Tottenham will be intent on starting 2025 in style when they welcome Newcastle United to north London on Saturday afternoon. Ange Postecoglou's side didn't end 2024 the way they would have liked and now they will be hoping that a new year brings about a change at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

At a time when Spurs go into this weekend's match 11th in the Premier League table after only one win from their seven league games in December, Newcastle have won their last five in all competitions. In regards to their Premier League fixtures, Eddie Howe's side have scored 13 times and not even shipped a single goal in the process.

It is going to be an incredibly tough game for Spurs but it does represent a real opportunity to lay down a marker and start 2025 as they mean to go on. Once again going into a game with a limited number of players available right now, Postecoglou will be forced into making a couple of changes after what happened in their previous encounter at home to Wolves.

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So who exactly could come into the team for Saturday's 12:30pm kick-off? football.london takes a look below.

Djed Spence for Destiny Udogie

Djed Spence will be available for selection once again after missing out against Wolves through suspension. The full-back's return is certainly timely after Destiny Udogie went off early in the second half of the Wolves game with a hamstring issue.

That means Spence will immediately come back into the team and play from the left. The ex-Nottingham Forest man has seen his minutes increase in recent weeks and he may now be set for an extended run in the side depending on how long his teammate is out of action for.

Pape Matar Sarr for Rodrigo Bentancur

Whereas Postecoglou is boosted by Spence's return from a one-match ban, Rodrigo Bentancur will sit out the Newcastle match through suspension. The Uruguayan unfortunately didn't get through the Wolves encounter without a booking and he will now sit out one match for obtaining five yellow cards in the first 19 Premier League games of the season.

Pape Matar Sarr was given a breather in Tottenham's fixture but he will very likely come straight back into the side to face Newcastle. Hopefully the rest has done him the world of good as he has been a key player in recent months.

James Maddison for Brennan Johnson or Son Heung-min

James Maddison will be itching to start after having to settle for a place on the bench in the past two games. The attacking midfielder has been incredibly unlucky after registering three goals in his two outings prior to dropping out of the side at Nottingham Forest.

Maddison's potential inclusion would likely see Dejan Kulusevski move into the front three, thus leaving one of Brennan Johnson or Son Heung-min at risk of the axe. Son is probably the player out of the pair who is due a rest but he may be fit and raring to go after having six days to prepare for the visit of Newcastle.

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