TOTTENHAM VS NEWCASTLE PREVIEW & PREDICTION
Shortly before the end of the season in the Premier League three clubs are still struggling to participate in the Champions League in the coming season. Tottenham Hotspur is currently in fourth place and wants to keep Chelsea FC at bay with a win on Wednesday night. The guests from Newcastle meanwhile are in the no man’s land of the table and already have planning security for the coming season. The venue for the match between the two teams is Wembley Stadium in London.
Tottenham:
The Champions League participation in the coming season is not yet secured with two points ahead of the fifth place in the table. In the last two games of the season against Newcastle United and Leicester City, it is now about to join forces again and make the participation in the premier class perfect. Currently, the team of coach Mauricio Pochettino is in fourth place. With only 32 goals conceded, the Spurs defense is one of the best in the league. At Wembley Stadium, where Tottenham Hotspur are relegated to their home games, they will face eleven victories in 17 games in this Premier League season. Five of the last home games were also won.
Tottenham Hotspur suffered a 1-0 defeat at West Bromwich Albion last Saturday. Despite much of the play on the part of the “Spurs” it looked as if the game would end in a draw, until West Bromwich Albion in the person of Jake Livermore in stoppage time caused the surprise. On home soil, the North London club will need a win against Newcastle United to keep Chelsea FC at bay. Of the last six home games in the league Tottenham Hotspur scored five times without conceding. In addition, the “Spurs” also won 23 games with at least two matches difference.
Newcastle:
While Tottenham Hotspur is still fighting for next season’s Champions League, Newcastle United are in the no-man’s land of the Premier League after 36 games. With a total record of eleven wins, eight draws and 17 defeats, the team of coach Rafael Benitez is in tenth place in England’s highest division. Since Newcastle United have nothing to gain or lose this season, their results have deteriorated in recent games. Most recently, the “Magpies” suffered three defeats in a row, with only one goal overall. Away she lost in the league ten of her 18 games.
Newcastle United lost 1-1 at Watford FC last weekend. The “Magpies” slept in this game the initial phase and were already after two minutes 0: 1 behind. After the first half, it could have been 0: 3, Watford FC missed but still a penalty. Halftime 2’s second-half strike was not enough to prevent the third defeat in a row. The record against their upcoming opponent, Tottenham Hotspur, has been very balanced in recent years. The clash of both clubs in the first round lost Newcastle United, however, 0-2. Attacker Islam Slimani was subsequently suspended in the final league game against Watford FC. He will miss the “Magpies” until the end of the season.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / NO @ 1.71
