Spurs wait on Adebayor

Tottenham will test Emmanuel Adebayor’s fitness today before deciding whether he goes straight back in to the starting line-up for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash against Newcastle at White Hart Lane.

Adebayor has been at the African Nations Cup for almost a month, but manager Andre Villas-Boas hopes he will come through today’s training session as his only other recognised striker Jermain Defoe is out with an ankle injury.