click HERE for the live stream.
Tottenham legend David Pleat has revealed he wanted the club to sign Ollie Watkins.
Watkins, now starring as a striker for Aston Villa, began his senior career with then-League Two Exeter City.
After scooping up the EFL Young Player of the Year award in 2017 with the Grecians, numerous top English clubs began to take notice.
In the end, Watkins signed for then-Championship side Brentford that summer.
But Watkins had also had Premier League interest - and former Tottenham manager and consultant scout Pleats says Tottenham were one of the clubs that were keen on him.
Joining talkSPORT’s Sunday Edition, said: “I was interested in Ollie Watkins when he was at Exeter.
“Much before [he was a striker], when he was a box-to-box player, with excellent management of Paul Tisdale and Steve Perryman.
“That’s when I really wanted him to come to Spurs. He wasn’t a centre forward then.”
In the 2016/17 season, his last with Exeter, Watkins scored 16 goals and grabbed 13 assists in 52 appearances as a versatile forward.
The Grecians lost 2-1 to Blackpool in the play-off final with him starting up front - and Pleat, who had played a role in signing young talent Dele Alli from MK Dons, remembers the occasion.
He continued: “He did play up front in a play-off final at Wembley where he didn’t play particularly well.”
That summer, Watkins joined Dean Smith’s Brentford for a fee of £1.8million.
“When he went to Brentford he didn’t play up front at all,” Pleat continued. “He was wide left, or in midfield with lots of energy but he never showed that ability to play as a striker.”
Watkins then shifted to become an out-and-out striker, forming the Bees’ ‘BMW’ - the front line consisting of Said Benrahma, Watkins and Bryan Mbeumo under Thomas Frank.
After the Bees missed out on promotion, Watkins was sold Aston Villa, with him reuniting with former Bees boss Smith.
Pleat continued: “But Dean Smith anyway took the chance, Smith knew him well, and obviously for £28m Villa got a very good centre-forward.”
The England international has scored 70 goals for Villa in 171 appearances in all competitions.
One Tottenham fan called in to the talkSPORT phone-in and predicted they will win the Premier League… you can imagine the reaction.
Even the biggest Spurs advocate Jamie O’Hara couldn’t stop laughing and admitted he couldn’t defend the ridiculous claim.
Ange Postecoglou’s side smashed Everton 4-0 in their first home game of the season on Saturday.
They have taken four points from the opening two matches, having drawn 1-1 with Leicester on Monday.
The Spurs fans were in a jubilant mood, leading to one supporter making some outrageous claims.
Andrew the Spurs fan said: “I just want to say that, maybe, Tottenham could win the league.”
Cue the laughter track.
He continued: “I want to say that all the other teams should be wary of the threat of Tottenham Hotspur.
“After the first two performances, and the second season with Ange - it’s glory.
“You can’t hide the facts. It’s 2008, it’s 1991.
“You better watch out.”
O’Hara and Cundy were in absolute stitches and could not stop laughing.
Cundy: “Watch out for what?”
Andrew: “I’m saying this season Angeball will take control. Just watch.”
Postecoglou himself is targeting a first piece of silverware for the club after 16 years.
And he admitted: “Usually in my second season I win things.”
O’Hara continued: “We’re gonna win it all, is that what you are saying?”
Cundy: “Can you win the league?”
Andrew: Everything! The other teams need to be worried.”
Cundy: “I don’t think they are.
“Can you win the league?”
Andrew: “Yes
Cundy: “Can you win the Europa League?”
Andrew: “Yes.”
Cundy: “Can you win the Carabao Cup?”
Andrew: “Hell yes.”
Cundy: “Can you win the FA Cup?”
Andrew: “Yes”
After Andrew was off the air, there was still laughter from the two hosts.
Cundy: “You Spurs fans are actual gold.”
O’Hara: “I can’t even defend that.”
Tottenham are next in action against Newcastle next Sunday at 1:30pm.
Micky van de Ven once again showed why he is the Premier League's fastest player in history after recording a stunning assist in Tottenham's win over Everton.
The centre-back covered approximately 78 metres in roughly nine seconds before setting up skipper Heung-min Son's second goal of the 4-0 win.
Van de Ven, who clocked a top speed of 37.38km/h last season to break the top-flight record, turned defence into attack in rapid fashion.
With Spurs leading 3-0, the Dutch defender reacted quickly to capitalise on a poor pass from Toffees winger Dwight McNeil.
Picking up the ball on the edge of his box, he then charged down the middle of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium pitch carrying the ball.
The 23-year-old then proceeded to slot Son in after approaching Everton's penalty box after breezing past the Merseyside outfit.
Son then made no mistake to fire through Jordan Pickford's legs as Spurs picked up their first win of the new season, following Monday's 1-1 draw with Leicester.
But it was all the work of Van de Ven, who rivalled Olympic gold medallist Noah Lyles' 100m pace he set at Paris 2024.
The American sprinter took just 9.79 seconds to come home in first place in the 100m final.
Breaking his time down, he would have reached 80m at around 7.8 seconds, just two seconds quicker than what Van de Ven is estimated to have run.
While Spurs may have eased past Everton, it was Van de Ven's stunning speed that proved to be the big talking point on social media.
Taking to X, one fan said: "Not a single other centre-back in the world can do this."
Another messaged: "Hope this gives him the confidence to make those runs more often."
A third added: "That's a fantastic display of athleticism and teamwork from Micky van de Ven!"
This fan then commented: "Micky van de Ven you are f****** insane."
One then posted: "Micky van de Ven is a joke man. That is insane."
Meanwhile this supporter simply stated: "Assist of the season."
Dominic Solanke will miss Tottenham's clash with Everton on Saturday through injury.
The £65million signing picked up a knock in Monday’s 1-1 draw at Leicester City and has failed to recover in time for the visit of Sean Dyche's side.
Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou reassured fans the injury was not serious but stopped short of guaranteeing his return for next weekend's trip to Newcastle.
"Dom picked up a knock in the last game. He got through the game but it flared up the day after and he'll miss the game tomorrow," Postecoglou said.
"It's an ankle injury, he copped it really early on, someone went across his ankle.
"It just depends on his recovery [when he returns], obviously we've got the international break, but it's not serious."
Postecoglou confirmed that Richarlison is fit to start against the Toffees after his brief cameo at the King Power Stadium.
The Brazilian had been linked with a move away from the club ahead of next week's transfer deadline, but Solanke’s injury could see him stay put, for now.
Goalscorer against the Foxes, Pedro Porro, is available after limping off with a foot complaint while Rodrigo Bentancur will miss out due to concussion protocol.
Postecoglou addressed the situation surrounding Yves Bissouma who was suspended by the club after posting a video of himself inhaling nitrous oxide on social media.
The Malian missed Spurs’ Premier League opener, however Postecoglou revealed the player is available but there is still work to be done.
“Biss is available but we've got some options there,” the Spurs boss added. “The whole idea of trying to bulk up the squad is for these situations.
“He's available for selection. The bridge building continues.”
Postecoglou’s side controlled the first half against Leiecster but allowed the Foxes to gain an upper hand and pick up a point.
Spurs will hope they can take inspiration from last season’s form where they opened with a draw at Brentford before going on a nine-game unbeaten run which saw them take top spot into the Autumn.
The fixtures are coming thick and fast for Tottenham with trips to Newcastle and Manchester United and the north London derby against Arsenal to come before the end of September.
Postecoglou will hope to have Solanke fit and ready for the onslaught of high-profile fixtures as well as the return of the Europa League.
Jermaine Jenas has revealed he found out his time at Tottenham was up after being denied access to the training ground.
Chelsea’s new manager, Enzo Maresca, recently admitted plenty of the Blues’ bloated squad are not present in first-team training as a number of stars have been left out of their match day squads.
talkSPORT understands former first choice left-back Ben Chilwell has been offered to Manchester United, whilst £50million player Raheem Sterling has been stripped of his squad number and left out of Chelsea’s games so far this season.
Former England international Jenas hosted talkSPORT Drive on Thursday and revealed that he’d been in Chilwell and Sterling’s position himself when playing for Spurs.
He told co-host Jermaine Pennant: “Mine [Spurs departure] was bad like that.
"Spurs had built this brand new training facility and I was there for about six months and I thought, ‘this place is absolutely stunning, it’s beautiful’.
“But what it was, when you walked in through reception - so at this point Andre Villas-Boas had just joined the club. I did the whole pre-season.
“My Achilles weren’t great, I’ll be totally honest. So I wasn’t anywhere near my best but obviously thought I’d be given a bit of time to kind of get myself up to speed and maybe around Christmas time I could fight for my place in the team.”
But unfortunately for Jenas, that’s not how things panned out.
He continued: “I literally walked through the door, and we used to have this turnstile type thing where it had a fingerprint ID, so you put your thumb on it, it would spin through and you’d go in.
“And I put my thumb on it and it just went [error sound]. It just went red! So I went ‘oh, wipe my thumb a bit’, it just went red.
“I looked at the people at reception and they put their heads down, everyone just dived for cover. Nobody even spoke to me or pulled me to say, ‘look this is not going to be happening' or anything like that.
“It was just cut throat as that. But that’s the way it is, unfortunately, in football it’s a business and that’s what happens!”
“It was just cut throat as that. But that’s the way it is, unfortunately, in football it’s a business and that’s just what happens!”
Jenas signed for Spurs from Newcastle for a initial fee of £7m in 2006.
In 2011 he went on loan to Aston Villa and then, following Villas-Boas’s arrival in the summer of 2012, he went on loan to former club Nottingham Forest.
He was then sold to QPR in January 2013.
He made 202 appearances for Spurs in total, scoring 26 goals and recording 23 assists.
Tottenham will look to win their opening home game of the season to start their push for the Champions League against Everton this weekend.
Spurs were held to a 1-1 draw against Leicester on Monday despite dominating the majority of the game and carving out plenty of chances.
But it was a similar story to last year for Ange Postecoglou's men, who had their weak underbelly exposed by Jamie Vardy.
However, Tottenham will be hopeful of picking up three points against an Everton team that struggled on the opening weekend.
The Toffees were thrashed 3-0 at home by Brighton and ended the game with ten men after Ashley Young was sent off.
It was an awful start to the campaign for Sean Dyche's side, and he will hope to see huge improvement as Everton travel to north London.
Tottenham vs Everton: Dom's not so dream debut
Tottenham started new £65 million man Dominic Solanke against Leicester, and it wasn't the dream debut he was hoping for.
The English striker had a few glorious opportunities to get himself off the mark in a Spurs shirt, but he couldn't take them.
Overall, Solanke had three shots, all on target, and he should have scored at least one.
Of course, it's good he was getting into those positions to score in the first place, and there should be no panic at all from anyone connected with Spurs.
However, he'll want to get off the mark soon, and Everton at home should be the perfect chance to do just that.
Tottenham have scored more Premier League goals against Everton both overall (102) and at home (63) than they have vs any other opponent.
Everton have won just one of their last 23 Premier League games against Tottenham (D11 L11), a 1-0 away win in September 2020 under Carlo Ancelotti.
Everton have won just three of their last 20 Premier League away games against London sides (D6 L11), with those three wins all coming consecutively between September and November last season.
Tottenham vs Everton: Date and how to follow
This Premier League game is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 24.
Kick-off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is set for 3pm.
Unfortunately, due to the 3pm TV blackout, this game won't be broadcast in the UK.
Highlights will be available on the Sky Sports App and YouTube channel shortly after full time, while Match of the Day will also have highlights in the evening.
talkSPORT will bring regular updates from north London on GameDay Live with Adrian Durham, Troy Deeney and Scott Minto.
To tune in to talkSPORT through the website, click HERE for the live stream.
You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
Everton haven’t won a Premier League game in the month of August in any of the last three seasons (D3 L6), losing each of their last four such games without scoring. Their last such victory was in 2021 at Brighton (2-0).
Tottenham have won their first Premier League home match in five of the last six seasons, with the only exception being a 1-0 defeat to Everton in 2020-21.
Everton lost their opening Premier League match against Brighton, and started both the 2022-23 and 2023-24 campaigns with consecutive defeats. The only team to lose their opening two games in three consecutive Premier League campaigns (not including those who suffered relegation in between) are Bournemouth (2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18).
Tottenham vs Everton: Team news
The hosts will be without Rodrigo Bentancur in line with the Premier League's concussion rules after the midfielder suffered a horrible head injury against Leicester.
Pedro Porro is also doubtful after he was subbed off late on against the Foxes with a foot problem, but was spotted by fans in a training video posted by the club.
Yves Bissouma is back after the club banned him from their opening Premier League game.
The midfielder was suspended after he uploaded a video of himself inhaling laughing gas.
Young will be suspended for the Toffees after he hauled Kaoru Mitoma down as he ran through on goal, so the former England man will serve a one-match ban.
This leaves the Toffees very short at right-back due to Seamus Coleman and Nathan Patterson being injured.
James Garner, who can play there, has a calf problem and is set to miss out.
But they will hope Jarrad Branthwaite is fit after the centre-back missed the 3-0 defeat to Brighton.
After winning four consecutive Premier League away games between October and December last season, Everton are now winless in their last 11 on the road (D4 L7). Nine of those have come in 2024, leaving the Toffees as the only ever-present side over the two campaigns without an away win this calendar year.
Tottenham drew 1-1 with Leicester in their opening Premier League match of 2024-25 – the last time they failed to win either of their first two games in a single campaign was 2015-16 (D1 L1).
Against no side does Tottenham midfielder James Maddison have more Premier League assists than he does against Everton (4), with each of his four against the Toffees coming in his last three appearances.
Since joining Tottenham from Everton in 2022, Richarlison has scored three Premier League goals against the Toffees, with all three coming in last season’s two meetings. Of players to have previously played for Everton in the competition, only Wayne Rooney (4) has scored more against them than the Brazilian.
Tottenham vs Everton: What has been said?
Speaking after the draw with Leicester, Postecoglou slammed Spurs' wastefulness in front of goal.
In an interview with talkSPORT's Sam Matterface, he said: "I thought we started the second half well, I think for 15 minutes we were on top.
"We were just really wasteful in front of goal, we just didn't take the opportunities.
"We weren't clinical enough, we made some poor decisions, we lacked composure in and around the box.
"And in a game of football, it's always a danger that the opposition will go up once and score and that's exactly what happened.
"They get a bit of momentum from that and we lost a bit of composure and finished strong.
"But like I said, you can't keep giving up chances like we did tonight and hope to get a better outcome."
Sunderland are considering an offer from Ipswich for winger Jack Clarke, talkSPORT understands.
The bid for the right-footed left winger is worth £15million plus adds on, taking it to around £20m.
The 23-year-old has already scored a goal and registered an assist in just two Championship games for the Black Cats this season.
Clarke was arguably the Championship's most impressive star last term, scoring 16 goals and offering five assists.
After an incredible 25 goal involvements in the second tier a year earlier, Clarke is starting to fulfill the potential that saw him tipped for stardom as a teenager.
At present, Clarke is a talisman figure in a supremely young and talented Sunderland side featuring Anthony Patterson, Chris Rigg, Dan Neil and Jobe Bellingham.
With two years left on his contract, Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris has urged the player to stick around at the Stadium Of Light.
He said: “I think his position with us is perfect.
"Let's not change anything! Stay with us, keep growing because we need this kind of player.
“The rest, I don't know. He's an important player for us, for sure."
Coming through the youth setup with Leeds, Clarke earned a £10million move to Tottenham in the summer of 2019, which meant being loaned back to the Yorkshire side for the 2019/20 season, however this was cut short as the 18-year-old moved to QPR.
Signed by Mauricio Pochettino, the winger was faced with a daunting prospect when he moved to London a year later when Jose Mourinho confronted him over his disappointing time with QPR before a friendly, saying: "Either you’re s***, or QPR are s***. And we’ll find out today."
Limited to just four appearances for Spurs, Clarke completed a move to Sunderland in January 2022 on an initial loan deal that was made permanent following their promotion from League One to the Championship.
Since then, Clarke has scored 28 goals in 114 appearances for the Black Cats.
Ipswich have already been busy this summer making no less than 10 signings, including deals for Armando Broja, Omari Hutchinson, Liam Delap, Sammie Szmodics and a loan deal for Man City's Kalvin Phillips.
The Tractor boys will be desperate to get quality to through the door as they aim to avoid an immediate return back to the Championship.
Rodrigo Bentancur suffered a nasty concussion in Tottenham's 1-1 draw with Leicester and rules will see him miss the Everton game this weekend.
Midway in the second half, from a Tottenham corner, the Uruguayan clashed heads with Foxes winger Abdul Fatawu.
Fatawu was fine, but Bentancur sickeningly hit the floor and was out cold for several minutes.
He was immediately treated by medical staff and was awake when he was taken off the pitch on a stretcher.
The former Juventus man was not taken to hospital and was assessed by the Spurs medical staff in the dressing room.
And ahead of the Everton match this weekend, we have a look at why he won't be playing.
Is Rodrigo Bentancur fit to play against Everton?
Based on the Premier League's concussion guidelines, Bentancur won't be allowed to play in this weekend's game against Everton.
This is because any player who suffers concussion in a match cannot return to competitive action for at least six days.
Tottenham's game against Leicester was on Monday, and they next play on Saturday, meaning the Uruguayan will miss Spurs' first home match of the season.
He will undergo a formal post-match assessment, and if that reveals no sign of concussion, Bentancur can return to first-team training.
Tottenham also used a concussion substitute, known as an additional permanent concussion substitute [APCS], and there are rules attached to using one of these.
Spurs must now submit medical information and a report on Bentancur's condition within seven days after using an APCS against Leicester.
The Premier League's relevant sub-section will check over this information and make sure it is all correct.
If everything is fine and Bentancur shows no delayed signs of concussion, the midfielder will be able to return to action against Newcastle United on Sunday, September 1.
Although Spurs fans will be disappointed he can't play against Everton, they will be pleased to know he's fine and the proper procedure was followed.
Speaking after the game about Bentancur, Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou said: "He is up and communicating.
"It is a head injury, and we will leave it in the hands of the medical team, but he is conscious and communicating.
"Nowadays we are always cautious in the moment."