After playing superbly well against Manchester City’s Under 21 side last Saturday, Wayne Burnett’s Spurs Under 21 side face Newcastle United this Saturday (the game starts at 13:00pm), at Stevenage’s Lamex Stadium. Spurs did really well to win 5-0 against Manchester City last week, but moving onto their next fixture with Newcastle United, the game itself will be a difficult game for Spurs. Newcastle United finished in eighth place in the old Premier League 2 Division Two last season. However, they have some really good players who are part of their Under 21 side, players such as left-back Alex Murphy, midfielder Lewis Miley and winger Amadou Diallo, who used to play for West Ham United. Former Spurs Academy player Jordan Hackett also plays for the Newcastle United Under 21 side. The last time that these two teams met in a league game at this level, was in 2014, when Spurs won 4-1. With Souleymane Coulibably, Harry Kane, Andros Townsend and Kenny McEvoy getting Spurs’ goals on that day. The game on Saturday should be a really good one, and if Spurs start this game like they did against Manchester City in their opening game of the season, then they have a good chance of continuing their perfect start to the 2023/24 season. 

I will be attending the Newcastle United game on Saturday, before then travelling to the first team game against Manchester United. I wish the Spurs Under 21 side all the very best of luck for the game against Newcastle United.

My predicted lineup: (4-3-3) Gunter, Ashcroft, Dorrington, Paskotši, Robson, Lyons-Foster (c), John, Donley, Ajayi, Soonsup-Bell, Santiago.

Substitutes from: Maguire, Sayers, Cassanova, Kyerematen, Lankshear.

Injured/unavailable: N/A.

Doubtful: N/A.

Previous meeting: Spurs 4-1.

My score prediction: Spurs 3-1.

My one to watch: Alex Murphy (19). A left-back with a really good balance to his game, Republic of Ireland youth international Alex Murphy is a versatile player who featured for the Newcastle United first team in pre-season. I saw Alex play in an Under 19’s European Championships qualifier for the Republic of Ireland last season, and I thought that he was the best player on the pitch on the day. He influenced the game well at both ends of the pitch, and the former Galway United showed his good pace and ability to get forward well, as well as making it difficult for players to get beyond him on the left flank.