Owen absense 'almighty blow' for Souness

Graeme Souness lamented a “dark day” for Newcastle as record £17million signing Michael Owen was ruled out for “several months” after sustaining a broken bone in his right foot at Tottenham.

Owen was injured in a collision with Spurs goalkeeper Paul Robinson as they contested a 50-50 ball just before half-time in a 2-0 victory for Spurs.