Newcastle vs Tottenham Hotspur Matchday Stats Preview
Newcastle vs Tottenham Hotspur Matchday Stats Preview
Newcastle have won three of their last four Premier League meetings with Spurs (L1), as many as in their previous 13 (D2 L8). Three of their last five league victories against Spurs have been by at least a four-goal margin.
Tottenham have lost their last two Premier League away games against Newcastle by an aggregate score of 10-1. They’d only lost two of their previous 11 such visits to St James’ Park (W6 D3).
Newcastle v Tottenham is the most played fixture in Premier League history to never finish 0-0 (58 games). Only Liverpool v Tottenham (191) and Arsenal v Liverpool (190) have seen more goals than this in the competition (186), while there has been 34 goals in the last seven meetings alone (4.9 per game).
Newcastle have scored at least once in each of their last 20 Premier League home games, scoring with their only attempt on target in their last such match against Southampton. Only once have they had a longer scoring streak at St James’ Park in the competition, going 24 games between January 1995 and February 1996.
Having won four of their first six Premier League away games last season (D2), Tottenham have now won just three of their last 14 on the road (D5 L6).
Tottenham have had more touches in the opposition box than any other Premier League side this season (95), while only Ipswich (99) and Leicester (93) have allowed their opponents more touches in their own box than Newcastle (75).
Tottenham have had seven shots on target in both of their Premier League matches so far this season, while also having nine against Sheffield United on the final day last term. The last time they had 7+ shots on target in four consecutive league games was between December and January in 2012-13 (5).
Newcastle have won more fouls than any other side in the Premier League this season (35), with Bruno Guimarães (12) and Anthony Gordon (8) the two most fouled players in the division so far this term.
Newcastle’s Alexander Isak has scored twice in both of his two Premier League home games against Tottenham. Only two players have scored 2+ goals in three consecutive home appearances against a club in the competition – Alan Shearer vs Everton (1992 to 1994) Chris Sutton vs Liverpool (1994 to 1996).
James Maddison has provided an assist in four of his last five Premier League games, including both matches so far this season. No Spurs player has ever assisted a goal in each of their first three games in a single campaign before.
