London, Feb. 14 -- Newcastle United captain Bruno Guimaraes is expected to be out for a couple of months after sustaining a hamstring injury.

The Brazilian hobbled off in the closing stages of Tuesday night's 2-1 win against Tottenham Hotspur in just his second appearance since recovering from a separate ankle issue, accordingto BBC Sports.

Head coach Eddie Howe said at the time Guimaraes was "a little bit worried because he has never had a problem with his hamstrings before".

Guimaraes is now set for an extended spell on the sidelines in a huge blow for Newcastle. Newcastle have, obviously, lost games Guimaraes has played in before, including a 3-2loss against Brentford last week.

However, Howe's side have failed to win any of the 10 P...