... Alan Pardew is confident that will lift a weight from his mind.
Alan Pardew: "The court case that he was involved in is now over and I think that's been a big relief to him and his family. I think he is actually in better shape than he has been all year.
"We have lacked a real goal threat since he has been gone. You take someone who has been in red-hot form out of the team and it's difficult. But he is back and he definitely looks sharp."
OK, the goals haven't flowed since he has been out, but he was hardly bursting the net in games prior to Norwich:
Newcastle 0 Tottenham 4
Chelsea 3 Newcastle 0
Newcastle 0 Sunderland 3
Norwich 0 Newcastle 0
West Ham 1 Newcastle 3
Newcastle 0 Manchester City 2
Newcastle 1 Cardiff 2
West Brom 1 Newcastle 0
Newcastle 0 Arsenal 1