As the 2023-24 season heads into the run-in, starting with a league fixture at home versus Tottenham, Newcastle United and their fans will probably ponder what might have been. Had they not been so severely stricken with injuries, all season long, what might have been?
Would they have been able to retain a place in the UEFA Champions League? Hard to say, but the chance of making Conference League is still there for the taking. While the odds might not be the greatest for Europa League qualification, it is still also a possibility.
Tottenham Hotspur at Newcastle United FYIs
Kick: Saturday, Apr. 13, 2024 12:30 PM Local Time, St. James Park, Newcastle
Team News: Tottenham Newcastle
Starting XI Predictions: Tottenham Newcastle
Transatlantic Passage: How the Premier League Redefined Soccer in America: LINK
PL Standing: Tottenham 4th, 60 pts Newcastle 8th, 47 pts
Form Guide: Tottenham WDWLW Newcastle WDWLW
Google Result Probability: Tottenham 42% Newcastle 35% Draw 23%
Eddie Howe, making the best of what’s around, who he still has to work with, just needs to go all in, balls to the wall, leave it all out on the pitch (pick your monstrously shopworn cliche) down the stretch here.
Newcastle United Starting XI Prediction vs Tottenham Hotspur
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Paul M. Banks is the Founding Editor of The Sports Bank. He’s also the author of “Transatlantic Passage: How the English Premier League Redefined Soccer in America,” and “No, I Can’t Get You Free Tickets: Lessons Learned From a Life in the Sports Media Industry.”
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