As the Premier League heats up in the 2025\/26 season, all eyes are on St. James\u2019 Park for a crucial midweek clash between Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday, December 2, 2025. With both teams locked on 18 points after 13 games\u2014Newcastle in 13th and Spurs in 12th\u2014this Gameweek 14 fixture could be a turning point for either side chasing European dreams. Kick-off is at 8:15 PM GMT, and fans can catch the action live on Sky Sports Premier League. In this comprehensive Newcastle vs Tottenham preview, we\u2019ll dive into form, key battles, predicted lineups, and expert score predictions to help you gear up for what promises to be a thrilling encounter.<\/p>\n
Eddie Howe\u2019s Magpies have been a tale of two halves this season\u2014struggling on the road until their emphatic 4-1 demolition of Everton at Goodison Park ended a six-game winless away streak. That victory, fueled by Lewis Miley\u2019s goal and assist, showcased Newcastle\u2019s attacking flair and defensive resolve, with 17 goals scored and 16 conceded overall. At home, they\u2019re a fortress: unbeaten in their last 10 midweek Premier League games (W7 D3) and winners of 11 of 16 home matches in 2025 (69% win rate), their best since the early 2000s.<\/p>\n
However, inconsistency lingers\u2014Newcastle haven\u2019t won consecutive games since October, and injuries to Nick Pope (groin), Kieran Trippier (hamstring), Sven Botman (back), Yoane Wissa (knee), and William Osula (ankle) test their depth. Aaron Ramsdale steps in goal, while summer signing Nick Woltemade has been a revelation up front, netting five goals in 10 games. Bruno Guimar\u00e3es remains the midfield maestro, dictating play with his vision and tenacity. Howe\u2019s side will look to extend their dominance over Spurs, having won five of the last six league meetings (including a 2-0 Carabao Cup win last month).<\/p>\n
For Tottenham, it\u2019s been a grim November: three straight Premier League defeats, including a 2-1 home loss to Fulham where Guglielmo Vicario\u2019s error gifted the opener. That\u2019s four winless games overall, with just 21 goals from 11.3 xG highlighting wastefulness in attack. Defensively, they\u2019ve shipped 16 goals, matching Newcastle\u2019s tally, but their away form offers hope\u2014unbeaten in four London derbies outside the capital this season.<\/p>\n
Manager Thomas Frank faces mounting pressure after comments on fan support, and injuries pile up: James Maddison, Yves Bissouma, Dejan Kulusevski, Dominic Solanke, Radu Dr\u0103gu\u0219in, and Kota Takai are out, with Romero returning from suspension. Randal Kolo Muani (key in attack) and Mohammed Kudus (technical wizard in midfield) will be pivotal, while Richarlison\u2019s history against Newcastle (six goal involvements in 10 games) makes him a threat. Spurs haven\u2019t beaten the Magpies since December 2023 and have lost seven straight midweek league games, scoring just once\u2014St. James\u2019 Park hasn\u2019t been kind, with no win there since 2021.<\/p>\n
Newcastle\u2019s setup emphasizes midfield control and wide threats, while Tottenham\u2019s counters on transitions. Here\u2019s how they could line up, based on recent form and injuries:<\/p>\n
Newcastle enter as favorites (54.7% win probability per Opta simulations), backed by home form and H2H dominance. Tottenham\u2019s away resilience (13\/18 points) suggests goals, with both teams scoring in recent games (four of Spurs\u2019 last five PL outings). Expect over 2.5 goals\u2014Newcastle\u2019s last six matches averaged three-plus.<\/p>\n
Our Prediction<\/strong>: Newcastle 3-1 Tottenham. Woltemade bags a brace, Kudus pulls one back, but Howe\u2019s press overwhelms Frank\u2019s depleted side.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As the Premier League heats up in the 2025\/26 season, all eyes are on St. James\u2019 Park for a crucial\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":37425,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[1169,1162],"class_list":["post-16574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-newcastle-united","tag-tottenham-hotspur"],"reading_time":"4 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16574\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}