Pedro equalises for Brighton from spot against Arsenal
Man City hit four against West Ham
Palace draw with Chelsea; Bournemouth beat Everton
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Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle
And now a huge chance for Newcastle!
Sandro Tonali is on the charge but his attempt comes back off a Spurs players into the path of Anthony Gordon who scoops it over the bar when he should have scored.
Crystal Palace v Chelsea (15:00 GMT)
Crystal Palace are looking for back-to-back league wins for the first time this season after Sunday's 2-1 victory at home against Southampton.
Captain Marc Guehi returns from suspension to face his former club with Cheick Doucoure also coming in.
Trevoh Chalobah is ineligible to face his parent club with Will Hughes also dropping out.
Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Mitchell, Lacroix, Guehi, Sarr, Lerma, Eze, Munoz, Mateta, Richards, Doucoure.
Subs: Turner, Nketiah, Schlupp, Clyne, Kamada, Riad, Devenny, Kporha, Agbinone.
Chelsea are seeking their first league win since 15 December and Enzo Maresca makes five changes to the side that lost 2-0 against Ipswich on Monday.
Goalkeeper Robert Sanchez replaces Filip Jorgensen with Malo gusto, Josh Acheampong, Nicolas Jackson and Pedro Neto also coming in.
Reece James is named on the bench for the second successive game and could make his first appearance since 10 November after recovering from a thigh injury.
Tosin Adarabioyo, Noni Madueke, Joao Felix and Christopher Nkunku drop to the bench.
Chelsea XI: Sanchez, Cucurella, Colwill, Neto, Fernandez, Jackson, Sancho, Palmer, Caicedo, Gusto, Acheampong.
Subs: Jorgensen, Disasi, Adarabioyo, Madueke, Felix, Nkunku, James, Guiu, Veiga.
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At this rate, I’ll be disappointed if I don’t get a call-up to play at centre-back for Spurs in the next few weeks.
Andrew
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Much better by Tottenham!
Martin Dubravka gets down to keep out Pape Sarr's attempt from outside the box and Brennan Johnson is first to pounce on the rebound. His attempt comes back off a post from a tight angle.
Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle
Steph Houghton
Former Manchester City and England captain on BBC Radio 5 Live
Before the game started we talked about building relationships and I am presuming this back-four have never played before.
I can understand the frustration of the Spurs fans, but you have to prepare for these circumstances.
Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle
Another decent claim by Brandon Austin after Jacob Murphy pings one into the danger area. Spurs are just about shading this half so far but Martin Dubravka has not had a lot to do.
Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle
Statman Dave
Football analyst on BBC Radio 5 Live
Very puzzled.
Djed Spence, according to these numbers I'm looking at has played once at centre-back for Nottingham Forest under-18s in a 5-0 defeat.
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Newcastle are yet to get going this half. It's been a scrappy start and now Bruno Guimaraes is down after being clattered. The referee decides it is not a foul.
Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle
Curtis Davies
Former Premier League defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
Ange Postecoglou has brought on Sergio Reguilon and put Djed Spence at centre-half.
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Craig Smith: Think Newcastle will come to regret not getting a third. Spurs were a mess defensively in that first half. But they are always good for goals. (And can’t see Burn lasting the game on that yellow).
Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle
Image source, Getty ImagesDominic Solanke clatters into Martin Dubravka as the Newcastle keeper tries to make a clearance. Dubravka is back on his feet after a bit of treatment.
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If a team wins they’re in a title race and if they lose they’re going down. I love the Premier League.
Murphy from Bedford
Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle
Timo Werner feeds Dejan Kulusevski, who is captaining Spurs today, but his attempted cross is blocked.
Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle
Sergio Reguilon comes on for Radu Dragusin at the start of the second half. Back under way.
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Spurs are making a change at the start of the second half.
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As an Arsenal fan I was worried when Ange took the Spurs job. I feared they might actually turn into a decent team. More than happy for him to stay around for a while now…
Paul, Amsterdam
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Newcastle have been first to everything. They're first back out for the start of the second half as well.
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With the current injury situation at Tottenham, Ange should have more awareness that the current starting XI cannot cope with how he wants the game played. Yet he persists with total chaotic tactics. It is not entertaining.
Giles, Derry
HT: Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle
Curtis Davies
Former Premier League defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
Image source, ReutersOn James Maddison or Son Heung-min being introduced...
With Ange Postecoglou you don't know what you're going to get, but one of them needs to be introduced. I would say Spurs need James Maddison to get a hold of the game.
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Son Heung-min and James Maddison to start the second half?
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 17 | 28 | 45 |
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| 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 18 | 21 | 40 |
| |
| 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 37 |
| |
| 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 36 |
| |
| 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 35 |
| |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 34 |
| |
| 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 33 |
| |
| 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 32 |
| |
| 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 29 |
| |
| 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 28 |
| |
| 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 27 |
| |
| 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 24 |
| |
| 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 39 | -15 | 23 |
| |
| 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 22 |
| |
| 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 21 |
| |
| 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 17 |
| |
| 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 42 | -11 | 16 |
| |
| 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 33 | -15 | 15 |
| |
| 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 44 | -21 | 14 |
| |
| 20 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 44 | -32 | 6 |
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Manager: Fabian Hürzeler
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Mikel Arteta
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Manager: Fabian Hürzeler
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Mikel Arteta
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
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Having been unbeaten in five consecutive home league games against Arsenal between 1982 and 2020 (W4 D1), Brighton have now lost three of their last four against the Gunners (D1).
Arsenal have won three of their last five Premier League games against Brighton (D1 L1), as many as they had in their first 10 against the Seagulls in the competition (D3 L4).
Brighton haven’t lost their first league game in any of the last eight calendar years (W3 D5), since a 1-0 home loss to Wolves on New Year’s Day 2016 in the Championship.
Brighton and Hove Albion scored just 21 goals at the Amex in the Premier League in 2024, a drop of 25 goals from 2023 when they scored 46. They failed to score in six home games in 2024, having only failed to score in one in 2023.
No side won more points in the Premier League in 2024 than Arsenal (85). Their 26 wins were their most in one year since 2004 (also 26), their 89 goals were their most since 1963 (112) and their 18 clean sheets were their most since 1999 (19).
Brighton and Hove Albion have drawn their last three Premier League games and are winless in seven (D5 L2). The Seagulls haven’t drawn four league games in a row since October 2014 in the Championship under Sami Hyypia.
In their first 19 Premier League games under Fabian Hürzeler, Brighton have drawn nine times (W6 L4). Only three managers have drawn 10 of their first 20 games in the Premier League – John Lyall in 1992 (11), John Deehan in 1994 (10) and Egil Olsen in 1999 (10).
Kai Havertz has scored in each of his last four Premier League games against Brighton, netting in all three against the Seagulls so far for Arsenal.
Bukayo Saka was directly involved in 28 Premier League goals for Arsenal in 2024 (15 goals, 13 assists), the most by a Gunners player in a single year since Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in 2018 (23 goals, 7 assists). Saka’s 13 assists were the most for Arsenal in a year since Mesut Özil assisted 20 goals in 2015.
Since the start of last season, João Pedro has more Premier League goals and assists combined than any other Brighton player (13 goals, 8 assists) – his 13 goals are the most, while his eight assists are bettered only by the now departed Pascal Groß (10).
