Barclays Premier League: Tottenham Spurs Vs Newcastle United Preview

Spurs take on resurgent Magpies amid nine-game unbeaten run

Alan Pardew faces a fearsome trip to White Hart Lane on Sunday as they are planning to take every one of the 3 point from the game.

Newcastle could be full of certainty with their later 2-0 triumph over Chelsea yet the Magpies will generate something unique to win this fixture. Tottenham, however don’t look debilitating enough in their attacks as they have recently scored 14 goals in their 10 games so far yet have had the ability to snatch enough points.

Villas-Boas has the upper hand in the head-to-head with two wins and one defeat from their three Premier League meetings. Spurs are beginning to gather a reputation as one of the league’s dullards. With only 14 goals in their 10 games so far, Spurs are the team with the least value for money in the division - goals-wise. Spurs are the teamp with the minimum esteem for cash in the division – goals-wise.

Andre Villas-Boas’ team are miserly at the back - a necessity for any team with title-winning aspirations - but don’t score many either, an attribute that has started to unsettle the White Hart Lane swarm to Avb’s extremely open alarm. Another goal-free fest at Goodison Park last weekend ended with grumblings about Hugo Lloris’ bad head, and with a voice like the rumble of a thousand thunderstorms Villas-Boas decried those who criticised the decision not to take his keeper off as "incompetent people". Sideshow aside, spurs sit neatly in the fourth place they so dearly covet.

Emmanuel Adebayor, Danny Rose, Nacer Chadli and Kyle Naughton are all injury worries for Spurs, while Newcastle have Paul Dummett, Steven Taylor, Ryan Taylor and Massadio Haidara to worry about. Fabricio Coloccini could return from a pelvis injury to break up axis Williamson-Yanga-Mbiwa at centre-back, but the Argentine’s availability remains something of a doubt.

Recent Form:

Tottenham: D L W W D
Newcastle: L W D L W

Predicted Score: Spurs will win it by 1-0 (Soldado)

Possible Line ups:

Tottenham: Lloris; Vertonghen, Dawson, Walker, Chiriches; Townsend, Paulinho, Dembele, Eriksen, Lennon; Soldado.

Newcastle: Krul; Santon, Coloccini, Williamson, Debuchy; Cheick Tiote, Cabaye, Gouffran, Sissoko; Remy, Cisse.