Dyer set to miss rest of season

Dyer's injury is set to keep him out for weeks

Newcastle's Kieron Dyer is set to miss the rest of the season after suffering a suspected hamstring injury in Wednesday's draw with Middlesbrough.

Magpies boss Graeme Souness revealed that the 26-year-old midfielder was facing six weeks on the sidelines.

"He has damaged his hamstring. He feels he has pulled it and you will not see him again this season if that is the case," said Souness.

"He has had the scans, the scans showed nothing but he felt something."

Souness added that the injury was also likely to keep Dyer out of England's tour to the United States at the end of the season.

England are due to play the USA on 28 May in Chicago and then face Colombia in New Jersey on 31 May.

"I would prefer he did not go - I would prefer none of them went, given the amount of games we have got - but it is out of our hands," said Souness.

"But he is not going to be fit for a long time. If you do a hamstring, it is generally six weeks and then you are talking about getting yourself fully-fit."