A month can be a long time in football. Against Crystal Palace at the end of November, Newcastle mustered only one shot on target in a meek 1-1 draw - a result that came hot on the heels of a 2-0 home defeat to struggling West Ham.

Spurs take on Newcastle on Saturday, Jan. 4, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in north London, with kickoff set for 12:30 p.m. GMT local time. That makes it a 7:30 a.m. ET or 4:30 a.m. PT start in the US and Canada, and an 11:30 p.m. AEDT kickoff in Australia.

Newcastle took control and Alexander Isak continued his red-hot form as he poked in at the back post to score for the seventh Premier League game in a row and give the visitors a deserved lead.

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak continued his rich vein of form with another goal on Saturday to help his side beat injury-hit Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 away in the Premier League and move closer to the top four.

Thomas Tuchel was watching in the stands at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in his first scouting mission in his role as the recently hired England coach. Two players likely to be in hi