Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur: Premier League – live!

Updates from the 6pm BST kick-off at St James’ ParkSaudi Arabia’s beIN ban further complicates takeoverLive scoreboard: the latest from Wednesday’s gamesHow they stand: the latest Premier League tableAnd you can get in touch with Nick via email or Twitter 5.17pm BST Newcastle: Dubravka; Krafth, Fernandez, Schar, Yedlin; Shelvey, Bentaleb, Almiron; Ritchie, Gayle, Saint-Maximin. Subs: Darlow, Joelinton, Muto, Manquillo, Lazaro, Atsu, M Longstaff, Allan, Young.Spurs: Lloris; Aurier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Davies; Winks, Sissoko; Lo Celso, Lucas, Son; Kane. Subs: Gazzaniga, Tanganga, Vertonghen, White, Sessegnon, Skipp, Gedson, Lamela, Bergwijn. 3.32pm BST Welcome to the first of two pretty significant games in the chase for Europa League spots. Arsenal v Liverpool is later, but first of all let’s see if Spurs can really hammer home their recent spot of moderately improved form and move up to seventh – or sixth if they can win and Wolves lose at Burnley.It’s all slightly cold comfort given last year’s Champions League exploits, but finishing in that top six or seven would at least suggest some minor momentum is brewing under Jose Mourinho. That victory over Arsenal on Sunday was huge, really, and there’s a fair chance they’ll be five points clear of their north London rivals (the current gap is two) by the time today is out. Provided Jose is off the phone to his mate Pep, and they’ve hashed out the nuances of FFP, he’ll see this as a massive opportunity to further silence the haterz and the doubterz. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2020/jul/15/newcastle-united-v-tottenham-hotspur-premier-league-live #premier_league #newcastle_united #tottenham_hotspur #football #sport