You may be correct, but any club would be stupid to risk players following an injury of this nature, even if the risk was negligible. Just imagine if either suffered any ill effects during or after the game. I know it's Newcastle we're talking about here but even they couldn't be daft enough to...
They are building some momentum - and no-one can deny they have a very strong line-up of individuals, even if the team ethic doesn't always reflect this. They have the most star players in the championship, by a long way. Benitez is a proven campaigner.
It's a really, really tough test for us...