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Newcastle United 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League

2–2Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur drew 2–2.

Shots
198
Shots on target
72
Possession
53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

Newcastle and Tottenham drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Newcastle – Tottenham): shots 19–8, shots on target 7–2, possession 53%–47%, corners 11–8. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Newcastle's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Newcastle's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.36 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2 goals/match1.36 goals/match1.36 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Newcastle, Tottenham.

3.11 days ▲Rest daysNewcastle · Tottenham3.01 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricNewcastleTottenhamBaseline
Rest days3.11 days3.01 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

5.93 corners/matchCornersNewcastle · Tottenham● 6 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricNewcastleTottenhamBaseline
Corners5.93 corners/match6 corners/match5.19 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots19 shots8 shotsNewcastle United 19 shots, Tottenham Hotspur 8 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots2 shotsNewcastle United 7 shots, Tottenham Hotspur 2 shots
  • Possession53%47%Newcastle United 53%, Tottenham Hotspur 47%
  • Corners11 corners8 cornersNewcastle United 11 corners, Tottenham Hotspur 8 corners
  • Fouls5 fouls12 foulsNewcastle United 5 fouls, Tottenham Hotspur 12 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards3 cardsNewcastle United 0 cards, Tottenham Hotspur 3 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4Newcastle United
0Draws
1Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur — Newcastle United · Premier League1–2
Newcastle United — Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League2–1
Newcastle United — Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League4–0
Tottenham Hotspur — Newcastle United · Premier League4–1
Newcastle United — Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League6–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Newcastle United favored in 5 of 9 directional metrics · Tottenham Hotspur in 2 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Newcastle United14 matchesTottenham Hotspur14 matches
1.36 goals/matchGoals scored14/14▲ 1.64 goals/match
1.29 goals/matchGoals allowed14/141.29 goals/match
12.3 shots/match ▲Shots14/149.43 shots/match
4.29 shots/match ▲Shots on target14/143.14 shots/match
50%Possession14/14● 53.1%
5.93 corners/matchCorners14/14● 6 corners/match
1.21 cards/matchCards14/142.5 cards/match
10.1 fouls/matchFouls14/1411.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples14 / 14home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
Analysis cutoff: Wed, 3 Dec 2025, 00:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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