Darren Bent out for 4 weeks It is what we all feared. The man who has scored the majority of our goals in the last 2 season's getting injured. Bent landed heavily in the first half and appeared to jar his knee but carried on in a way we have come to expect of him and even scored, proving that Pards has given him renewed confidence after not scoring under Les Reed.

However reports yesterday have been confirmed on BBC Sport today that Bent will be out for a month. This pretty much guarantees he will not be sold in the transfer window *please* but he will miss the 4 vital Premiership games and the Cup game at Forest. It is a blow but it is has been obvious that the 23-year old needed a rest and has been carrying light injuries for a while.

This leaves us with only the lazy dream team of Marcus Bent and JFH. Young James Walker, who impressed Dowie back in the summer is at Orient on loan, although I have heard there is an exciting prospect at the club called Lisbie!

Pardew is now expected to focus his attention on a striker in the window with David Healy, Ashley Young, David Nugent and Marlon Harwood all being mentioned in the press.  ¶ 11:00