Matter of stats | Newcastle vs Spurs - how many 0-0 draws?
Sat 31 August 2024, 11:15|
Tottenham Hotspur
Here's a stat to start the weekend - there has yet to be a goalless draw between ourselves and Newcastle United in the Premier League era.
The numbers
This the most played fixture in Premier League history - going back to the dawn of the league in 1992/93 - to never finish 0-0 - that's 58 matches!
Only Liverpool vs Spurs (191) and Arsenal vs Liverpool (190) have seen more goals than this fixture (186) in the competition's history. There have been 34 goals in the last seven meetings alone (4.9 per game) - we won 4-1 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in December last season, before Toon turned the tables on Tyneside with a 4-0 win in April.
Match stats
- Newcastle have won three of our last four Premier League meetings, as many as in their previous 13 (D2 L8)
- We've lost our last two Premier League away games against Newcastle - we'd only lost two of our previous 11 such visits to St James’ Park (W6 D3)
- We've had more touches in the opposition box than any other Premier League side this season (95), while only Ipswich (99) and Leicester (93) have allowed their opponents more touches in their own box than Newcastle (75)
- We've also had seven shots on target in both of our Premier League matches so far this season, while also having nine against Sheffield United on the final day last term. The last time we had 7+ shots on target in four consecutive league games was between December and January in the 2012/13 season (5)
- James Maddison has provided an assist in four of his last five Premier League games, including both matches so far this season - no Spurs player has ever assisted a goal in each of their first three games in a single campaign before
- Newcastle have scored at least once in each of their last 20 Premier League home games, scoring with their only attempt on target in their last home match against Southampton
- We have won five of our last eight Premier League games on a Sunday (D1 L2), a run which started with a 4-1 win against Newcastle in December last season
