Matt Ritchie surgery blow for Newcastle United

Matt Ritchie’s facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines at Newcastle United.

The winger hurt his shoulder in this afternoon’s 1-1 Premier League draw against Tottenham Hotspur.

Matt Ritchie is treated after hurting his shouder.

placeholder image — Matt Ritchie is treated after hurting his shouder.

Callum Wilson converted a controversial injury-time penalty after VAR picked up an Eric Dier handball at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where Lucas Moura opened the scoring with a first-half strike.

Ritchie was forced off earlier in the game after colliding with Matt Doherty, and United head coach Steve Bruce revealed that the 31-year-old is likely to need surgery.

“Matt Ritchie’s done his shoulder, and it doesn’t look good,” said Bruce, who was without Allan Saint-Maximin (ankle) and Ryan Fraser (groin). "He’s done the joint, I think. I don’t think it’s a dislocation, but he’s done exactly the same as Fab Schar, which would probably mean an operation. We’ll know more in the next couple of days.”