Newcastle United's Tim Krul sustains "bad" knee injury while on international duty

Newcastle United keeper Tim Krul could face a period out of action after suffering a knee injury while playing for the Netherlands.

The 26-year-old landed awkwardly on his knee and left the field in agony in the 80th minute of his side's 2-1 victory over Kazakhstan in their Euro 2016 qualifying clash.

The Netherlands boss has admitted that the keeper looked in a bad way after sustaining the problem, which could have severe repercussions for the Magpies.

Blind told reporters: "It looks like a bad injury, Tim landed the wrong way."

Newcastle could be forced to call on third-choice keeper Rob Elliot for their upcoming Premier League matches as backup Karl Darlow is out with a foot injury.