Shola faces spell on sidelines

Shola faces spell on sidelines

Published Oct. 24, 2011 9:16 a.m. ET

Ameobi suffered the injury during the weekend's 1-0 Premier League home win over Wigan, just moments after he came on as a second-half substitute. Now Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has confirmed that Ameobi will be sidelined until the end of November - but may not return until December. "Unfortunately we lost Shola on Saturday so he's going to be out now for, we think, four to six weeks," Pardew told the club's official website. "That's a blow to us. He felt something after about three mins of coming on, but still played on which just goes to show you what sort of a character he is. "He'll be a loss to us and I think our fans will see that now, how important he is when he's not there."

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