Newcastle v Tottenham

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Newcastle United grabbed a valuable 1-0 win away from home at Fulham in last weekend's Premier League action which helped The Magpies up into eighth place in the English top flight table but it's looking more and more likely that the best that Newcastle can hope for this season is a possible sixth place finish, while Tottenham leapfrogged Aston Villa up into fourth spot and Champions League contention with a resounding 3-1 home win against lowly Nottingham Forest.

After achieving a breakthrough season in last year's campaign though under manager Eddie Howe, the north-east club have failed to live up to expectations this term as The Magpies have found it difficult to maintain last season's consistency, picking up just five wins from their last 14 matches overall in the domestic top flight.

Victories against the likes of Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest, Wolves, West Ham and Fulham were kind of expected but having also been handed no fewer than six defeats as well within this period, the hosts will do well to grab all three points here in this Saturday lunchtime encounter.

However, goals have usually not been very far away when Newcastle United have been playing and indeed, no fewer than seven of Newcastle's last 10 league games have produced four goals or more.

Tottenham were also amongst the goals in last weekend's 3-1 home win against Nottingham Forest which not only extended Spurs' unbeaten run in the Premier League to three games but also handed Ange Postecoglou's side an all-important three points which has now lifted the north London club into fourth place and contention for a Champions League spot for next season.

After having had to endure a worrying slump of form in the Premier League from early November through to early December which saw Tottenham suffer four defeats in five games, the London club have since staged a recovery by way of losing just three further games in their subsequent 16 matches overall, picking up 10 wins in the process.

Goals have also accompanied these impressive results for Tottenham as nine of Spurs' last 16 games have also resulted in four or more goals being scored and on their travels the goals have continued flowing as eight of Tottenham's last 10 away games in the Premier League have resulted in Over 2.5 goals as well.

Newcastle United v Tottenham Verdict

Previous history between Newcastle United and Tottenham also underline the prominence of goals in previous encounters as five of the last six meetings have also produced Over 3.5 goals regardless of where the fixture has been played so further goals look very likely here this Saturday as Newcastle strive for the highest league position possible while Tottenham look to hang onto fourth place with a win here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 3.5 goals @ 1.90

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 4.00

Correct Score: 2-2 @ 12.00