Two sides who have opened the Premier League campaign with four points from a possible six meet at St James' Park when Newcastle United host Tottenham Hotspur.
Both Spurs and the Magpies will be aiming to compete for a top-four place this season and the way they have started the campaign suggests there will be little to choose between them.
Newcastle kicked off with a hard-fought 1-0 home victory over Southampton before drawing 1-1 at Bournemouth, while Tottenham hammered Everton 4-0 at home last weekend as they put the disappointment of a 1-1 draw at Leicester first up behind them.
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe and his Spurs counterpart Ange Postecoglou will be fairly satisfied with their team's starts to the season with both still unbeaten going into Sunday's showdown.
Tottenham were guilty of wasting several good chances against Leicester in their opener after going in front through Pedro Porro and were left kicking themselves when Jamie Vardy equalised in the second half.
However, they made amends in style when taking Everton apart 4-0 last weekend and they will be confident of coming away with at least a point from their trip to the north east.
Newcastle had to dig in to beat Saints on matchday one after Fabian Schar was sent off in the first half and they defended well when required to secure a narrow win.
Howe will have wanted another three points from the trip to the south coast against his old club Bournemouth but the Cherries frustrated the Magpies and Anthony Gordon's goal with just 13 minutes left rescued a draw.
Spurs finished fifth last term, just six points and two places above Newcastle, to underline the similarities between the sides and that could be evident again at St James' Park where a draw looks a distinct possibility.
James Maddison has enjoyed a bright start to the campaign for Tottenham with the former Leicester man picking up two assists in the first two league games.
The midfielder will want to add goals to his record this season as soon as possible and he has come close to scoring, attempting one shot against his old club Leicester and then three against the Toffees,
With his confidence growing, expect the 27-year-old to try his luck from distance again this weekend when the opportunity arises.
Gordon was one of Newcastle's most important players last season with the England star weighing in with 11 league goals and 10 assists.
He has been the subject of some transfer speculation this summer but the former Everton man appears happy and is staying put.
The winger grabbed his first goal of what he hopes will be another productive season with the equaliser against Bournemouth and he can quickly add to his tally against Spurs on Sunday.
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Newcastle United | +150 |
Tie | +300 |
Tottenham Hotspur | +150 |
Alexander Isak (Newcastle) | +100 |
Callum Wilson (Newcastle) | +100 |
Anthony Gordon (Newcastle) | +175 |
Heung-Min Son (Tottenham) | +150 |
Richarlison (Tottenham) | +175 |
Brennan Johnson (Tottenham) | +240 |
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