Christian Atsu made his return from a two-month injury lay-off when he was introduced in the 17th minute of Newcastle United's Premier League clash with Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.
The Ghana international came on for the injured Allan Saint-Maximin, as Newcastle sought their first points of the new season.
Atsu has been out of action since sustaining a hamstring injury in Ghana’s 0-0 draw against Cameroon in an Africa Cup of Nations group-stage bout.
There were doubts about whether Atsu would appear for the Magpies early, but he returned to training last week.