Alan Pardew: "It's not as bad as we feared, so I think a couple of weeks, but no more than that, hopefully.
"Papiss Cisse took a kick on the thigh but his condition had improved significantly this morning and he has a chance of making the trip to the St Mary's Stadium.
"Jonas Gutierrez is returning from a knee problem and James Perch trained this morning after shaking off a thigh injury."
Source: Newcastle United Mad
Source: FOOTYMAD