Evening Standard

The latest chapter of what of late has been a feast of thumpings between these two teams takes place today at St James’ Park. Since Eddie Howe was appointed, Newcastle have won this fixture 6-1 and 4-0 at home, and a 2-1 win away, while also losing 5-1 and 4-0, taking the tally to 24 goals in five games. More of the same today?

The hosts are boosted by the return, from an almost year-long suspension, of Sandro Tonali, who played an hour against Nottingham Forest in the midweek Carabao Cup clash, and could start again today, but have looked sluggish in their opening games of the Premier League season, despite beating Southampton and drawing with the Cherries.

Tottenham, meanwhile, should have knocked four past Leicester but ended up drawing 1-1 before taking their chances in a thumping of Everton. They are without Richarlison and Dominic Solanke this afternoon, so Heung-min Son will lead the line. Micky van de Ven is a doubt. Follow the game LIVE below with our dedicated match blog, featuring expert insight and analysis from Dan Kilpatrick.