Newcastle United vs Tottenham Hotspur – Match Preview and Team News

Newcastle United welcome Tottenham Hotspur to St. James’ Park on Tuesday night for a high-stakes Premier League clash between two sides in contrasting states of mind.

Eddie Howe’s Magpies arrive in a buoyant mood after finally clicking into gear on the road with a devastating 4-1 victory over Everton. In stark contrast, Tottenham travel north in crisis. Thomas Frank’s side suffered a damaging 2-1 home defeat to Fulham at the weekend—their third consecutive loss in all competitions.

Newcastle United vs Tottenham Hotspur – Match Preview and Team News

Date: Tuesday, 2 December 2025
Kick-off: 8:15 pm GMT
Venue: St. James’ Park, Newcastle
Referee: Thomas Bramall
VAR: Paul Tierney
Last Meeting: Newcastle United 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur, 30 October 2025, Carabao Cup

Team News

Newcastle United

Eddie Howe is sweating on the fitness of goalkeeper Nick Pope, who requires further assessment on an injury. Consequently, Aaron Ramsdale is on standby to start again. Centre-back Sven Botman is ruled out as he visits a specialist. However, Yoane Wissa is closing in on a return after playing in a training match but may not be risked just yet.

Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham welcome back captain Cristian Romero from suspension, a timely boost for their defence. Thomas Frank has reported no fresh injury worries following the weekend defeat. However, the squad remains depleted with Dominic Solanke, James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, and Yves Bissouma all still unavailable. On a positive note, Radu Dragusin and Kota Takai are back in training.

Form

Newcastle United

Newcastle’s 4-1 mauling of Everton was their most complete performance of the season and moved them up to 12th in the table. It was a vital response after the disappointment of their midweek Champions League defeat to Marseille. At St. James’ Park, the Magpies have been solid if unspectacular. Crucially, they will take huge confidence from having already beaten Spurs 2-0 at this venue in the Carabao Cup earlier this season.

Tottenham Hotspur

Spurs are in freefall, having lost three games in eight days against Arsenal, PSG, and Fulham. Defensive fragility is the key issue; they have conceded eight goals in their last three matches. Despite this, they remain unbeaten in Premier League games outside of London this season, picking up 10 points from four matches.