Tottenham v Newcastle United: match preview Tottenham (Possible, 4-4-1-1): Lloris; Walker, Dawson, Vertonghen, Assou-Ekotto; Lennon, Parker, Dembélé, Bale; Dempsey; Adebayor. Out: Defoe (ankle), Sandro, Kaboul (both knee). Test: Adebayor (match fitness). Newcastle (Possible, 4-2-3-1): Krul; Debuchy, S Taylor, Colocinni, Santon; Tioté, Cabaye; Gutierrez, Sissoko, Gouffran; Cissé. Out: Ben Arfa (virus), R Taylor (knee), Gosling (ankle). Betting: Home 6-10, Away 18-5, Draw 47. Team News Tottenham will test Emmanuel Adebayor's fitness before deciding whether he goes straight back in to the starting line-up for Saturday's liunchtime clash with Newcastle at White Hart Lane. Adebayor has been at the Africa Cup of Nations for almost a month, but manager Andre Villas-Boas hopes he will come through a training session as his only other recognised striker Jermain Defoe is out with an ankle injury. Midfielder Sandro and defender Younes Kaboul are unavailable, although the latter will start training again on Monday with a view to being fit in a fortnight. Meanwhile, Midfielder Cheick Tioté could return to the Newcastle squad. The 26-year-old, who has missed the last five games because he has been in South Africa with Ivory Coast, is available again after his country's quarter-final exit last weekend. However, Hatem Ben Arfa's return from a hamstring problem has been delayed by a virus which has cost him a week's training, and he is unlikely to be ready for selection until the end of the month. Match Notes A year ago this week Harry Redknapp was cleared of tax evasion and Tottenham celebrated by thrashing Newcastle 5-0 to go 10 points clear in third place. We all know what happened after that and Andre Villas-Boas will be desperate for history not to repeat itself beyond Saturday's result. Newcastle will have other ideas, having done Spurs a favour by gunning down Chelsea last weekend, but Emmanuel Adebayor's probable return could make the difference. Stat of the game: Tottenham are unbeaten in nine, their best Premier League sequence since December 2011. Ben Rumsby's prediction: Tottenham Hotspur 2 Newcastle United 1.