Newcastle United suffered an injury scare after Chris Wood came off in the first-half of the Magpies' friendly in Riyadh.
The New Zealand centre-forward went off holding his back after a late challenge after 37 minutes in the clash against Al-Hilal.
Wood's injury leaves could leave Newcastle short of strikers with Callum Wilson currently at the World Cup with England and set to miss the clash against AFC Bournemouth.
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The ex-Burnley man stayed on the bench with his team-mates suggesting it could simply precautionary. Alexander Isak is also battling to be back for the tie later this month with Newcastle taking no risks.
Wood was taken off as a precaution with Eddie Howe to update the media after the game. He was repalced by Sean Longstaff with Allan Saint-Maximin switched to the central striker role.
Newcastle led 2-0 at half-time as Joelinton scored a brace to stun the home team.
