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Injured Newcastle striker Best faces six-week break
Feb 6, 2012, 14:38 GMT
London - Newcastle United say their striker Leon Best is likely to be out for up to six weeks because of a knee injury.
Best suffered the injury in Sunday's 2-1 Premier League win over Aston Villa and is due to have a scan on Tuesday to determine what kind of treatment he will require.
'Leon has got a medial ligament injury, which is usually a six-week lay-off,' Newcastle manager Alan Pardew said.
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