In a weekend match on Sunday Oct 17th, in week 8, Newcastle United will play host to Tottenham Hotspur in a Premier League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which is great football weather. 19th placed Newcastle United is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hee Chan Hwang scored the first goal for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 20th minute, then Jeff Hendrick tied it up for Newcastle United in the 41st minute on a feed from Javi Manquillo. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches, while tottenham Hotspur sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Aston Villa. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg scored the first goal for Tottenham Hotspur in the 27th minute, but Ollie Watkins got the equalizer for Aston Villa in the 67th minute. Tottenham Hotspur is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.
Heung-Min Son has been the most effective weapon for Tottenham Hotspur lately. The attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches. Newcastle United’s most prolific scorer has been Allan Saint-Maximin. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.