Cheick Tiote is set to return for Newcastle United against Southampton.
The Evening Chronicle says Tiote came through his first competitive match of the season at the weekend giving Alan Pardew a much-needed and welcome boost.
Newcastle have badly missed Tiote so far this season - he injured a hamstring in a friendly against Sheffield Wednesday - and he will almost certainly go straight back into the team.
Pardew had intimated that his player would stay in Newcastle during this international break.
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