Cisse and Ba start up front for Magpies (From The Northern Echo)

Cisse and Ba start up front for Magpies

5:23pm Saturday 11th February 2012 in Sport By Scott Wilson

PAPISS Cisse and Demba Ba start alongside each other in attack as Newcastle take on Spurs at White Hart Lane this evening.

Cisse makes his first Magpies start after coming on as a substitute to score his first Premier League goal in last weekend's 2-1 win over Aston Villa.

The Senegal international replaces Leon Best, who suffered a knee ligament injury six days ago that is set to keep him out for the majority of the rest of the season.

The only other change to the Newcastle line-up sees Gabriel Obertan replace another injury victim, Ryan Taylor, in midfield.

TOTTENHAM (4-4-2): Friedel; Walker, Dawson, King, Assou-Ekotto; Kranjcar, Parker, Modric, Bale; Saha, Adebayor.

Subs: Cudicini (gk), Lennon, Defoe, Rose, Livermore, Nelsen, Khumalo.

NEWCASTLE (4-4-2): Krul; Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon; Obertan, Perch, Guthrie, Gutierrez; Ba, Cisse.

Subs: Elliot (gk), Ben Arfa, Lovenkrands, Abeid, Gosling, Shola Ameobi, Ferguson.