Newcastle goalkeeper Shay Given was back in training on Monday as he steps up his return from a serious stomach injury.

The Ireland goalkeeper suffered a perforated bowel when he collided with West Ham's Marlon Harewood in the Magpies' 2-0 Barclays Premiership defeat at Upton Park last month.

The 30-year-old had surgery within hours of the incident and spent a week in London before being allowed to return to the north-east.