Bruno Guimaraes may yet get the chance to make his first start for Newcastle United during a busy run of fixtures next month.
Newcastle will face Brighton on March 5 before embarking on trips to Southampton, Chelsea and Everton over the course of the next seven days.
The games at Southampton and Everton were originally due to be played during the festive season, but they were rearranged by the Premier League after Newcastle did not have enough senior players to contest the fixtures due to injury and illness.