Son Heung-min decision made as £20m man comes in: Tottenham predicted XI v Newcastle
01/03/2025 04:15 PM
Tottenham Hotspur will look to claim their first Premier League win since mid-December when they host Newcastle United in Saturday’s early kick-off.
The injury-plagued Lilywhites have picked up just one point from their last three Premier League games, with Wolves equalising late on for a 2-2 draw last time out.
Meanwhile, Newcastle have won their last four league games, scoring 13 goals and not conceding once.
TBR Football looks at who Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou could pick in his starting XI for the 12:30pm kick-off in North London.
Tottenham team news v Newcastle
Postecoglou provided a team update at Friday’s pre-match presser.
He confirmed that Destiny Udogie's hamstring injury will rule him out for around six weeks, while Rodrigo Bentancur is suspended for the game.
Postecoglou also said Richarlison and Mikey Moore look like "the next cabs off the rank" and should hopefully be back by next week.
In addition, the Tottenham boss said Ben Davies, Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero should be back by the end of January.
Son Heung-min tipped for rest as Djed Spence, Pape Matar Sarr and Timo Werner come in
With Guglielmo Vicario, Udogie, Davies, Van de Ven and Romero sidelined, Tottenham’s goalkeeper and back four continue to pick themselves.
Fraser Forster is expected to start in goal, while Archie Gray and Radu Dragusin should start at centre-back and Djed Spence and Pedro Porro should line up at full-back.
The £20million defender will be eager to make amends after struggling and getting sent off against Nottingham Forest.
With Bentancur suspended, Pape Matar Sarr is likely to come into the midfield alongside Yves Bissouma.
Dejan Kulusevski and Brennan Johnson both shone for Tottenham against Wolves, so both are likely to keep their places.
Son Heung-min struggled against Wolves and looks like he needs a rest, so Timo Werner could replace him on the left-hand side.
Finally, Dominic Solanke is likely to lead the line for Tottenham as they search for their first league win since mid-December.
Tottenham predicted XI v Newcastle (4-2-3-1): Forster; Porro, Dragusin, Gray, Spence; Bissouma, Sarr; Johnson, Kulusevski, Werner; Solanke
