Jonjo Shelvey is making good progress after picking up a calf injury in pre-season during the 3-2 friendly defeat in Lisbon against Benfica.
The Newcastle United midfielder was in a tip-top shape in the summer before being dealt a cruel blow at the Stadium of Light in Portugal. However, the good news for Shelvey is his return could be sooner than expected.
A calf operation in August followed with club medics suggestion he could be out for 12 weeks. But with Eddie Howe naming Shelvey in his 25-man squad for the first half of the season, an autumn return looks a possibility.
