Alan Pardew has given his first-team squad the rest of this week as they have a rare free weekend coming up because of the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley this weekend.
But Demba Ba has been recuperating in a cryogenic tank.
Demba Ba (on his Twitter account): “I’ve been locked in a room -110 degrees for 3 min. Nearly naked. I never felt so cold.
"But now I feel refresh and ready for the last 5 games."