At around the same time last season, Newcastle United and Liverpool were battling for the fourth and the last spot for the Champions League. This year, things are very different. Newcastle is outside looking in for the place in the Evropa Conference League, while Liverpool is battling for the title with Arsenal and Manchester City. The Newcastle of 2024 is Aston Villa, who are level on points with Tottenham on the fourth place (but with a game in hand). The Spurs and the Villains will be head-to-head probably until the end of the season, and Tottenham have a very tough game today, against Newcastle United. Ahead of the game, coach Ange Postecoglou talked about his opponent, and admitted that he didn’t watch the last game of his team at St. James Park – a 6-1 thrashing.Newcastle fans reading the 23/24 injury list pic.twitter.com/ZkRSwuCusE https://t.co/7sHRQ9CTkz— Cam (@cam_nufc) April 8, 2024 “No I haven’t, because there’s no reason to for me. It will be a tough game. We’ll have good preparation for it. They’re obviously going through a tough time themselves in terms of injuries, like most clubs this year, but probably they’ve been hurt for a more prolonged period. When I watch them, particularly at home, they’re still a very, very good side. The crowd gives them a lot of energy irrespective of who they put out there, and the games, irrespective of who they play against, tend to be fairly high tempo because of the energy in the stadium” he said, while mentioning that his own team will be without Richarlison in attack.Tottenham are now 𝐒𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍 points better off compared to last season after 31 games! ⚪️📈 pic.twitter.com/uswlFypj3d— Spurs Global (@spurssglobal) April 11, 2024 Being without the Brazilian, along with long-term absentees Manor Solomon, Fraser Forster and Ryan Sessegnon doesn’t look so bad, when you look at Newcastle’s injury room. The Magpies have delt with an enormous number of injuries, which also influenced their performances in the Premier League, but also in the Champions League as well. And that is something Postecoglou is aware of.”Certainly there is a cautionary tale there that getting into Champions League also means greater demands. Demands on players, demands on the squad and you have to be geared up for it or else it can affect all parts of your season. It has been tough on Newcastle this year because the progress last year was fantastic, the reward for that was Champions League and this year for whatever reason it has made it a really challenging season on all fronts for them” said the Spurs boss.’I believe that I should be a part of England squad’The Magpies are crippled with injuries and will have to face Tottenham without almost a full squad of players: Joe Willock, Nick Pope, Miggy Almiron, Tino Livramento, Matt Targett, Jamaal Lascelles, Sandro Tonali, Joelinton, Sven Botman, Lewis Miley and Kieran Trippier. ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 33Saturday 14:30: (2.80) Newcastle (3.60) Tottenham (2.40)17:00: (1.45) Brentford (4.80) Sheffield Utd (8.00)17:00: (2.20) Nott.Forest (3.45) Wolverhampton (3.25)17:00: (1.10) Man.City (11.0) Luton (18.0)17:00: (3.40) Burnley (3.50) Brighton (2.10)19:30: (2.60) Bournemouth (3.40) Man.Utd. (2.70)Sunday 16:00: (2.35) West Ham (3.50) Fulham (2.95)16:00: (1.22) Liverpool (6.50) Crystal Palace (12.0)18:30: (1.30) Arsenal (5.80) Aston Villa (9.00)Monday 22:00: (1.70) Chelsea (3.70) Everton (5.10)***odds are subject to change***
