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Played
February 9, 2013 12:45 p.m. GMT
White Hart Lane — London
Referee:‬ P. Dowd‎
Attendance:‬ 36244‎
 
78′ Gareth Bale
 

Tottenham - Newcastle Preview: Spurs take on resurgent Magpies amid nine-game unbeaten run

Alan Pardew’s side recorded their first back-to-back wins of the season last week, but now face a fearsome trip to White Hart Lane where they were hammered 5-0 last year

By Ewan Roberts

  PROBABLE LINEUPS

TOTTENHAM
Tottenham
Lloris
Walker, Dawson, Vertonghen, Assou-Ekotto
Dembele, Parker
Lennon, Holtby, Bale
Dempsey
NEWCASTLE
  Newcastle United
Krul
Debuchy, S Taylor, Coloccini, Santon
Perch, Cabaye
Gutierrez, Sissoko, Gouffran
Cisse

Tottenham are without Jermain Defoe (ankle), who picked up an injury in the 1-0 win over West Brom, so Clint Dempsey is likely to start up front.

Though Togo have been knocked out of the Africa Cup of Nations, Emmanuel Adebayor’s return from South Africa was delayed and he is not expected to start.

Sandro (knee) is out for the remainder of the season, though Younes Kaboul (also knee) will return to training next week and could be available within three weeks.

Newcastle have Cheikh Tiote available once more, with the midfielder’s Ivory Coast team having been knocked out of the Afcon by Nigeria, though he may have to settle for a spot on the bench.

Hatem Ben Arfa (hamstring) remains absent, so Jonas Gutierrez and Yoan Gouffran will keep their places either side of Moussa Sissoko, fresh from his man-of-the-match display against Chelsea.

Danny Simpson (toe), Ryan Taylor and Dan Gosling (both knee) remain injured, while new signing Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa is not expected to usurp Fabricio Coloccini and Steven Taylor in defence.

  DID YOU KNOW?
  • Tottenham are unbeaten in their last nine Premier League games, scoring 13 goals and conceding just four – and only Manchester United (two) have failed to score in fewer games than Spurs (three).
  • The White Hart Lane outfit have only conceded eight goals in their last 13 games, and have kept a clean sheet in six of their last eight home matches against Newcastle.
  • Clint Dempsey (pictured right), likely to deputise for the injured Jermain Defoe up front, has five goals in his last seven games for Spurs, and netted for USA in midweek.
  • Spurs have won 77.7 per cent of the league matches in which Gareth Bale has scored, though only two of the Welshman’s 11 Premier League goals have come at home this season.
  • No side has averaged more shots at home than Tottenham (22.7 per game), while 74% of the north London club’s goals have been in the second half of matches.
  • Newcastle recorded their first back-to-back victories of the season against Aston Villa and Chelsea – before that, Alan Pardew’s side had lost six of their previous eight games. The Toon are 16/1 to win 2-1 with bet365.
  • The Magpies have conceded 23 goals in their last 10 games, despite their woodwork also being struck a league-high 16 times this season.
  • The St James’ Park outfit have averaged more long balls per game (73) than any other side in the Premier League.
  • Only Aston Villa (51) have received more yellow cards than Newcastle (49), while no player has been booked more often than James Perch (eight).
  • Newcastle’s 3-2 victory over Chelsea last Saturday was the first time in 27 months that they came from behind to win a Premier League match – the last occasion was a 2-1 win against West Ham in October 2010.


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Team News
Available Squads
25Hugo LlorisGoalkeeper
28Kyle NaughtonDefender
20Michael DawsonDefender
28Kyle WalkerDefender
45Steven CaulkerDefender
23Clint DempseyMidfielder
7Aaron LennonMidfielder
8Scott ParkerMidfielder
3Gareth BaleMidfielder
19Moussa DembeleStriker
7Lewis HoltbyMidfielder
24Brad FriedelGoalkeeper
-Jan VertonghenDefender
13William GallasDefender
32Benoit Assou-EkottoDefender
22Gylfi SigurdssonMidfielder
29Jake LivermoreMidfielder
10Emmanuel AdebayorStriker
1Tim KrulGoalkeeper
2Fabricio ColocciniDefender
3Davide SantonDefender
14James PerchMidfielder
2Mathieu DebuchyDefender
27Steven TaylorDefender
4Yohan CabayeMidfielder
22Moussa SissokoMidfielder
-Jonas GutierrezMidfielder
9Papiss CisséStriker
7Yoan GouffranMidfielder
37Stephen HarperGoalkeeper
3Mapou YangambiwaDefender
8Vurnon AnitaDefender
22Sylvain MarveauxMidfielder
24Cheikh TioteMidfielder
23Shola AmeobiStriker
25Gabriel ObertanStriker
Results
 
Top Scorers
Player   Goals Penalties
Robin van Persie Robin van Persie
Striker
Man. United
26 3
Luis Suárez Luis Suárez
Striker
Liverpool
23 0
Gareth Bale Gareth Bale
Midfielder
Tottenham
21 0
C. Benteke C. Benteke
Striker
Aston Villa
19 3
Michu Michu
Midfielder
Swansea City
19 0