Tottenham Hotspur host Newcastle United at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the upcoming midweek EPL fixture.
Tottenham Hotspur are in a rut right now. The North London club is coming off a disappointing 2-0 loss against Manchester United, which also saw their captain, Cristian Romero, being sent off.
Languishing at 15th, with just 29 points, Thomas Frank‘s men will look to turn things around when Newcastle United, yet another struggling team, visit the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Coming off a loss themselves (against Brentford), NUFC are 4 points ahead of Spurs, sitting 12th in the table.
With the match only a day away, here is an in-depth look at the referee for the important mid-week EPL fixture. It is worth noting that Anthony Taylor will be officiating the match. Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn are set to be his assistants. The fourth official will be Gavin Ward, with Nick Hopton in charge of VAR, alongside Stuart Attwell.
Tottenham have a decent win rate in Anthony Taylor officiated games
Tottenham have played 49 matches when Anthony Taylor has officiated, and they have won 25 games out of the 49. They have drawn just 6, while losing 18. That is a decent win rate of 51%.
Taylor has dished out 85 yellow cards, 1.73 per game. The number of sending-offs under Taylor might come as a bit of a concern for Tottenham fans. There have been three red cards issued by Taylor in the games he has officiated for Spurs.
With that in mind, Tottenham will look to shake off their recent poor run of form, while also looking to pounce on Newcastle’s poor form, when the latter visit their home ground on Tuesday.