The pressure is not exactly off Alan Pardew, as he heads back to his home-town of London to face Tottenham but last Saturday’s home win over Leicester bought the Newcastle manager some respite. The long overdue first league victory of the season has, in Pardew’s words, given the club “the chance to build something” but the road ahead still looks long and arduous, and it will not be easy in the post-rabona landscape at White Hart Lane. David Hytner
Kick-off Sunday 1.30pm
Venue White Hart Lane
Last season Tottenham 0 Newcastle 1
Referee A Taylor
This season G8, Y26, R0, 3.25 cards per game
Odds H 4-5 A 4-1 D 3-1
Tottenham Hotspur
Subs from Friedel, Vorm, Chiriches, Davies, Paulinho, Dembélé, Bentaleb, Stambouli, Lennon, Ceballos, Kane, Soldado, Townsend
Doubtful Bentaleb (ankle)
Injured Naughton (ankle, 15 Nov), Walker (hip, 6 Dec)
Suspended Fazio (one match)
Form LDLDWL
Discipline Y13 R2
Leading scorer Chadli 4
Newcastle United
Subs from Elliot, Williamson, Anita, Haïdara, Cabella, Abeid, Rivière, Pérez, R Taylor, Ameobi, Armstrong
Doubtful Ameobi (knock), Cissé (knee), Dummett (hamstring), Rivière (knock), Tioté (calf), Williamson (knock)
Injured Aarons (hamstring, 1 Nov), Santon (knee, 6 Dec), De Jong (groin, Jan)
Suspended None
Form DLDLDW
Discipline Y14 R1
Leading scorer Cissé 4