12. Papiss Cisse's Injuries, Suspensions And AFCON Call-Up
The 10 matches that Papiss Cisse was suspended for have already been mentioned - but he has missed 16 games in all due to injuries, bans and being away on Africa Cup of Nations duty. In many of those 21 matches he has played, Cisse has also only been half-fit and has come on off the bench - yet he has still returned 11 goals from just 1,068 minutes of action. Newcastle have picked up 27 of their 36 points when Cisse has featured - showing how important he is to the side. If the Senegalese striker had played, fully fit, in every game, they would be nowhere near the Premier League dropzone.