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International Friendlies

Mar 29, 2016 at 7.45pm UK

Rep. Ireland Republic of Ireland
2-2
Slovakia Slovakia

Long (22' pen.), McClean (24' pen.)

FT(HT: 2-2)

Stoch (14'), McShane (45' og.)

Newcastle United confirm serious Rob Elliot knee injury

By Pascal Lemesre, Football League Editor

Published: March 30 2016 | 16:50

Last updated: March 31 2016 | 17:42

Newcastle United confirm that goalkeeper Rob Elliot will be out "for a number of months" after damaging his ACL on international duty with the Republic of Ireland.

Premier League strugglers Newcastle United have confirmed that goalkeeper Rob Elliot suffered a serious knee injury on international duty with the Republic of Ireland.

Elliot, 29, will miss the remainder of the season and several more months, including Euro 2016, with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

"Thank you to everyone for their kind messages," Elliot wrote on Twitter. "Will come back stronger! Feel so lucky to have so much support behind me. Love to everyone."

Newcastle also lost first-choice stopper Tim Krul to a serious knee injury earlier this season.

Rafael Benitez's side are 19th in the table, three points from safety, with just eight matches of the season remaining.