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Newcastle vs Tottenham team news, prediction and preview as both sides look for winning start to season

Fixture is a repeat of last year, where Spurs won 2-0 at St James' Park

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TOTTENHAM kick off their season away at Newcastle looking to hit the ground running.

It is a repeat fixture of last year, where Spurs won 2-0 at St James' Park.

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Newcastle and Spurs faced each other on the first game of last season as well
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Newcastle and Spurs faced each other on the first game of last season as wellCredit: Reuters

But this year Toon could have the upper hand with Mauricio Pochettino missing several top stars due to their involvement in the World Cup.

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Wag watch

Ruby Mae raised her profile at the World Cup as she cheered on Dele Alli in Russia.

The lingerie model met the Tottenham and England ace in early 2016 and first hit headlines when she consoled him after defeat to Iceland at the Euros.

Dele Alli's girlfriend Ruby Mae is the Wag to watch in this fixture
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Dele Alli's girlfriend Ruby Mae is the Wag to watch in this fixtureCredit: Getty - Contributor

Fashion victim

Alli not only has a stunning girlfriend, but his own fashion brand.

His clothing range with BoohooMAN may look trendy but is more of a hit with reality TV stars than the average football fan.

Look ahead to the weekend

Manchester United vs Leicester

Newcastle vs Tottenham

Bournemouth vs Cardiff

Fulham vs Crystal Palace

Huddersfield vs Chelsea

Watford vs Brighton

Wolves vs Everton

Liverpool vs West Ham

Southampton vs Burnley

Arsenal vs Man City

 

Likely line-ups

Newcastle: Dubravka; Yedlin, Lascelles, Schar, Dummett; Shelvey, Ki, Ritchie; Perez, Kenedy; Rondon

Spurs: Vorm; Aurier, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Rose; Dembele, Wanyama; Lamela, Eriksen, Son; Kane

The stat that matters

This will be the fourth time Newcastle and Tottenham have met on the opening weekend of a Premier League campaign, more often than any other fixture in the competition.

What the boss said

Rafa Benitez: "I am confident we can do something (in the transfer window) - how many players? For me, to balance the team, we need four players."

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Rafa Benitez and Mauricio Pochettino are both looking for a perfect start to the season
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Rafa Benitez and Mauricio Pochettino are both looking for a perfect start to the seasonCredit: Times Newspapers Ltd

Mauricio Pochettino: "It would be better for these players to miss the first one or two games than to play and end up getting injured and missing more games further down the line.

“It’s a massive challenge for these players to get fit in time for the Newcastle game. Almost impossible.

“If we feel it is too much of a risk to play these players then, no matter how much work they have been doing, we will not play them. Simple as that.”

Prediction

Newcastle 1 Tottenham 1

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