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Played
February 11, 2012 12:30 PM EST
White Hart Lane — London
Referee: A. Marriner
Attendance: 36176
February 11, 2012 12:30 PM EST
White Hart Lane — London
Referee: A. Marriner
Attendance: 36176
Premier League Preview: Tottenham - Newcastle
Injuries to both squads make predicting the lineups a tricky task this week, however, the attacking ability of both remains strong and a goal-scoring affair should be expected.
By Jay Jaffa
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PROBABLE LINEUPS |
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Tottenham
 Friedel Walker, Dawson, King, Assou-Ekotto Kranjcar, Parker, Modric, Bale Van der Vaart Adebayor |
Newcastle
 Krul Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon Ben Arfa, Guthrie, Perch, Jonas Ba, Cisse |
It's as hard as ever to second guess Tottenham's team selection. We do know that William Gallas and Tom Huddlestone are definitely absent along with David Bentley.
Problems arise when judging the availability of Ledley King. He has featured in both of Tottenham's last two league games but his knee troubles are well documented. If he fails to make it in time for Newcastle, expect Younes Kaboul to return to action.
The return of Aaron Lennon, Rafael Van der Vaart and Jermain Defoe are all possible and so the attack could look slightly different, and infinitely more threatening, if Spurs are to have any luck.
As for Newcastle, Alan Pardew has a host of problems. Yohan Cabaye will be suspended, while Cheik Tiote is on his way to the African Nations Cup final with the Ivory Coast.
Injuries have curtailed the season of Steven Taylor and Sylvain Marveaux whereas Ryan Taylor and Leon Best both picked up injuries against Aston Villa and are therefore ruled out of the clash at White Hart Lane.
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DID YOU KNOW? |
This will be the 147th meeting in all competitions between the two sides, with Tottenham edging it marginally with 61 wins to Newcastle's 53. There have been 32 draws.
- Newcastle has not beaten Spurs in its last four attempts, losing two and drawing the most recent two clashes.
- The six games previous to that all went Newcastle's way. The Magpies scored 18 goals to Tottenham's seven.
- Demba Ba (pictured right) has scored the same number of Premier League goals as the rest of the team combined. The Senegalese has 16 so far this campaign.
- The clubs have shared a number of players down the years including Chris Waddle, Paul Gascoigne, Ruel Fox, Les Ferdinand, Stephen Carr, David Ginola, Jonathan Woodgate, Jermaine Jenas and Sebastian Bassong
- Emmanuel Adebayor is suffering something of a goal drought having not scored in the last nine games he has been available for.
- Newcastle's biggest win over Tottenham was the 7-1 thrashing in 1996 thanks to Les Ferdinand and Alan Shearer's inspired doubles.
- Newcastle has won six times at White Hart Lane in the Premier League era, the team's joint-best record on the road against any side.
- However, Tottenham has lost just once in its last 29 home Premier League encounters.
- Spurs have also fired more shots at goal (155) than any other team in the Premier League.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Tottenham 2-1 Newcastle
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Tottenham 3-1 Newcastle
- 16.02 %
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Tottenham 1-1 Newcastle
- 9.9 %
| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | Feb 11, 2012 | Tottenham 5 - Newcastle 0 |
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| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | Oct 16, 2011 | Newcastle 2 - Tottenham 2 |
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| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | Jan 22, 2011 | Newcastle 1 - Tottenham 1 |
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| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | Dec 28, 2010 | Tottenham 2 - Newcastle 0 |
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| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | Apr 19, 2009 | Tottenham 1 - Newcastle 0 |
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Tottenham
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| May 13, 2012 | Tottenham 2 - Fulham 0 | EPL |
| May 6, 2012 | Aston Villa 1 - Tottenham 1 | EPL |
| May 2, 2012 | Bolton 1 - Tottenham 4 | EPL |
| Apr 29, 2012 | Tottenham 2 - Blackburn 0 | EPL |
| Apr 21, 2012 | QPR 1 - Tottenham 0 | EPL |
Newcastle
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| May 13, 2012 | Everton 3 - Newcastle 1 | EPL |
| May 6, 2012 | Newcastle 0 - Manchester City 2 | EPL |
| May 2, 2012 | Chelsea 0 - Newcastle 2 | EPL |
| Apr 28, 2012 | Wigan Athletic 4 - Newcastle 0 | EPL |
| Apr 21, 2012 | Newcastle 3 - Stoke 0 | EPL |
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| 24 | Brad Friedel | Goalkeeper |
| 20 | Michael Dawson | Defender |
| 26 | Ledley King | Defender |
| 28 | Kyle Walker | Defender |
| 32 | Benoit Assou-Ekotto | Defender |
| 3 | Gareth Bale | Midfielder |
| 8 | Scott Parker | Midfielder |
| 14 | Luka Modric | Midfielder |
| 21 | Niko Kranjcar | Midfielder |
| 10 | Emmanuel Adebayor | Striker |
| 8 | Louis Saha | Striker |
| 23 | Carlo Cudicini | Goalkeeper |
| 6 | Ryan Nelsen | Defender |
| 20 | Bongani Khumalo | Defender |
| 7 | Aaron Lennon | Midfielder |
| 25 | Danny Rose | Midfielder |
| 29 | Jake Livermore | Midfielder |
| 18 | Jermain Defoe | Striker |
| 26 | Tim Krul | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Fabricio Coloccini | Defender |
| 3 | Davide Santon | Defender |
| 5 | Danny Simpson | Defender |
| 6 | Mike Williamson | Defender |
| 14 | James Perch | Midfielder |
| 8 | Danny Guthrie | Midfielder |
| 18 | Jonás Gutiérrez | Midfielder |
| 9 | Papiss Cissé | Striker |
| 19 | Demba Ba | Striker |
| 25 | Gabriel Obertan | Striker |
| 12 | Rob Elliot | Goalkeeper |
| 31 | Shane Ferguson | Midfielder |
| 10 | Hatem Ben Arfa | Midfielder |
| - | Mehdi Abeid | Midfielder |
| 15 | Dan Gosling | Midfielder |
| 11 | Peter Lovenkrands | Striker |
| 23 | Shola Ameobi | Striker |
Results
Times In EST
Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Robin van Persie
Striker Arsenal |
30 | 2 |
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Wayne Rooney
Striker Man United |
27 | 6 |
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Kun Agüero
Striker Man City |
23 | 3 |
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Aiyegbeni Yakubu
Striker Blackburn Rovers |
17 | 4 |
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Emmanuel Adebayor
Striker Tottenham |
17 | 3 |