Baines hobbles off

Mid-way through the first half and Baines notified the bench that he felt a twinge in his hamstring, but the 21 year old scouser wanted to play on.

All the became too much shortly before half time and Baines was replaced by Tottenham loanee Reto Ziegler who would no doubt keep the left back shirt should Baines be unavailable for Newcastle at the weekend.

The early news is that the injury is not too serious, although Baines is a doubt for the weekend.