Mauricio Pochettino’s side head to the North East as the Premier League campaign gets into full swing
Spurs begin their Premier League campaign with a tough trip to St James Park.
After a summer in the transfer market which involved no new additions, Mauricio Pochettino is targeting improvement on last year’s third-placed Premier League finish.
What time is kick-off?
The game is set for Saturday, August 11.
Kick-off at St James Park is at 12.30pm.
Last season the sides met here Poch’s side ran out 2-0 winners thanks to goals from Dele Alli and Ben Davies.
Which channel can I watch it on?
You can catch all the action on Sky Sports Main Event and Football.
Coverage starts at 11.30am and you can get all your team news right here on talkSPORT.
Throughout the weekend there will be live radio coverage of Huddersfield vs Chelsea on talkSPORT 2 and Wolves vs Everton on talkSPORT.
What is the team news?
Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Keiran Trippier are all back after an extended summer holiday.
The majority of Spurs’ stars were on World Cup duty and as such it impacted on their pre-season preparation.
Newcastle are set to hand debuts to new arrivals Yoshinori Muto and Mikel Merino.
