An away game to Manchester City followed seeing another 2-1 defeat for Newcastle, but also saw midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa suffer a horrific double leg break following a clash with City midfielder Nigel de Jong [REF].
Newcastle's good form was lost in a 2-1 defeat to Blackburn Rovers at home, going 1-0 down after just two minutes with a goal from Morten Gamst Pedersen.