Callum Wilson won't be the only Newcastle United player who will miss the next two matches against Sunderland and Manchester City.
The Magpies' No.9 was absent from the 4-2 defeat at Liverpool on New Year's Day after picking up a calf issue during the Boxing Day loss at home to Nottingham Forest. Speaking to the media at Anfield, United head coach Eddie Howe swiftly ruled the 31-year-old out of the next two.
Wilson joins an already lengthy injury list. It was hoped Joe Willock, Harvey Barnes and Elliot Anderson might have been edging closer to a return but as per the Daily Mail's Craig Hope, the trio have 'little chance' of appearing until after the January winter break.
Willock was out for five months with a hamstring and then Achilles problem before making his comeback in October. However, the former Arsenal man featured just six times after suffering a recurrence of the latter.
Barnes is set for four months out in total due to the foot injury he sustained during the 8-0 win at Sheffield United in September. The £38million summer signing from Leicester City was expected to return in December but suffered a setback. Surgery has not been ruled out if the 26-year-old is unable to return in the coming weeks.
Anderson has been out for nearly three months with a stress fracture in his back. The injury is healing, according to Howe, but progress is slow meaning Newcastle won't rush back, the Whitley Bay-born midfielder.
Meanwhile, Kieran Trippier is a doubt for Saturday's FA Cup third round derby at the Stadium of Light with a groin issue. A week later, Eddie Howe's side take on Premier League champions Man City on home soil.
Here, NewcastleWorld takes a look at Newcastle's injury list in full and when each player is expected to return from the treatment room: