King has been recovering from a hamstring injury and is hopeful of playing one of the two games over Christmas, while Modric has recovered from an ankle complaint during his comeback from a fractured fibula.
Jonathan Woodgate (groin) and Alan Hutton (foot) look set to miss out, while Vedran Corluka needs checking as he has picked up a bug. Carlo Cudicini (pelvis and wrist) is a long-term absentee.
Tottenham (from): Gomes, Alnwick, Corluka, Naughton, Assou-Ekotto, Bale, King, Dawson, Bassong, Lennon, Bentley, Kranjcar, Modric, Palacios, Jenas, Huddlestone, Keane, Defoe, Pavlyuchenko, Crouch, Rose.
