We'll get some idea about how good Newcastle are against one of the top English sides tomorrow afternoon when the lads take on Tottenham Hotspur in London. Papiss Cisse and Alan Pardew during training yesterday But with a number of players missing, including Cheick Tiote, Yohan Cabaye, Leon Best and Ryan Taylor, Newcastle will not be at their strongest, at least not in central midfield.

Newcastle United defender Mike Williamson is aware that Tottenham Hotspur's terrific form throughout the season indicates their prowess, particularly at White Hart Lane.

Following Monday night's goalless draw at Anfield, third-place Spurs return home and with manager Harry Redknapp cleared of tax evasion charges, the North London outfit will be completely focused on picking up all three points in Saturday's late kick-off.

Danny Simpson who did not clear off the line on Sunday has talked today about Papiss Cisse, who has made an immediate and very positive impact on Tyneside. Papiss Cisse a great action shot of Newcastle's number 9 The No 9 gave an interview after the game and ti was translated by Olivier Bernard, who played at left [.

Now that the dust has settled, here's a look at some of the transfers that took place during the January transfer window, and see if we can separate the wheat from the chaff.

Whereas last season money was being splashed out on the likes of Fernando Torres and Andy Carroll like a mad gambler who got his greasy mits on a load of free bets, the window this time around was a lot more sensible, indicating a lot less value in the market.

The best player for Newcastle on Sunday afternoon against Aston Villa was Danny Guthrie. Danny Guthrie proving he' s very good player for Newcastle Danny got 47% of the vote for Man of the Match, followed by 17% for Tim Krul and 11% for debut boy and scorer of that wonder goal Papiss Cisse - and then James Perch is on [.

There's no doubt that after his performance and goal against Aston Villa in his debut on Sunday afternoon that Papiss Cisse is currently the Toast of the Toon. The new Newcastle hero thanks fans after Sunday's win Newcastle have now won four of their last five league games, and the only real let-down was that second half at Craven Cottage.

There's one thing that makes Demba Ba and Papiss Cisse come across in a similar way at Newcastle they are both very humble men. Papiss Cisse in action during his Newcastle debut Newcastle fans have taken to Demba Ba this season, not only because of his 16 goals in the league, although that's certainly a big help, [.

There's one thing that makes Demba Ba and Papiss Cisse come across in a similar way at Newcastle they are both very humble men. Papiss Cisse in action during his Newcastle debut Newcastle fans have taken to Demba Ba this season, not only because of his 16 goals in the league, although that's certainly a big help, [.

Demba Ba has given an interview in the Guardian, and he says some revealing things. Demba Ba after scoring his 16th league goal of the season yesterday The main thing he says is that he has no desire at all to leave Newcastle, and he is very happy at the club, and he thinks it's just great that Papiss Cisse [.

Cisse didn't take long on Saturday to convince the Newcastle crowd he could become a big star on Tyneside. Papiss Cisse shoots with the left foot GOAL! His overall play was good and his goal to win the game after 70 minutes was a stunner, and only a player with great technique and technical skills could score a goal like that.

Newcastle paid out what these days is a big sum of money for Papiss Cisse £9M. Great shot of Pappis Cisse and Demba Ba after Cisse goal It turns out that as soon as Andy Carroll left Newcastle a year ago for Liverpool, Papiss Demba Cisse became Alan Pardews's number once choice to get the number 9 jersey at Newcastle, and the Newcastle fans saw [.

So Newcastle's new signing Papiss Demba Cisse and fellow Senegalese team mate Demba Ba netted goals for the Magpies in their 2-1 home win over Aston Villa yesterday. However, whats funny is that the same two players could not do the same for Senegal in the Africa Cup of Nations.

And this is interesting because African players have a tendency to perform well for their clubs, but when it comes to their national sides, it is a different story.

Newcastle United vs Aston Villa full match video Highlights and post match interviews with Alan Pardew, Demba Ba, Papiss Cisse and Alex McLeish. Teams Newcastle United (4-4-2): Tim Krul (G), Danny Simpson, Mike Williamson, Fabricio Coloccini (C), Ryan Taylor (Gabriel Obertan 33), Davide Santon, James Perch, Danny Guthrie, Jonas Gutierrez, Leon Best (Papiss Cisse 14), [.

When Papiss Cisse came on for the injured Leon Best after about 14 minutes of the game this afternoon at St. James' Park, wearing that number 9 jersey, a new hero was born on Tyneside. Papiss Cisse after scoring his first ever goal for Newcastle - YES Papiss not only scored a goal that was good enough to win any game, but [.

Newcastle beat Aston Villa 2-1 this afternoon at St. James' Park and it was Senegal strikers Demba Ba and Papiss Cisse - making his debut that both scored good opportunist goals to get Newcastle the win. It was after Tim Krul had made two good saves to keep Newcastle in the game, that Demba Ba scored his 16th league goal of the season after 30 [.

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Demba Ba returns to the starting line up this afternoon for Newcastle United against Aston Villa at St. James' Park. As expected Shola Ameobi makes way for the Senegal striker and his team-mate Papiss Cisse in on the bench. Ba will partner Leon Best up front, and this looks like a decent team for Newcastle today.

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Djibril Cisse could never be described as a shrinking violet, so it will come as little surprise that the former Liverpool man was once again the centre of attention at Loftus Road, albeit for all the wrong reasons.

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Once Papiss Cisse settles down at Newcastle he will be up front with his Senegal team mate Demba Ba in the starting line-up. Cisse leads training yesterday Ba looks knackered at the back But that may not happen in tomorrow's game against Aston Villa, at least not at the start of the game. Alan [...

Once Papiss Cisse settles down at Newcastle he will be up front with his Senegal team mate Demba Ba in the starting line-up. Cisse leads training yesterday Ba looks knackered at the back But that may not happen in tomorrow's game against Aston Villa, at least not at the start of the game. Alan [...

The 2012 January transfer window was a rather more sedate affair than it's 2011 predecessor. Money was spent much more sensibly this time around as opposed to being thrown around like a compulsive gambler who had hacked into a free bets website.

Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez did not get a move away from the Etihad and Manchester United did not break the bank to sign Wesley Sneijder.

There was a lack of real excitement during the final day of the 2012 January Transfer Window, with none of the Premier League's big names on the move and a subsequent drop in spending from the same day 12 months ago means the latest transfer window closed without much of a noise.

The speculation that ran wild from Sky Sports News reporters situated at Premier League grounds became boring with attention being finally turned to actual fixtures that took place on the night.

At his press conference this afternoon, Alan Pardew said that Papiss Cisse was impressive in training today. Papiss Cisse in training this morning at Benton Alan said that not all his players did a full session today at the Benton training grounds, but everybody hung around so they could see what Cisse was like, and Alan said the Senegal striker will have impressed one [.

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Don't feel bad that you missed all the transfer news because you're such important people. We too were engaged in frantic busy work (sleeping, shopping, drinking or a horrifying and painful combination of all three) when the window slammed shut at 23.

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Newcastle managed to keep all their top players during the January transfer window, and even bring in top Senegal striker Papiss Cisse for £9M from SC Freiburg. The Senegal strikers Demba Ba and Papiss will not however be available for tonight's game at Blackburn, and the big problem we have about this game is who is [.

Most Newcastle fans were just happy we got through yesterday without losing some of our top players. Alan Pardew much happier than last year And although Newcastle failed to sign any defensive cover, which was their number one priority going into the window, fans are fairly pleased at the January window, since we brought in Papiss Cisse from SC Frieburg for £9M, [.

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NUFC Blog January transfer window countdown. Watch the magic window and keep updated on all the Newcastle United deadline drama. Ok, Here we go... Just a few hours to go before we learn of any in and/or outs on the final day of this January's transfer window. As we've already signed Papiss Demba Rodney Cisse [.

After acquiring Taye Taiwo from Ac Milan, Queens Park Rangers' continue to collect another ex-Serie A base player by completing the signing of Djibril Cisse from Lazio for a fee worth around 5 million Euro.

Cisse, who also had premiership experience with Liverpool few seasons ago, has already talked to the press about his arrival, revealing that coach Mark Hughes and the exciting project that QPR are creating attracted him.

The winter transfer window in Europe is set to close today, and teams are still scrambling to fill vacancies and address needs for the second half of their respective seasons.

While we don't seem likely to have any megastars making winter transfer moves, despite resurgent rumors of Carlos Tevez to AC Milan, there is still some serious talent changing addresses.

The news coming in today is that there is only a small chance that Demba Ba and Papiss Cisse will be able to play tomorrow night at Blackburn. Papiss Cisse with Pardew yet to make Newcastle debut Apparently Newcastle have put on special flights to give them a chance of making the squad for the Rovers [.

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The Sky Sports News 'Babelcopter' takes to the skies once again!

What with it being Transfer Deadline Day and all, we diligent folks at Pies are going to endeavour to keep you abreast of all the confirmed moves, rubber-stamped loans and the most goddamn ludicrous rumours that crop up until the window shuts tonight or at least until we can't be arsed any more.

With lots of Newcastle central defense targets seemingly unavailable in January, we wonder who will be coming through the door today. Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa - Montpellier captain would be great buy We suppose if Newcastle can get a good center-back though the door before 11:00 pm tonight, that will be enough to go with top striker Papiss Cisse, who was surprisingly signed by Newcastle a couple of weeks ago.

Style maven Djibril Cisse famous for his hair landscaping, goatees, and tattoos returns

QPR created the most buzz this transfer window completing the transfer of Nancy's highly rated midfielder Samba Diakite for a reported £3.36m. They added Nedum Onuoha from City and Taye Taiwo on loan from Milan to bolster the defense.

There's a slim chance Carlos Tevez (in sparkier times above) will be joining Samuel Eto'o's Russian playground, Anzhi, before the transfer window closes at 12am tonight. But don't bank on it chicos! Milan, PSG and Inter all held discussions with him in the past months and everyone basically snapped their fingers and said "NO", except for Anzhi who're apparently willing to pay £15m for him.

Alan Pardew is hoping that Demba Ba and Papiss Cisse will be back in time to be able to take part at Blackburn on Wednesday evening. James Perch in action at Brighton That's the first game after the transfer window closes at 11:00 pm tomorrow night, so let's hope we don't lose any of our [...]

Both Demba Ba and Papiss Cisse should be arriving back in Newcastle today after Senegal were eliminated from the African Cup of Nations. Alan Pardew - we need to do better at Blackburn But both players will find that Newcastle only have Premier League games left to play this season, after sadly being eliminated 1-0 from the FA Cup at Brighton [.

It was certainly a miserable African Cup of Nations for Demba Ba and Papiss Cisse as Senegal were surprisingly beaten 2-1 by Libya last night in Estadio de Bata in Bata, in the final qualifying game of Group A. Papiss Cisse in action Ihab Bouseffi scored both goals for Libya and it meant Senegal lost all their [.