Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew is delighted with the commitment shown by Hatem Ben Arfa.

The man viewed by some as a luxury player showed against the league leaders that he is willing to put in a shift off the ball, as well as provide attacking inspiration.

"Hatem did some great stuff up front for us, but look at his work at the other end. There is no problem with that," said Pardew.

"He works really really hard and I said to him, 'Coming into this team, the one thing the other players are wanting to see from you is energy' because that is what we have had all year.

"Every player who has come in has given me energy and he [Ben Arfa] did give me that - and extra quality. Hopefully he can take us forward. Actually coming out of this game, when we get everyone back, we could be a stronger side."