File photo of Newcastle's Tim Krul looks dejected during the match against Manchester City in the Barclays Premier League at the Etihad Stadium - 3/10/15 Action Images via Reuters / Carl Recine
LONDON (Reuters) - Newcastle United goalkeeper Tim Krul will miss the rest of the season with a cruciate knee ligament injury suffered in the Netherlands' 2-1 win over Kazakhstan in a Euro 2016 qualifier in Astana on Saturday.
The Premier League's bottom club, without a win after eight matches, announced the news on Sunday and recalled inexperienced 18-year-old Freddie Woodman from a loan spell with fourth-tier Crawley Town as back-up for second choice keeper Rob Elliot.
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