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Newcastle United have made two changes for the visit of Tottenham Hotspur to St James' Park.

Sandro Tonali comes in for captain Bruno Guimaraes and winger Jacob Murphy replaces Anthony Elanga in the starting line-up as head coach Eddie Howe freshens up his side a little following their weekend win at Everton.

Newcastle starting line-up: Ramsdale, Livramento, Thiaw, Burn, Hall, Tonali, Miley, Joelinton, Murphy, Woltemade, Barnes.

Subs: Ruddy, Schar, Gordon, Elanga, Willock, A.Murphy, Guimaraes, Ramsey, Neave.

Spurs captain Cristian Romero returns from suspension as the visitors make four changes.

Rodrigo Bentancur, Pape Matar Sarr and Brennan Johnson also come into the side following the weekend defeat by Fulham.

Spurs starting line-up: Vicario, Danso, Udogie, Bergvall, Romero, Kudus, Johnson, Porro, Sarr, Bentancur, Kolo Muani.

Newcastle go in search of a third consecutive league win against a Tottenham side beaten in each of their past three games in all competitions. BBC Sport examines some of the key themes before Tuesday's match.

Magpies defender Malick Thiaw took just 52 seconds to open the scoring at Everton on Saturday and they capitalised on that fast start by winning 4-1, with Thiaw on target twice in the club's biggest league victory of the season.

The next step, according to head coach Eddie Howe, is finding "the consistency we're searching for". Wins against Manchester City and Everton have come either side of a European defeat in Marseille and Howe admits striking the "sweet spot" between the demands of the Premier League and Champions League has proved a challenge.

What has proved less of a challenge, at least in recent years, has been beating Tottenham Hotspur.

Newcastle have won six of the past seven encounters in all competitions, including a 2-0 victory at St James' Park when the sides met in the EFL Cup in October.

Tottenham boss Thomas Frank needs a result. He was so relaxed when he was at Brentford but now he just looks like a guy under pressure.

Frank saying the supporters who booed Guglielmo Vicario after his mistake against Fulham "can't be true Tottenham fans" underlines the friction he is feeling at the moment, but he does have a point about the effect that has.

As a player who has been booed a lot over the years, I can tell you that it doesn't have a positive impact on your performance. Being serious, though, I just don't get it - it just creates negativity.

The Spurs players will probably be relieved to be playing away after that, but Newcastle have found a bit of form in the past week so this is not an easy trip at all.

Tottenham have already lost at St James' Park this season in the Carabao Cup, and I am going for a repeat result - by the same scoreline.

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The Monday Night Club's Chris Sutton and Rory Smith talk with Tottenham Hotspur fan Jack Hussey to unpack why some Spurs supporters booed their own players.

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Manager Thomas Frank says Tottenham Hotspur's players and supporters "need each other" and that the club is "nothing without the fans".

Fans at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium booed goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario after his mistake led to Fulham's second goal in Saturday's 2-1 defeat - Spurs' 10th home league loss of 2025.

The Dane said after the defeat that those who booed Vicario "can't be true Tottenham fans" and called their actions "completely unacceptable".

Tottenham's only Premier League home win under Frank, who joined from Brentford in the summer, was the opening-weekend fixture against Burnley.

Their poor home form has led to Tottenham having just 18 points from 13 games to sit 12th in the league table.

Speaking before his side face Newcastle United, who sit directly below them, on Tuesday (20:15 GMT) at St James' Park, Frank said he understood the disappointment of fans.

"As I said after the game I completely understand the frustration," he said.

"If you don't win there will always be a frustration. That is normal.

"Especially as we haven't won as much as we would have wanted to at home, not only this year but the last long period. So the frustration grows a little bit more.

"We are nothing without the fans. No club is anything without the fans. Tottenham is nothing without our fantastic fans, nothing. We need each other.

"My point is that during matches is where we need each other - where I want to create a fortress.

"If you want to create a fortress, it can only be together - fans, team, me. My job is to make sure we do everything we can to perform - but can we do that together? That is where you create a difficult place to play."

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Bournemouth 0-0 Everton

A pretty slow start on the south coast here. A really flat atmosphere inside the ground, too.

Feels like we need an early goal to get this game going.

'We've managed to sort out the fine margins'

Fulham v Man City (19:30 GMT)

Fulham

Fulham midfielder Sander Berge speaking to Sky Sports: "Up until the last two games we've been doing well. We have been in large parts of the games and played well. We've managed to sort out the fine margins. They are going our way now. We've been better in both boxes, clinical, and most of all we've been solid defensively.

"We know our quality in the group and as soon as we got a win that boosted us to get another one and hope to get a third tonight against a tough opponent.

"City are a great side, a fantastic team, and it is the only team Marco [Silva] and Fulham haven't beaten since he was in the Premier League, so we really want to do that tonight."

'We are nothing without the fans'

Newcastle v Tottenham (20:15 GMT)

Thomas Frank understands the frustrations of the Spurs fans after another poor display at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday night.

"As I said after the game, I completely understand the frustration," Frank said. "If you don't win, there will always be frustration. That is normal.

"Especially as we haven't won as much as we would have wanted to at home, not only this year but the last long period. So the frustration grows a little bit more.

"We are nothing without the fans. No club is anything without the fans. Tottenham is nothing without our fantastic fans, nothing. We need each other.

"My point is that during matches is where we need each other - where I want to create a fortress.

"If you want to create a fortress, it can only be together - fans, team, me. My job is to make sure we do everything we can to perform - but can we do that together? That is where you create a difficult place to play."

Frank began by confirming that "everyone ready for the Fulham match is ready for Newcastle", while Cristian Romero is also available again after serving his one-match suspension.

Reacting after the 2-1 home defeat by Fulham, he added: "I completely understand the frustration. If we don't win there will always be a frustration. We have not won much at home this season and also last, so the frustration can grow. It's my job to do what we can to have calm."

On his comments criticising fans for booing after Guglielmo Vicario's mistake: "We are nothing without the fans. Tottenham Hotspur is nothing without the fans. My point was that during matches we need each other. Afterwards the booing can be fair. During, we need to make it a fortress and to do that we need to be together."

More on fan discontent: "If we go into every game, I'm pretty sure every fan wants to win and support. If it's not going to plan, some get more frustrated than others. There's always some that shout louder than others."

Frank said he has talked to Vicario about the incident: "I spoke with him and asked how he was. He said he was OK. He is a good player to deal with when it is setbacks like that. How you deal with mistakes is a big part of how good you become as a player. Everyone can make mistakes but the way he carries himself impressed me very much. Vic is remarkable. His character is fantastic in every aspect."

Asked about his defence conceding 13 goals in four games, Frank said: "You can say the four goals we conceded against Manchester United and Fulham are some of the goals I'd like to avoid more. I think they had five and seven shots - the xG was very low. In the other two, we conceded too many shots."

On summer signing Xavi Simons not starting any of the three matches last week: "There is a reason why we have Xavi here. I think he is a very good player. He has trained very well. It is not the first time a player has stepped into the Premier League and needs a bit of adaptation."

We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League between Tottenham and Fulham

Here are some of your comments:

Spurs fans

Phil: Despite the injuries, it is becoming clear that the bulk of our players are not above mid-table mediocrity. The manager - who I really like - is beginning to look out of his depth and if the next three games don't go Spurs' way, I can see Frank being sacked before Christmas.

Ashleigh: Crazy from Vicario. He should kick the ball into touch. He also doesn't kick long upfield when time is running out and we needed a different and more direct approach. Porro was abysmal and Udogie not much better. Another defeat now and we will be down in the relegation zone again. Frank needs to face up to a series of unacceptable and very poor performances.

Mark: It is not just the keeper's mistake, it is the lack of confidence and composure through the whole team. You look at running off the ball, throw-ins where players don't seem to make themselves available, very little creative play. If we don't have the players to play out of the back, then don't do it.

Edward: Another loss at home. There is no doubt Thomas Frank will now be feeling the heat and pressure. There will be supporters asking for his head on a plate. I'm not one of them, if anybody is going to sort out our lack of confidence at the moment, then it's Thomas Frank.

Fulham fans

Jim: Brilliant team display by Fulham in the first half, though a third goal would have calmed the nerves. Second half we held on well.

Neville: I won't mean anything if we don't beat Crystal Palace at home next week!

Will: After about half an hour we were hanging on for dear life, so it is a good thing we made the most of the first 10 minutes. Great finishing on display and a very important first away win.

Gibbs-White & Murillo expected to be fit for Wolves clash

Wolves v Nottingham Forest (Wed, 19:30 GMT)

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest boss Sean Dyche on team news for their game against Wolves: "It’s better news. Not everyone’s quite fit yet but a few are on the grass.

"The ones who aren’t are Taiwo [Awoniyi], [Chris] Wood and Douglas [Luiz], but he’s getting closer. “Murillo we think will be alright, he’s got a little bit of a virus today. Hopefully he will be fit for selection tomorrow.

“[Morgan] Gibbs-White came off with a knock but we’re expecting him to be ready for selection tomorrow.

“[Dilane] Bakwa and [Oleksandr] Zinchenko are both back training, Bakwa will be slightly longer."

Forest's run of wins comes to an end

Wolves v Nottingham Forest (Wed, 19:30 GMT)

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest suffered their first and only defeat of November at the weekend as they were beaten 2-0 by Brighton.

The loss came on the back of three straight wins, including back-to-back 3-0 victories over Liverpool and Malmo.

But despite an impressive run of form, the loss to Brighton means Sean Dyche's side sit 16th, still just one point above the relegation zone.

That makes their game against bottom-placed Wolves on Wednesday night even more important.

We'll be bringing you some of the best quotes from Dyche's press conference ahead of that fixture shortly.

'Everyone will be available'

Bournemouth v Everton (Tue, 19:30 GMT)

Bournemouth

Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola delivered team news ahead of Everton's visit:

"I think everyone will be available. Apart from the suspensions, the two Scottish players Ryan (Christie) and Ben (Gannon-Doak) out. I think everyone else should be available, yes."

Iraola addressed the growing frustration within his camp over the disparity in how fouls are officiated, noting the striking gap in the number of challenges his side can commit before receiving a booking compared with other teams:

"It's true that we've had a lot of yellow cards, but there is a part where the way we play we want to be aggressive, and we want to go for the challenges, and also there is a part where the stats are very clear. The amount of fouls they allow us for a yellow card is the lowest in the Premier League. I think we need four fouls for every yellow card and there are teams with 10, 11, 12 fouls that they allow them for every yellow card.

'We can perform and keep connected'

Newcastle v Tottenham (Tues, 20:15 GMT)

Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham manager Thomas Frank on how the club mends its relationship with the fans: "I think if we were going to every game every fan wants to win and wants to do everything, if it's not going to plan then some may get more frustrated than others. Again I think there are some who shout louder than others so when you say 'you've lost the fans' how many is that? Five, 10, 20%? How much is it? I don't know. We want all 100% onboard. There are two things we can do, we can perform and keep connected."

'I think Porro was fair'

Newcastle v Tottenham (Tues, 20:15 GMT)

Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham manager Thomas Frank on Pedro Porro's post defending Guglielmo Vicario: "I think it's fair, the players they are individual people that can have their own opinions. I think what he put out there was fair in every aspect."

And on how fickle football can be and how he stays calm: "I think we are searching for a winning formula. Away to Arsenal, that was a bad performance. Away to Paris, that was a good performance. We lost both. We played Fulham where we were down 2-0 after six minutes. Especially in PSG and Fulham those were good performances. It is about keeping going back to that and what we can affect the principles and keep the energy for the players. It is the only way out of it. In a tough period it is easier when you win but when you don't it's the same."

'Fans are allowed to be disappointed'

Newcastle v Tottenham (Tues, 20:15 GMT)

Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham manager Thomas Frank on booing from Spurs fans and allowing people to have their opinion: "Yes, just like I am allowed my opinion. I think it is fair. I am just saying what I think. I can't say it enough. We have some fantastic fans, we are nothing without the fans. We need them in every aspect. They are very much allowed to be disappointed, no problem. I am just saying when you play a match at home it is not as helpful as when they can see them driving the team forward for example.

"Of course it is up to us to do everything we can to perform so it's going hand in hand. The beautiful thing about football and life is that it is never straight forward."

'Newcastle are good but not unbeatable'

Newcastle v Tottenham (Tues, 20:15 GMT)

Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham manager Thomas Frank on Xavi Simons: "There's a reason why we’ve got Xavi here. He’s a very good player in every aspect, he has trained well in the last couple of days, in general he’s training well. It’s not the first time a player has stepped into the Premier League and needs a bit of adaptation to hit the ground running. Then there is one thing in a physical league but to play games every third or fourth day."

And on Newcastle, Frank said: "Newcastle are good. They have been good for a long time since Eddie Howe took over, I’ve said that before, I admire Eddie and his coaching staff and everything they do massively. They’re a very intense team, aggressive , they have a good home record. That is a difficult place to go to, everyone knows that. They’ve won the last six home games, so perfect timing. They’re good, but not unbeatable."

'We're learning'

Newcastle v Tottenham (Tues, 20:15 GMT)

Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham manager Thomas Frank on the results not going the club's way and how he is keeping players calm: "We have meetings yesterday and today. Yesterday was a debrief of the Fulham game and today looking more forward towards Newcastle. There will be more meetings tomorrow. I said from the beginning we want to build something sustainable that can compete in all tournaments and we have a squad that is learning from last year playing in Premier League and Europa League. Going into this year we are playing in the Champions League and the Premier League, the competing on both fronts is something that takes time to learn physically and mentally, we are finding the right formula that will click.

"I have to rotate some players to keep freshness, intensity high. As a good example at the moment we are playing four fantastic games in 10 days time so there's two in two days between the games. Probably with a squad that is less used to it than others, no problem we are learning along the way... We still need to perform and win matches."

'We are nothing without the fans'

Newcastle v Tottenham (Tues, 20:15 GMT)

Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham manager Thomas Frank on the booing that was directed towards goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario from his own fans: "As I said after the game I completely understand the frustration, if you don't win there will always be a frustration. That is normal, it is part of it.

"Especially as we haven't won as much as we would have wanted to at home, not only this year but the last long period, maybe years, maybe more.

"So the frustration grows a little bit more. That's understandable. It is my job to do what I can to make sure we are calm and look at the things in a way where we split things up in terms of performance, what is impacting it, how we try to build the team.

"We are nothing without the fans. No club is anything without the fans. Tottenham Hotspur is nothing without our fantastic fans, nothing. We need each other.

"There is nothing we want more than making them happy in every way and my point that during matches that is where we need each other.

"During is where I want to create a fortress. I think some of you guys have an up to date stat in terms of how many games we have won, lost and drawn the last couple of years but if any club is going to be successful you need to create a fortress.

"If you want to create a fortress, it can only be together. Fans, team, me. My job is to make sure we do everything we can to perform but can we do that together. That where you create a difficult place to play."

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