Newcastle United have confirmed that Shola Ameobi will be sidelined for up to six weeks with a hamstring injury.

Newcastle striker out for up to six weeks

Newcastle United have confirmed that Shola Ameobi will be sidelined for up to six weeks with a hamstring injury. Ameobi suffered the injury during the weekend's win over Wigan, just moments after he came on as a second-half substitute. Now Magpies boss Alan Pardew has confirmed that the forward 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 said. "That's a blow to us. He felt something after about three minutes 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."