Tottenham Hotspur need a win at home to Newcastle United on Saturday to take some pressure off of manager Ange Postecoglou as 2025 gets underway in London. Spurs drew with Wolverhampton Wanderers in their final English Premier League game of 2024 while the Magpies saw off Manchester United.

Follow live coverage as Tottenham Hotspur face Newcastle United today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.

The record for being the most points off the top at Christmas before going on to win the Premier League title belongs to Arsenal, who were 13 points behind Man Utd in 1997/98. This would give hope to Newcastle United, who are currently eighth, 13 points behind Liverpool.