When Tottenham Hotspur take on Newcastle United there is usually a decent game of football guaranteed and Sunday's meeting at White Hart Lane should be no different.

Both clubs share similarly negative attributes - that of perennial underachievers who frustrate the fans with their inconsistency - but Spurs have been in fine form at home this season.

Their defeat by Liverpool at the end of the year ended a 12-match winning streak in front of their own supporters but it has to be said that the Geordies are notably fragile on their travels.

United beat Spurs 3-1 when they met earlier in the season but, as we've alluded to, the Magpies are a different side away from St James' Park.

Aside from the recent form-guide that tells us that Newcastle have lost their last three away games, they haven't scored at White Hart Lane in the last three seasons.

Betterbet.com offers 10/3 for Spurs to triumph after a drawn first-half which is how we see the game going.

In the SPL, Hearts take on runaway league leaders Celtic at Tynecastle.

The Hoops are odds-on to retain their title with their only league defeat this season coming in the second match of the season - against Hearts.

However, Gordon Strachan's side have been struggling in terms of performances if not results and will find the Edinburgh men fired up as always when these two sides meet in the capital.

Former Jambos skipper Steven Pressley makes a quick return to Gorgie after signing for the champions at the beginning of January but we reckon it could end in tears. Betterbet.com are giving 11/5 for the Hearts win, odds which encourage us to have a nibble.