Taylor out for Toon

Newcastle defender Ryan Taylor is out of Sunday’s Barclays Premier League clash with Aston Villa after suffering a knee injury.

The 28-year-old, who was due to have a scan this afternoon, was hurt barely 10 minutes into last night’s 1-0 Europa League qualifier victory over Atromitos, a game which also saw defender James Perch leave the field with a neck problem which is set to sideline him for the Villa game too.