Sun 1 Sep 2024
Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe has provided an update on Joe Willock's thigh injury, stating that while it "doesn't appear to be serious," the midfielder will undergo another scan in the coming days.
Sandro Tonali, who made a comeback during the midweek EFL Cup victory after a 10-month suspension, is expected to make his first Premier League appearance since last October.
However, Newcastle will be without Lewis Miley, Callum Wilson, Sven Botman, and Jamaal Lascelles due to injuries, while Fabian Schar will miss out as he serves the final match of his three-game suspension.
For Tottenham Hotspur, Rodrigo Bentancur will be available after recovering from a head injury sustained in the opening Premier League fixture.
Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou mentioned that they will be cautious with Dominic Solanke, meaning he will not feature on Sunday. Additionally, Richarlison, who suffered an injury during training, will be sidelined for the next few weeks.
### Match Facts
**Head-to-Head**
- Newcastle United have won three of their last four Premier League encounters with Spurs, losing the other one.
- Spurs have conceded 10 goals in their last two Premier League visits to St James' Park, suffering a 6-1 defeat in April 2023 and a 4-0 loss in April 2024.
- The Newcastle vs. Tottenham fixture holds the record for the most played Premier League match without ever finishing 0-0, with 58 games. The matchup has produced 186 goals, with only Liverpool vs. Tottenham (191) and Arsenal vs. Liverpool (190) producing more.
**Newcastle United**
- Newcastle have scored in each of their last 20 Premier League home games. They've only had a longer streak once, scoring in 24 consecutive home games between January 1995 and February 1996.
- The Magpies can win their first two home games of a Premier League season for the first time since the 2000-01 campaign.
- They are unbeaten in their last nine Premier League home games (W5, D4), with their last defeat at St James' Park coming in January against Manchester City (3-2). Only Manchester City have a longer current unbeaten run at home (31 games).
- Newcastle have won more fouls than any other Premier League side this season, with Bruno Guimaraes (12) and Anthony Gordon (8) leading the way as the most fouled players.
- Alexander Isak has scored twice in each of his two Premier League home appearances against Tottenham. Only Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton have scored in three consecutive home games against a particular opponent for Newcastle.
- Tottenham can remain unbeaten in their first three Premier League matches for the fourth consecutive season.
- Spurs have won five of their last 13 Premier League games (D2, L6), with all five victories coming against teams that finished in the bottom six last season.
- Ange Postecoglou's side have had more touches in the opposition's penalty area (95) than any other team in this season's Premier League.
- James Maddison has provided an assist in four of his last five Premier League appearances, including each of the last three.
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