Mark Viduka is also ready to hand Sam Allardyce a major boost head of Monday night's game against Derby County.
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Any manager can expect the worst when players return from international duty, and Viduka was injured even before his team-mates headed off to play in the Euro 2008 qualifiers.
He limped off at half time in Newcastle United's 1-0 win over Wigan Athletic a week last Saturday with a hamstring problem.
He limped off at half time in Newcastle United's 1-0 win over Wigan Athletic a week last Saturday with a hamstring problem.
But the striker has recovered and is expected to retain his place alongside Michael Owen in Sam Allardyce's starting XI.
Allardyce: "Both Abou and Habib have trained with us this week.
"They - along with the likes of Butty, Shola and Harps - have been in with us, and now it's just a case of waiting for the rest of the senior players to return from international duty over the next day or so before we can start getting ready for Derby as a squad.
"Joey Barton, Stephen Carr and Celestine Babayaro are still receiving long term rehab at the moment".