Tottenham vs Newcastle Preview: Team News & Prediction

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This is a fascinating contest at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as Tottenham come up against Newcastle United in North London, with both sides in so-called ‘transition’.

Kick-off date/time: 29 August 2026 at 5:30 pm

How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports / USA – NBC

How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / USA – Peacock

Tottenham preview: De Zerbi’s bizarre start

After keeping Tottenham up on the final day of last season, there was an expectation that Spurs would hit the ground running under Roberto De Zerbi this time around but they instead put in one of their worst performances in recent years on the opening day.

In a London derby against Brentford, Spurs capitulated to a 3-0 loss to The Bees, fortunate it wasn’t four with an Igor Thiago missed penalty. They will aim to completely shake that off but there is a concern that it could well be a sign of more of the same from the North Londoners.

Newcastle preview: Jaissle’s energetic opening

Mid-way through pre-season, Eddie Howe departed Newcastle and was eventually replaced by former Red Bull Salzburg boss Matthias Jaissle, who has won back-to-back AFC Champions League titles with Al Ahli in the last couple of seasons.

Jaissle is in charge of a much-changed Newcastle side that have spent big this summer and they were as energetic as one might expect as they went 1-0 and then 2-1 up against Liverpool before a late Dominik Szoboszlai penalty denied them three points.

Tottenham team news: Positive situation

Roberto De Zerbi has confirmed that long-term injury absentee Mohammed Kudus could return to the squad this weekend but only to the bench.

Omar Marmoush and Savio are also available, with the latter scoring on debut in the cup in midweek, and both are expected to be involved here.

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Kinsky; Porro, Van Hecke, Van de Ven, Robertson; Tonali, Fernandes; Moore, Gallagher, Savio; Richarlison

Unavailable: Sarr (Injured), Kulusevski (Injured), Simons (Injured), Odobert (Injured)

Questionable: Maddison (Injured), Kudus (Fitness)

Newcastle team news: Nico could be involved

Bazoumana Toure limped off in the cup in midweek but has been described as 'fine for the weekend' by Matthias Jaissle, while fellow new signing Nico Gonzalez could also be involved here.

Tino Livramento has returned to training but it would be a surprise to see him come straight back into the eleven with Dan Burn, Joelinton and Will Osula remaining sidelined - with the latter forced off against Liverpool.

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Hornicek; Dedic, Thiaw, Botman, Hall; Steur, Miley; Elanga, Willock, Barnes; Wissa

Unavailable: Burn (Injured), Joelinton (Injured), Osula (Injured)

Questionable: Livramento (Fitness)

Tottenham vs Newcastle prediction

In midweek, Spurs hammered Charlton Athletic by five goals to one in the second round of the EFL Cup, while Newcastle edged through an entertaining tie against West Bromwich Albion by three goals to two. Those ties may not be massively important for the rest of their season but they do perhaps suggest entertaining and open styles of football being implemented by their respective coaches and so both teams scoring does seem a very decent bet for this one.

Tottenham vs Newcastle tip: Both teams to score