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Gael Bigirimana and Paul Dummett are included in the Newcastle under-21 side to face Tottenham on Monday night
By Dan King - Newcastle United Digital Editor
Newcastle United take on Tottenham Hotspur in the Barclays Under-21 Premier League on Monday (kick-off 7pm).
Willie Donachie and Peter Beardsley's side ended 2013 with a cup victory over Leicester City and are currently unbeaten in four games in all competitions so will be looking to get the New Year off to a good start at Bishop's Stortford's ProKit UK Stadium.
Gael Bigirimana - who made his under-21 bow for the Magpies against Spurs on the opening day of last season - is included in the squad along with Paul Dummett.
And Michael Richardson has travelled after returning from a loan spell with Accrington Stanley. Goalkeeper Jak Alnwick's brother, Ben, is a former Tottenham player.
Admission is £5 for adults and £2 concessions.
The squad is: Rolando Aarons, Jak Alnwick, Adam Armstrong, Daniel Barlaser, Gael Bigirimana, Paul Dummett, Macaulay Gillesphey, Alex Gilliead, Olivier Kemen, Jonathan Mitchell, James Morgan, Greg Olley, Jonathyn Quinn, Michael Richardson, Lubo Satka, Remie Streete.