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Newcastle midfielder Vurnon Anita makes quick recovery

Vurnon Anita
Image: Vurnon Anita fit to face Swansea this weekend

Newcastle midfielder Vurnon Anita has made a "miraculous" recovery from the back injury he suffered against Southampton.

The Holland international left the pitch on a stretcher after an hour of the 2-2 draw with Southampton but was back on his feet soon after the final whistle.

Newcastle assistant coach Paul Simpson said: "He's had a little bit of grief about that because it's been a proper miraculous recovery - stretchered off on Sunday and fit to train on Wednesday.

"But it was a real concern at the time because he took a really heavy, awkward landing in his fall. I'm going to have to give credit to the medical team. They have laid their magic hands on him and he's made a really good recovery.

"He joined in training and hopefully there will be no reaction from that and we'll have a clean bill of health going into the Swansea fixture."

Mehdi Abeid and Daryl Janmaat ride the bikes on their first day back whilst joined by Steven Taylor, Paul Dummett & Massadio Haidara
Image: Paul Dummett (second from right) back in full training for Newcastle

Head coach Steve McClaren has also been boosted by the return to training of defender Paul Dummett and midfielder Remy Cabella after hamstring and thigh injuries respectively.

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However, both are some way away from being available for first-team selection.

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