Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew is delighted with the form of Shola Ameobi.
Ameobi has been preferred to Papiss Cisse in recent games.
He said: "I thought Shola was terrific in the 60 minutes he played (at Tottenham).
"His was a very different role and he was as important as Loic."
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