Tottenham will look to make amends for their dismal showing against Brentford last time out when hosting Newcastle on Saturday evening.
Spurs righted some wrongs in midweek with a convincing EFL Cup win over Charlton, but will need a significantly improved effort from last Saturday if they're to take all three points from a spirited Newcastle side.
The Magpies surpassed expectations against Liverpool in their Premier League opener and were unlucky not to take all three points, conceding a last-minute penalty to draw 2-2.
On the Football Betting Club podcast, Mark Stinchcombe, Gavin Horsfall and Matthew O'Regan each put a selection forward to make up a Bet Builder for Saturday evening's game.
Tottenham v Newcastle Prediction
Leg 1: Richarlison 2+ fouls committed @ 6/4
Mark said: "These teams met three times last season, once in the cup, and it was really tetchy, five yellows, three yellows and seven yellows across the three games.
"Obviously Newcastle have lost Tonali and Guimaraes who were instigators and receivers in terms of getting players booked, and Joelinton's injured so there might be a little bit of a drop off from the Newcastle side, but Tottenham picked up cards for fun last season.
"They were one of the best sides in the division for getting yellow cards. Richarlison was booked in the two games he played against Newcastle last season, both not surprisingly for dissent, but he's only 9/4 for a card. What did pique my interest, he's 6/4 to commit over 1.5 fouls which I think is quite a nice price, I don't think it's that hard to achieve, he made two fouls last weekend, and was subbed off around the hour mark for Dominic Solanke, and Solanke averaged 1.1 fouls per 90 last season, so between the two of them they can easily achieve this 6/4 for two or more fouls.
"The pressure is already on De Zerbi and Tottenham even at this early stage, a 3-0 defeat away at Brentford last weekend, Newcastle gave a really good account of themselves in the 2-2 considering they were without Guimaraes, Tonali, etc. and they had a central midfield of a 19-year-old and 18-year-old and were still able to hold their own, so all the pressure's on this Tottenham side and I can easily see Richarlison losing the plot.
Leg 2: Anthony Elanga 2+ shots @ 6/5
Gavin said: "When Anthony Elanga starts football matches, he shoots. He's racked up two shots or more in four of his last five starts in a Newcastle shirt, add another one in two for Sweden as well in between all of those. Nice and simple: 6/5, Elanga 2+ shots."
Leg 3: Over 2.5 goals @ 8/13
Brighton supporter Matthew said: "Over 2.5 goals. A bit predictable but I've seen first-hand De Zerbi teams for a couple of years, when it's good it's good, when it's bad it's bad. I've seen a 4-0 loss at Luton, 5-1 loss against Everton, 6-1 at Villa, so he has it in him.
"For as good as his football is, he just can't coach defences. I managed to catch the second half of the Newcastle one after our game and it was just relentless, end-to-end, Newcastle looking to spring on the counter and I think it'll be similar against De Zerbi's Tottenham. I don't think he has the team yet; I can see a few mistakes and from what I've seen, Newcastle are going to press high so this game has all the ingredients for a lot of goals."
Bet Builder
Bet Builder price: 29/4
Key Match Stats
Tottenham won just three home games in the Premier League last season
Tottenham have lost five of their last six meetings with Newcastle, drawing the other
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