By Anthony Marshall - Newcastle United Club Reporter

Newcastle will be hoping to make it three games unbeaten when they travel to fellow high-flyers Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday evening in the Premier League (5.30pm kick-off).

But it will be no easy feat against a Spurs side who have been one of the surprise packages of the season and are serious contenders for the title.

When the sides met on Tyneside earlier in the season a late strike from substitute Shola Ameobi earned Newcastle a well-deserved point, and they will be aiming for more of the same at White Hart Lane.

STAT ATTACK
Saturday's meeting is the 146th match between the two clubs and the 134th in the league. United have won six of the last ten league meetings and have scored more goals against Tottenham (58) than against any other team in the Premier League.

TICKET NEWS
Newcastle's allocation for this fixture has SOLD OUT

LAST MEETING
October 16, 2011 - Newcastle 2 (Ba 48, Ameobi 86) Tottenham 2 (Van Der Vaart 40, Defoe

Newcastle (4-4-2): Tim Krul; Danny Simpson (Davide Santon 77), Steven Taylor, Fabricio Coloccini, Ryan Taylor; Gabriel Obertan, Yohan Cabaye, Cheick Tiote, Jonas Gutierrez; Leon Best (Shola Ameobi 71), Demba Ba (Hatem Ben Arfa 71)

Tottenham (4-4-1-1): Brad Friedel; Kyle Walker, Younes Kaboul, Ledley King (Sebastien Bassong 30), Benoit Assou-Ekotto; Gareth Bale, Jake Livermore, Scott Parker, Luka Modric; Rafael Van Der Vaart (Jermain Defoe 64); Emmanuel Adebayor (Roman Pavlyuchenko 89)

FULL RECORD v TOTTENHAM
P145 W53 D32 L60 F215 A226

FORM GUIDE
(Last six games - all competitions)
Tottenham - DWWLDW
Newcastle - WWLLWW

LAST LINE-UP
Tottenham (v Liverpool): Brad Friedel; Kyle Walker, Michael Dawson, Ledley King, Benoit Assou-Ekotto; Jake Livermore, Scott Parker; Niko Kranjcar (Danny Rose 87), Luka Modric, Gareth Bale; Emmanuel Adebayor (Louis Saha 71)
Not used: Carlo Cudicini, Ryan Nelsen, Bongani Khumalo, Massimo Luongo, Cameron Lancaster

Newcastle (v Aston Villa): Tim Krul; Danny Simpson, Mike Williamson, Fabricio Coloccini, Davide Santon; Ryan Taylor (Gabriel Obertan 34), James Perch, Danny Guthrie, Jonas Gutierrez; Leon Best (Papiss Cisse 14), Demba Ba (Shola Ameobi 90)
Not used: Rob Elliot, Shane Ferguson, Dan Gosling, Hatem Ben Arfa

TEAM NEWS
Tottenham - Younes Kaboul (knee), Rafael Van Der Vaart (calf), Aaron Lennon (hamstring) and Jermain Defoe (hamstring) are all doubts after missing Spurs' goalless draw at Liverpool on Monday night. Defender William Gallas (calf) and midfielder Tom Huddlestone (ankle) are both ruled out.

Newcastle - Ryan Taylor (leg) and Leon Best (knee) are both ruled out having picked up injuries in last weekend's victory over Aston Villa, and they join long-term absentees Steve Taylor (Achilles), Sylvain Marveaux (hip and groin) and Sammy Ameobi (knee) on the sidelines. Midfielder Yohan Cabaye serves the final game of his three-match ban, while United will once again be without Cheick Tiote, who is on Africa Cup of Nations duty with Ivory Coast.

A WORD FROM BOTH CAMPS
Scott Parker, Tottenham midfielder: "I'm sure it will be a great game. Newcastle are in good form, they are doing well and it will be tough. Newcastle have got a good squad and a very good manager who is organised, and it will be a difficult game, but we'll look to win it."

Alan Pardew, Newcastle manager: "It's a big game in the Premier League. We've got ourselves in a great position, although we have some injuries so there are a few out. But we are still going to go there in good heart and hopefully get the right result."

REFEREE
Andre Mariner (West Midlands) - 2011/12 record: 14 games, 52 yellow cards, three red cards

PLAYED FOR BOTH TEAMS
Sol Campbell, Sebastien Bassong, Paul Gascoigne, Ruel Fox, Kevin Scott, Chris Waddle, Les Ferdinand, Jermaine Jenas, Steven Carr, Jonathan Woodgate

DID YOU KNOW?
Newcastle have won five away games in the league this season, already equalling last season's record. The Magpies have also scored 18 goals away from home, the fifth best in the Premier League.