Recent encounters between Newcastle and Tottenham have come with a guarantee of goals and the clubs’ last seven meetings averaged a net-shredding 4.85 goals per game.

Last season’s Premier League double-header between the sides alone featured nine goals, with Newcastle (4-0) and Tottenham (4-1) recording one convincing home win apiece.

With Spurs’ commitment to attacking football under Ange Postecoglou a defining factor, 79% of Tottenham’s Premier League fixtures last season saw three or more goals, so expect another entertaining affair when the Londoners visit St. James’ Park.

Tottenham operate with one of the highest defensive lines in the Premier League, though players with explosive acceleration and the intelligence to time their runs can profit against Spurs. Newcastle’s Alexander Isak falls into the category.

The Swedish international has looked a little rusty in the campaign’s opening weeks, however, he should have opportunities to blow off the cobwebs against Tottenham, so don’t be surprised if he steals the show.

Isak racked up ten attempts on goal across Newcastle’s last two home meetings with Tottenham, four of which found the target and the 24-year-old’s pace could get him behind the same defence on Sunday. That makes Isak an attractive prospect in the 2+ shots on target range again.

Cristian Romero found the going tough against Newcastle last season and the no-nonsense Argentinean has a habit of launching into tackles when he feels the squeeze.

Tottenham’s centre-half committed three fouls in each of his two Premier League appearances against the Magpies in 2023/24 and picked up a yellow card on each occasion, and the members of United’s fleet-footed forward line could make life just as uncomfortable for Romero on Sunday.

Romero, who fouled at least one in 18 separate Premier League matches last season, should be good for at least one more at St. James’ Park.

Son Heung-Min was in full flow against Everton last weekend, hitting the target with all three of his attempts and scoring two of Tottenham’s goals in the club’s emphatic 4-0 win over the Toffees.

The 32-year-old, who has averaged at least one shot on target per 90 across every single one of his nine Premier League campaigns with Tottenham, is a devastating attacking force in this sort of mood and Son can make another telling impact against Newcastle.

Son was fouled four times and was kept on the periphery of the game when Tottenham lost 4-0 at St. James’ Park in April. He didn’t register a single shot in the north east in April, but we’re backing him to be sharper here.

Alexander Isak has been a chief protagonist in this fixture in recent seasons. The Swedish striker scored twice in a 6-1 Newcastle win over Tottenham in April last year and history repeated itself when the Magpies steamrollered over Spurs again four months ago.

Again, Isak’s running power caused mayhem against Tottenham’s high defensive line and the former Real Sociedad starlet helped himself to two goals in Newcastle’s spectacular 4-0 win.

St. James’ Park seems to bring out the best in Isak in general. 14 of his 21 Premier League goals last season were struck on home soil for Newcastle and Isak has excellent credentials in the anytime goalscorer market again on Sunday.

Dan Burn spent most of last season positioned at left back for Newcastle, though the towering defender has been filling in at centre-half this term in the absence of some injured teammates.

Burn is a reliable performer, though the timing of his tackles could be better on occasion and the 32-year-old has already committed 2.50 fouls per 90 minutes for Newcastle this season, making him one of the team’s worst offenders in that arena.

The boyhood Magpies fan, who gave away two free kicks when Newcastle last hosted Spurs in April, represents top value in the 1+ fouls market against the Londoners again.

Marauding Newcastle midfielder Bruno Guimaraes has been building an impressive collection of early-season bumps and bruises. The bristly Brazilian was fouled a hefty six times on matchday one by Southampton’s players and the 26-year-old came in for more rough treatment at Bournemouth last weekend.

Guimaraes drew another six fouls against the Cherries, taking this total figure for the campaign up to a division-high 12, an increase of four on the league’s next-most fouled player, teammate Anthony Gordon (eight).

Bruno was fouled three times again in the Carabao Cup against Nottingham Forest in midweek and the South American’s combative streak tends to bring out the worst in his opponents. Backing Guimaraes to draw at least another three fouls against Tottenham could reap dividends on Sunday.

Creative whiz James Maddison is already sitting on ten shot-creating actions and two assists for Tottenham this season, however, alongside lining up chances for his teammates, the attacking midfielder carries a significant goal threat himself.

Maddison has been averaging 2.31 shots per 90 minutes in the Premier League so far, a figure that measures up well to his 2.44 average for the previous top-flight campaign.

The 27-year-old had at least two strikes at goal in 20 separate Premier League fixtures last season, including Tottenham’s loss at Newcastle in April, so look for Maddison to match that output on Sunday.