Injury crisis for Souness

Newcastle boss Graeme Souness is facing a major injury crisis after seeing his side end their seven-game winless run with a victory over Birmingham.

First-half goals from Shola Ameobi and Lee Bowyer were enough to see off Steve Bruce’s men, who pulled one back through Emile Heskey to spark a late but fruitless fightback, but striker Craig Bellamy limped off with a knee injury to join Alan Shearer and Patrick Kluivert in the treatment room.