please log in to view this image Sunday 1st September 1.30pm Premier League St. James' Park Too early for injury news, but I believe Bentancur is still out due to the concussion protocol. Fabian Schar serves the last of his 3 match ban. No other players are suspended. Lineups for each side's last league game: Spurs: Vicario; Porro, Romero, van de Ven, Udogie; Kulusevski, Bissouma, Maddison; Johnson, Son, Odobert. Subs: Forster, Spence, Dragusin, Davies, Gray, Bergvall, Sarr, Werner, Richarlion. Newcastle: Pope; Livramento, Krafth, Burn, Kelly; Longstaff, Guimaraes, Joelinton; Murphy, Isak, Gordon. Subs: Ruddy, Trippier, Murphy, Targett, Hall, Almiron, Willock, Barnes, Osula. Ref: Robert "complete ****house" Jones. VAR: Stuart ****ing Attwell. TV: Sky Sports. How would you like to line up for this one and how do you think we actually will line up?
Should we just forfeit the game, take the 3-0 loss and paltry fine and move on? It would save the fans a lot of time and money.
Play the under 19s to get them some practice rathather than risk any first team injuries during our customary yearly humiliation on the tyne
Honestly this is just so Tottenham. £125m on a pair of strikers and neither's likely available . That said I wouldn't have changed much from the side that beat Everton anyway. I'd probably bring Sarr (or Bentancur especially if his protocol suspension is up, not sure if it is or isn't) in for Johnson and push Kulu out wide.
Richarlison confirmed as being out for 2-3 weeks. Most of that is the international break but good grief I thought if we were signing a dud, could that dud not at least have the courtesy to be fit and available for more than 50% of the season?
Bentancur back and available, Solanke won't be as a precaution. I'm expecting the same team as Everton, but with Bentancur possibly coming in for Johnson and Kulusevski pushing up top next to Son. Gigi Udogie VDV Romero Porro Maddison Bentancur Bissouma Odobert Son Kulusevski
We've also retained the top scorer from our successful U21 campaign last season, turning down a number of loan offers for him. He's also injured.
Bit of a perfect storm on the striker front right now isn’t it. Typical Spurs! I’m liking Kulu much more in the middle than on the right. I suspect it’ll be the same team that started against Everton.
I'd expect a bit more in the midfield, as Newcastle won't be anywhere near as easy to play against as Everton were. Postecoglou may switch things up a little.
Yeah he always talks positively about Brennan Johnson and that he sees him as the long term solution at RW so expect him to start
