Newcastle go in search of a third consecutive league win against a Tottenham side beaten in each of their past three games in all competitions. BBC Sport examines some of the key themes before Tuesday's match.
Magpies defender Malick Thiaw took just 52 seconds to open the scoring at Everton on Saturday and they capitalised on that fast start by winning 4-1, with Thiaw on target twice in the club's biggest league victory of the season.
The next step, according to head coach Eddie Howe, is finding "the consistency we're searching for". Wins against Manchester City and Everton have come either side of a European defeat in Marseille and Howe admits striking the "sweet spot" between the demands of the Premier League and Champions League has proved a challenge.
What has proved less of a challenge, at least in recent years, has been beating Tottenham Hotspur.
Newcastle have won six of the past seven encounters in all competitions, including a 2-0 victory at St James' Park when the sides met in the EFL Cup in October.