Prior to the international break, Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez admitted that he was worried about players getting injured as they joined their respective nations for friendly matches. Those fears have come to materialise as winger Matt Ritchie has pulled out of the Scotland squad ahead of Tuesday's friendly against Hungary.
Ritchie played in Scotland's 1-0 defeat against Costa Rica on Friday, but the Chronicle are reporting that he suffered a groin injury, forcing him to miss out on the match this week.
The question now becomes: Will Ritchie be fit to play for Newcastle against Huddersfield this weekend?