Matthias Jaissle has confirmed Anthony Elanga is closing in on a return for Newcastle, while Jacob Ramsey is also stepping up his recovery.
Elanga has trained this week and could be involved in the squad to face Crystal Palace, although Jaissle admitted he is not yet ready to play a full match.
“Anthony has trained this week and worked really hard,” Jaissle said.
“He won’t be able to play 90 minutes but he is hopefully ready, at least, to be able to join the squad.”
Ramsey is also back on the pitch, but Newcastle are taking a cautious approach with his workload.
“I am happy Jacob Ramsey is back on the pitch,” Jaissle added.
“We need to take it step-by-step with him, manage his load management, we don’t want to take too many risks.
“I am pleased that slowly we are getting the players back and the next question is the physical level.”