Pardew confirms Cabaye absence

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has confirmed that midfielder Yohan Cabaye is to undergo surgery which will sideline him for several weeks.

The France international will have an operation on his damaged groin either later this week or at the beginning of next week after limping out of the 1-0 Barclays Premier League defeat by West Ham two weekends ago.

Pardew said: "He will definitely have an operation, and we think it's going to be on Friday or Monday, I'm not sure. That's a blow to us because he's a top player for us."

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