Joey Barton left St James's Park on crutches tonight after picking up a knee injury during the 2-2 draw with Wigan Athletic.
The Newcastle United midfielder was floored by a tough tackle from Lee Cattermole in the first half and was replaced by Danny Guthrie.
The injury for Joe Kinnear's side comes at a time when most of the United gaffer's injury problems seemed to be clearing up.
A concerned Kinnear said tonight: "Joey has serious swelling and is on crutches. "He's going to hospital in the morning to have a scan. "We will find out how bad it is in the morning."
The crunching tackle from Cattermole went unpunished by ref Andre Marriner and Kinnear added: "Contact was made with his knee."
*Get better soon Joey!! We need you back out there! Here's a big hug from one of your fans. :)
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