"He has a hairline fracture in his toe. I think he will be available for the weekend. The only problem is, if we push him now, he might need a little bit of a rest afterwards," said Rafa Benitez.
"I was talking to the doctor and he said it is not a big risk for him to play, though there is always some risk.
"If we want to push him for this game, it would be a risk to push him again and again, because it could become more serious.
"I still need to talk to Steve McClaren but I think he will understand it would be a big risk."