Natural replacements Paul Dummett and Massadio Haidara are both battling hamstring injuries while Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa could also do a job out there, with fit again skipper Fabricio Coloccini slotting into his vacated centre-half position.

How many players have come through the door and become effectively useless after a few months under his management?

Cisse, Sissoko and Mbiwa are all example of full internationals who has started brightly and disappeared into the sunset as useful attributes to the team.

As Papiss Cisse launched his penalty into the Gallowgate, little did he know that he was helping somebody win £40,000 on Sunday.

Alan Pardew, “Important I didn’t kill them over the decision (Cisse penalty) because it still ended up hurting us throughout that second half, as we knew we should have been two up”.

Credit to James Perch as well who didn’t start that well at right-back but Alan Pardew was on the case and switched him into midfield with Anita slotting in at right-back – a move that benefited everybody.

Overall Newcastle deserved the win but we had a bit of the good, the bad & the ugly. What certainly isn’t ugly is Hatem Ben Arfa’s form so far.

It’s your choice, who was your Newcastle United man of the match?

Yesterday on the website, the striking statistic was pointed out of Newcastle scoring all 5 league goals so far in the 2nd half, I’m sure the manager will look to remedy that today and try to win the match early on.

Alan Pardew: “Make no mistake, he’ll (Demba Ba) start against Norwich. He and Papiss Cisse will start”.

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