TOTTENHAM are back in Premier League action TODAY as they continue their hunt for the top four at home to Newcastle United.
Spurs will be eager to get three points on the board against the Magpies as that would put them level in fourth with bitter rivals Arsenal.
And they’ll be confident in doing so having brushed Champions League challengers West Ham aside before the international break.
- Kick-off: 4.30pm GMT
- TV/live stream: Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League
- Tottenham XI: Lloris, Royal, Romero, Dier, Davies, Doherty, Hojberg, Bentancur, Kuluseveski, Son, Kane
- Newcastle XI: Dubravka, Manquillo, Schar, Burn, Targett, Shelvey, Willock, Joelinton, Fraser, Saint-Maximin, Wood
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Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle
34, Kuluseveski checks inside and curls a delicious ball into the area. Hojberg makes good contact, but it’s narrowly over the bar.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle
33, Newcastle win a free kick and Shelvey attempts to find Burn, but he slips at the vital moment.
They end up passing it all the way back to Dubravka from a promising position which tells you a lot about the way they’ve started this afternoon.
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29, Bentancur recieves a huge applause after cooly dribbling the ball forward from his own area and spraying a pass wide.
Something of the Moussa Dembele about that run.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle
28, Tottenham knocking on the door.
Some nice passing allows Son the space to shoot. It’s straight at Dubravka, though. Kuluseveski wanted it played into him.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle
27, A combination of Romero and Davies awkwardly deal with the free kick, and it’s out for a corner.
Burn is waiting for it at the back post. But what would have been a simple header for most players, Burn has to adapt his body and produce a diving header down by his waste which lacks any real power.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle – Yellow card
26, Kane’s pass is intercepted. He chases Saint-Maximin all the way back before taking him down in a right-back position and receives a booking.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle
24, Some neat passing almost breaks Newcastle’s line of defence, but Burn slides in with a crucial sliding interception to deny Son an opportunity. Targett is then brought down by Royal on the edge of his own area, before Wood does the same to Dier at the other end.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle
21, Martin Atkinson gives the ball back to newcastle and the game can restart. Saint-Maximin is back on the field and with the ball at his feet. He skips past a few defenders, but Romero slides in to make the tackle.
The ball then arrives at the feet of Willock who makes some space foo himself before firing a shot goal-wards, but Romero gets a leg in the way.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle
19, Newcastle’s first promising passage of play ends in Saint-Maximin on the deck.
The winger attempted to take the ball out of the air on the edge of the area, but ran straight into Bentancur as the Uruguayan cleared it.
A bit of a headache, but he looks to be okay.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle
16, Not too far away!
Dier curls the free kick towards goal, beating the wall, but it couldn’t threaten Dubravka in goal.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle
15, Conte will love this. Both his full backs are playing like wingers. Doherty cuts inside and curls one into Royal in the box.
Newcastle commit the foul on the edge of the box. Dier is over it.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle
13, Newcastle look to break on the counter with Saint-Maximin and Willock, but Spurs pick up the pieces and get the ball up field.
Bentancur fires one into Kane who plays a one two with Kuluseveski before firing a powerful effort wide of the goal.
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12, Another ball swung in towards harry Kane is headed clear by Burn. I’m going to have a swing that he’s the tallest man on the pitch, today.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle
10, Well if the first ten minutes are anything to go by, this is going to be all Tottenham.
Saint Maximin attempts to wriggle free of Royal in his own half, but is dispossessed and Tottenham launch yet another attack. They can’t quite link up to create a real opportunity yet, though.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle
9, Some measured passing from Spurs. Dier attempts to find Son over the top, but Schar read the idea and heads clear.
They can’t get out though and Spurs continue to pile on the pressure.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle
6, Royal’s ball into the box is blocked, he then lays it off for Bentancur who produces a curling effort, but it’s off a Newcastle head for the corner.
Son is forced to re-take it after some pushing and shoving in the box. Dier meets the second with a header, but it’s way over the bar.
The home side asserting their control, now.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle
4, Doherty attempts to link up with Son in the area, but Burn can clear. Dubravka then receives it before calmly passing it out of his area after white shirts surrounded him. That had some Newcastle fans worried.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle
2, Davies attempts to find Royal with a cross-field pass but there was just too much on it for the Brazilian.
Tottenham 0-0 Newcastle
1, Some early pressure from Newcastle sees Saint-Maximin fouled on the wing by Romero after cutting inside the centre back.
Royal is able to head only partly clear from the free kick before Hojberg is able to clear up.
Kick-off – Tottenham vs Newcastle
Both sets of players take the knee to a warm applause before referee, Martin Atkinson blows his whistle and Newcastle get this game underway.
Here come the two teams!
Lloris and Shelvey lead their sides out of the tunnel into to an expectant White Hart Lane.
Spurs wear their traditional white shirt and navy blue shorts, whilst the visitors sport a striking black and gold away strip.
International break came at the wrong time for Conte
Conte believes the international break stopped Spurs’ momentum, stating:
I would’ve liked to continue to play, it was the right momentum for us.
Antonio Conte, Tottenham boss
.Credit: Getty Spurs drop to sixth before kick-off
Jarrod Bowen’s winner over Everton just minutes ago mean West Ham go above Tottenham in the league, but level on points. Spurs have two games in hand over the London side though, and will hope to leapfrog them with a result this afternoon.
Kane hungry for more
Harry Kane made his first ever Premier League appearance against today’s opponents in the first week of the 2012-13 season, coming off the bench in a 2-1 defeat. Since then, the England skipper has netted eight times and produced two assists in 14 matches against them.
In actual fact, the Eddie Howe’s men aren’t one of his favourite sides to face. However, seven of these goal contributions have come in his last four topflight appearances against the Magpies, suggesting the fixture is growing on him.
Harry Kane has the joint most goal involvements by an Englishman this season alongside Jarrod Bowen.
Will he be the difference today?
.Credit: Getty Guimaraes amongst Magpies substitutes
Darlow, Dummett, Lascelles, Ritchie, Krafth, Murphy, Gayle, Longstaff, Guimares
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
