According to Newcastle boss Alan Pardew, Hatem Ben Arfa's return can be the key to a strong finish to the Premier League campaign. The 27-year-old French winger returns to first-team action against Crystal Palace this weekend after a month out.
Pardew, whose side are ninth, said: "It's all about Hatem with Hatem, and he looks in a much better place.
"If he brings the right ingredients, the work-rate, the ability to the pitch for us, then he can be influential."
Ben Arfa has been unavailable because of a groin injury, and Pardew said he had also missed a week's training "with an illness at home".
