FM Preview: Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United 28 Dec 2010

Last updated : 27 December 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United fixture

Newcastle Utd. face a trip to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on Tuesday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Magpies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in April 2009, the Spurs carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premier League match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Sun 19 AprTottenham H.1 - 0Newcastle Utd.PREM
2008/2009Sun 21 DecNewcastle Utd.2 - 1Tottenham H.PREM
2008/2009Wed 24 SepNewcastle Utd.1 - 2Tottenham H.LGEC
2007/2008Sun 30 MarTottenham H.1 - 4Newcastle Utd.PREM
2007/2008Mon 22 OctNewcastle Utd.3 - 1Tottenham H.PREM
2006/2007Sun 14 JanTottenham H.2 - 3Newcastle Utd.PREM
2006/2007Sat 23 DecNewcastle Utd.3 - 1Tottenham H.PREM

Recent respective form guides

Tottenham Hotspur are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Spurs, with 6 goals against.

Newcastle Utd. have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the Magpies have hit 10 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Tottenham H.'s total of 30 points from their 18 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Newcastle Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 22 from their 18 games so far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Tottenham H.633012712
Newcastle Utd.61237135

FootyMad's prediction ...

Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Spurs. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Tottenham H. Unbeaten in the last 9 home games.
Unbeaten run of 9 matches.
Newcastle Utd. Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.