St James' Park box office after a ticket issue ahead of Newcastle vs Tottenham(Image: Lee Ryder/Chronicle Live)

Newcastle United chiefs have warned fans wanting to transfer tickets for tonight's game to head to contact the Box Office.

With a full house expected at St James' Park for the clash against Tottenham Hotspur, the club have been caught up in the chaos caused by the Microsoft outage which has left millions without the internet.

A Newcastle statement ahead of the game read: "We’re aware that a Microsoft-related outage is causing problems for fans accessing our ticketing site.

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"Season ticket holders looking to transfer a ticket for tonight’s game will be able to get help directly from our Box Office before 7pm on 0344 372 1892.

"Non-season-ticket-holders who haven’t yet downloaded their tickets, will be able to do so from the link in their confirmation email. Apologies for the inconvenience caused while we work to resolve this issue."

Microsoft said: "We have initiated the...