✌ Newcastle 2-2 SpursFT Live Match Thread ✌

Afternoon all

I'm sort of hoping this is The Official Newcastle V Spurs Live Match Thread

Well isn’t it nice to finally be getting back the PL and Spurs?!...Well...ISN’T IT?!?!

To be honest I would rather stick a piece of dynamite in my ear whilst standing next to a pyromaniac than watch England faff about ...

But moving on...

Here’s the whats going to happen:

1) Comment
2) Debate
3)

Whilst we wait for the KO, I have a few STATS for you

Head-to-head

• Tottenham haven't won on their last five league visits to St James' Park.
• The teams shared a thrilling 4-4 draw on the only other occasion they have met on 16 October - that was also at St James' Park, back in 1954, and the line-ups that day included Jackie Milburn and Bill Nicholson
• This is the first time that Newcastle have gone 10 games unbeaten in the top flight since August 1997. (W5 D5)
• Spurs have scored exactly one goal on each of their last six visits to St James Park in the Premier League
Newcastle have won four and lost none of their last five Premier League matches against Tottenham at St James Park.
• Aaron Lennon scored in both meetings with Newcastle in the Premier League last season.
• Demba Ba has scored 11 goals in 14 Premier League starts.
• Newcastle are unbeaten in their last seven Premier League matches at home to London sides, but five of those games have been draws.
• Spurs have won only one of their last nine trips to play teams from the north east in the Premier League (W1 D3 L5)

Tottenham

• After losing their first two league matches, Tottenham have won their last four.
• Tottenham have won their last two Premier League away matches. They have not won three in a row on their travels since December 2004.
• Spurs are the only side in the top half of the table not to have drawn a match this season. Bolton are the only other club without a draw.
• Ledley King could make his 300th start for Tottenham. Spurs are unbeaten with him in the side this season (four wins). They have lost both matches where he has been absent. King has been on the winning side in his last eight Premier League matches
• If Spurs win this match, they will equal their best ever run of successive victories in the Premier League era (five), which they have done four times before.

League Positions

4th Newcastle P7 W4 D3 L0 Pts15
6th Tottenham P6 W4 D0 L2 Pts 12

Line Up's

Newcastle:

Kruel, Simpson, Taylor, Coloccini, Taylor, Obertan, Tiote, Cabaye , Guiterrez, Ba, Best

Spurs:

Friedel, Waler, Kaboul, King, BAE, Bale, Parker, Modric, Livermore, VDV, Ade

Subs: Cudicini, Pavlyuchenko, Giovani, Defoe, Bassong, Rose, Townsend.

KO: 4pm

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COYS!!!