Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri is likely to be out of action until mid-March after learning the full extent of his knee injury.

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Newcastle boss Alan Pardew is confident his French contingent can cope with the gruelling demands of an English Christmas programme.

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Argentina internationals Fabricio Coloccini and Jonas Gutierrez will miss tomorrow's Barclays Premier League clash with Liverpool.

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Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has challenged his players to strike a balance between thrilling attack and miserly defence as they head for Everton.

Newcastle’s steady improvement this season continued as Yoan Gouffran’s strike earned them all three points at Aston Villa.

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PREMIER LEAGUE: Newcastle v Sunderland

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Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse is out of tomorrow night’s Europa League clash with Anzhi Makhachkala with a virus.

Winger Hatem Ben Arfa was on the plane when Newcastle headed for Moscow today ahead of the Europa League last-16 first-leg clash with Anzhi Makhachkala.

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has resisted the temptation to throw Hatem Ben Arfa back into Europa League action in Kharkiv tomorrow night.

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew is ready to launch a concerted bid for Europa League glory as he gears up for their toughest test to date at St James’s Park tonight (8.05pm, live on ESPN).

A list of all the confirmed deadline day signings so far.

Richard Dunne could be thrown back into the fray for tonight’s battle of the wounded giants as Aston Villa host Newcastle United in the Premier League, (7.45pm).

Newcastle have signed a second French player in the space of 24 hours after confirming the arrival of forward Yoan Gouffran from Bordeaux last night.

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew is set to end his frustration in the transfer market with the capture of defenders Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa and Massadio Haidara from French clubs Montpellier and Nancy respectively.

Newcastle have agreed a fee with Montpellier for defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa.

Samir Nasri’s international exile continued today after he failed to win a recall to the France squad for the friendly against Japan and the crunch World Cup qualifier against Spain.

Olivier Giroud faced his former club as Arsenal opened their Champions League Group B campaign in Montpellier.

Laurent Blanc denies the omission of Lyon midfielder Yoann Gourcuff from France’s Euro 2012 squad represents a risk.

Yoann Gourcuff and Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa have been left out of France’s squad for Euro 2012 after it was named today.

Tottenham defender Younes Kaboul will miss out on a place in France’s Euro 2012 squad due to injury, coach Laurent Blanc has revealed.