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February 23rd, 2011 | 27 Comments |

Hatem Ben Arfa back from injury in April
Hatem Ben Arfa back from injury in April
Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew is targeting the match against Wolves on 2nd April for the return of Hatem Ben Arfa. Injuries to other team members are progressing well too.

Ben Arfa was of course crocked by Nigel de Jong whose crunching tackle managed to elicit a double break in Ben Arfa’s leg.

It’s the sort of injury that can knock players out for an entire season, so the fact that he’s making a comeback before the end of this season is good news indeed.

Talking about Ben Arfa’s injury, Pardew said:

“You’d like to think he’s got every chance of playing against Wolves.

“The Stoke game is probably too soon for him.

“He will not be toned up as he has been out for so long. He’s running, but he’s a good month away.” (more…)