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Mathieu Debuchy limped out of yesterday's defeat at Stamford Bridge and will miss Wednesday night's home match against Tottenham.

With Fabricio Coloccini still some way from playing again, Loic Remy suspended and Papiss Cisse struggling with fitness, Alan Pardew does not have a lot to play with in terms of selection.

Cheick Tiote’s injury meant that Davide Santon was forced to play the deep midfield role in the 3-0 defeat to Chelsea.

Pardew’s selection problems were highlighted by the fact that two of his substitutions yesterday involved Sylvain Marveaux and Dan Gosling, players who had hardly featured at all this season.

The Toon boss said: “Most of the recent results have been impacted by the injuries we’ve sustained.

“We took another one today in Mathieu who is a big player for us. He got a kick in the calf. I think it will stop him playing on Wednesday.

“Papiss is out. Loic is out. We are missing Cheick. And Colo is not with us. We need those players back, especially for games of the level of Chelsea.

“I know I’ve said that Sammy Ameobi and Paul Dummett have played well here, but you’ve got to understand the level they are at.

“When Chelsea play with the intensity they did today, it’s a tough ask to play in these type of games. You need your best players.”

Pardew will do well to get a fully-fit squad ready for Wednesday’s game at home to Spurs.

He said: “Tottenham is a game I would like to think we could get through and hopefully get a strong result.

“And after that, a lot of our big players will come back to us and I think we will be strong over the next 13 games. Then in the summer we have got work to do.”

But he will be someway from full strength.

Pardew said: “I don’t think Papiss will be back for Spurs. He is obviously a player that we are looking to in these last 13 games to pick up his season.

“And maybe Cheick won’t make the game. We’ll have to wait and see.”