Emmanuel Adebayor is facing a race against time to be fit for Tottenham's Premier League trip to Newcastle.

GettyImagesEmmanuel Adebayor joined Spurs in August

On-loan Manchester City striker Adebayor has been struggling with a hamstring strain picked up in Spurs' derby win over Arsenal ten days ago and is believed to have a 50-50 chance of playing in Sunday's match at St James' Park.

Adebayor has impressed since moving to White Hart Lane for the season, scoring three times in four appearances.