... has Shola time (and ability) to catch Andy Carroll?
Carroll will be missing at Peterborough on Saturday (if the rumours are true) due to a slight injury picked up against Forest, so Ameobi is expected to start.
Carroll leads the way with 16 goals in all competitions this season, Ameobi has nine.
Goals in all competitions:
1 ANDY CARROLL 16
2 PETER LOVENKRANDS 14
3 KEVIN NOLAN 13
However, the Championship leader is Cardiff's Peter Whittingham with 19 goals, and the nearest Toon player to him is again Andy Carroll (with 14).
1 Peter Whittingham Cardiff City 19
2 Charlie Adam Blackpool 15
Billy Sharp Doncaster Rovers 15
Nicky Maynard Bristol City 15
5 Michael Chopra Cardiff City 14
Andrew Carroll Newcastle United 14
7 Robert Earnshaw Nottingham Forest 13
Darren Ambrose Crystal Palace 13
9 Darius Henderson Sheffield United 12
Kevin Nolan Newcastle United 12
Dexter Blackstock Nottingham Forest 12
Gary Hooper Scunthorpe United 12
Jay Simpson Queens Park Rangers 12
Daniel Bogdanovic Barnsley 12