ARTA – The mission is not easy for Tottenham Hotspur when hosting Newcastle United in the English Premier League match. Victory is certainly the target of Tottenham in a duel at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Saturday January 4, 2025. This also carries the mission of saving manager Ange Postecoglou.
Tottenham moved up by beating Southampton 5-0 in the Premier League. The success continued in the Carabao Cup as they eliminated Manchester United after a 4-3 victory.
the north London club failed to maintain consistency and trigger. They have failed to win in the last three matches, including a 6-3 win as they host Liverpool.
this poor result kept Tottenham in the middle. They are ranked 11 with 24 points. It’s the same as Brentford, but the Lilywhites still lead on goal difference.
of Tottenham makes Postecoglou’s position uncomfortable. Moreover, Tottenham’s position is closer to the degradation zone than to the Champions League or the top four.
was also under pressure because Tottenham were in danger of failing to win the trophy again this season. Converse with Tottenham’s achievements at the start of the season. They immediately launched to leave their competitors.
However, their occurrence is not constant, so the position of Son Heung-min et al has continued to increase. This is what has Postecoglou striving to improve the team’s performance so as not to collapse further after holding Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2.
castique: The result of the match was clearly disappointed because Tottenham had a chance to win against Wolves. It was a 2-1 lead, but Tottenham ultimately failed to secure three points.
now they hope to increase. Despite facing serious opponents, Postecoglou wants the match to be the moment of Tottenham’s rise. This Australian wants to break a bad record of never winning in five consecutive matches in the Premier League. They never won five times in a row in the 1994 season.
if Tottenham are still average, Newcastle have entered an impressive period. Edy Howe’s team has always won the last five matches in various competitions. In the match before last year’s tournament, the Magpies scored MU 2-0 at Old Trafford.
which is a satisfying victory in getting in the opponents’ goal while improving Newcastle’s standings. Now, Alexander Isak et al is in fifth place with a score of 32 points. They are only 12 points behind Liverpool in the standings.
“If I look at the character of the two matches, I prefer Newcastle. In the last match, they played brilliantly despite a weakening United. However, Newcastle are still showing their best performance and they will score different results in this match,” said Paul Merson, former Arsenal and British national team star while predicting the match on Sportskeeda.
“On the other hand, Tottenham are far from lucky to win the trophy. I know the fans really want to win the trophy. But they are still far from finished in the top four. They have 11 points to Chelsea and there are still teams to go, including Newcastle,” Merson said.
in this match, Howie did not fully defend the winning team. Isak is back at the start at center forward. He was accompanied by Jacob Murphy and Anthony Gordon.
Kieran Trippier will miss out after suffering a docking injury during the match against MU. His position was replaced by Tino Livramento.
Tottenham lost Destiny Udogie who was injured by the hamster. Additionally, Rodrigo Bentancur was absent due to the accumulation of yellow cards.
Postecoglou is increasingly dazed because goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario has not recovered from a stab wound. While Micky van de Ven, Mikey Moore, Richarlison, Cristian Romero, Wilson Odobert and Ben Davies were also absent.
However, Tottenham can still count on Dominic Solve who plays with Brennan Johnson and Son. It’s just with the worrying state of the team, Tottenham must work hard to get up.
predicted player ination Tottenham Hotspur (4-3-3): Forster; Porro, Gray, Dragusin, Spence; Kulusevski, Sarr, Maddison; Johnson, Solave, Son
Newcastle United (4-3-3): Dubravka; Livramento, Kelly, Burn, Hall; Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton; Murphy, Isak, Gordon
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