The 25-year-old was treated by medical staff after he came off second best in an aerial collision with Blues midfielder Jon Obi Mikel at the start of the second half.
He was then put in a neck brace and taken off the field on a stretcher.
The Magpies currently lead 1-0 through Papiss Cisse's goal.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Arsenal | 36 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 88 | 28 | 60 | 83 |
| 2 | Manchester CityMan City | 35 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 87 | 33 | 54 | 82 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 36 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 81 | 38 | 43 | 78 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 73 | 53 | 20 | 67 |
| 5 | Tottenham HotspurSpurs | 35 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 69 | 58 | 11 | 60 |
| 6 | Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 35 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 78 | 56 | 22 | 56 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 35 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 70 | 59 | 11 | 54 |
| 8 | Manchester UnitedMan Utd | 35 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 52 | 55 | -3 | 54 |
| 9 | West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 56 | 70 | -14 | 49 |
| 10 | Bournemouth | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 52 | 63 | -11 | 48 |
| 11 | Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton | 35 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 57 | -4 | 47 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 49 | 60 | -11 | 46 |
| 13 | Fulham | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 51 | 55 | -4 | 44 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 49 | 57 | -8 | 43 |
| 15 | Everton | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 49 | -11 | 37 |
| 16 | Brentford | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 52 | 60 | -8 | 36 |
| 17 | Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 45 | 63 | -18 | 29 |
| 18 | Luton TownLuton | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 49 | 78 | -29 | 26 |
| 19 | Burnley | 36 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 39 | 74 | -35 | 24 |
| R | Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd | 36 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 35 | 100 | -65 | 16 |
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