Gutierrez out for Newcastle

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew will be without winger Jonas Gutierrez for the final game of the Barclays Premier League season against West Brom on Sunday.

The Argentina international damaged a thigh muscle during last weekend’s 2-2 draw at Chelsea and will miss out as a result.

Striker Leon Best has returned to training after recovering from an ankle problem, but midfielder Cheick Tiote will not be risked again and Kevin Nolan (ankle), Steve Harper (knee) Mike Williamson (broken arm), Hatem Ben Arfa (double leg fracture), Danny Guthrie (shin) and Dan Gosling (also knee) remain on the sidelines.

Provisional squad (from): Krul, Soderberg, Simpson, Ferguson, Enrique, Coloccini, S Taylor, R Taylor, Barton, Vuckic, Tavernier, Richardson, Lovenkrands, Shola Ameobi, Ranger, Kuqi, LuaLua, McDermott, Donaldson, Sammy Ameobi.