Tottenham Hotspur will be looking to bounce back from Wednesday’s defeat when they welcome Newcastle United to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in their next Premier League encounter on Sunday afternoon.
Spurs are hoping to return to winning ways after their good early season was dented by a 2-0 defeat to Manchester United. And if it wasn’t for Hugo Lloris, it might’ve been even more.
The Magpies are looking to continue their current form – they currently are on a run of six games unbeaten – following the midweek 1-0 win over Everton thanks to a Miguel Almirón strike.
The defeat leaves Spurs in third place on the league table level on 23 points with second-placed Manchester City, while Everton dropped down to 15th place on the log with 10 points, despite the win.
When the two teams met in the Premier League last season, Spurs walked away with a maximum of six points after claim a 3-2 win in the first leg before cruising to a comfortable 5-1 victory in the return leg.
Antonio Conte will be with key players Dejan Kulusevski (Thigh), Richarlison (Calf), who remain sidelined through injury, but he will be boosted by the return of Emerson Royal, who is available once more after completing his ban against Man United on Wednesday night.
Eddie Howe will have four players unavailable for the clash due to injury including Karl Darlow (Ankle), Emil Krafth (Cruciate Ligament Rupture), Allan Saint-Maximin (Muscle) and Alexander Isak (Hamstring).
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg has been a man in form for Spurs after scoring three goals and registering one assist in 11 league appearances for Spurs.
Miguel Almirón will look to build on his stellar performance against Everton, which took his goal tally for the season to five goals in 11 league appearances so far this season.
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