Coloccini (knee) started and played all 90 minutes of Newcastle's 1-0 victory over Aston Villa on Sunday.

Coloccini had not played since suffering a knee injury back on New Year's Day, but rewarded fantasy owners with a clean sheet in his first game back. Up next is trip to Hull City, who have been tough to shut out recently.

Coloccini (knee) has been out since New Year's Day, and could be back for Newcastle's clash with Aston Villa on February 23rd, the Sunderland Echo reports.

Coloccini is an important player in Newcastle's defensive line and typically wears the captain's arm band for The Toon. The Argentine has four clean sheets in 16 appearances this season.

Coloccini (knee) is expected to miss Newcastle's match against Sunderland despite potentially returning to training that week, reports Sky Sports.

Coloccini injured his knee on New Year's Day and was expected to miss six weeks of action. It is possible that he could return on schedule if he were to begin training again next week.

Coloccini could miss up to six weeks after suffering a knee injury during Wednesday's match against West Brom, the Daily Mail reports.

Coloccini battled a thigh injury earlier this season, so a new knee injury is certainly not how he wanted to start 2014. The Newcastle captain is very important to the back four, but doesn't provide a ton of fantasy value outside of clean sheets.

Coloccini, who has missed time as of late due to a thigh injury, will head into this weekend ready to face Norwich City. He last played against Cardiff back on October 5.

Coloccini was given a late fitness test ahead of Newcastle's Premier League match against Tottenham back on November 10 but apparently his thigh was not fit enough to make an appearance. The rest over the international break should be enough to get him back on the pitch for Saturday's fixture.

Coloccini, who has missed nearly a month with a hamstring injury suffered while on international duty, has returned to fitness and should be in the starting XI for Newcastle's Premier League match against Tottenham on Sunday, the Daily Mail reports.

Initial estimates for his return were eight weeks, so it's great to see Coloccini return in a much shorter time. While Spurs have plenty of talent on the squad this year, they've struggled to score much, especially in open play.

Coloccini is expected to miss up to eight weeks after injuring his thigh while on international duty for Argentina, the Independent reports.

Coloccini is now expected to be out until around Christmas time, a major blow for Newcastle. Steven Taylor will likely fill in for Coloccini for Saturday's match against Sunderland and will need to hold off 22-year old Paul Dummett to stay in the starting XI.