Newcastle have beaten Atromitos 1-0 on Thursday night to progress in the Europa League.
Alan Pardew rested some of his big names for the clash against the Greek minnows, but Haris Vuckic scored the decisive strike to send the Tyneside outfit through to the next round.
The Sports Direct Arena team did suffer an injury blow however, as Ryan Taylor hobbled off after 11 minutes, with Pardew now considering a move in the transfer window to replace the crocked man.
“We took a bit of a risk with our selection. But we did enough,” The Guardian quote Pardew as saying.
“Ryan Taylor’s injury will make me think about whether we need another defender and I am hoping that is not that case and we have a good enough squad.
“The squad has depth and we will need it,” he concluded.
By Gareth McKnight