Half time: Kansas 0 Newcastle 0

Full time: Kansas 0 Newcastle 0

A club statement read:

"Hatem Ben Arfa sustained an injury to his left ankle in a tackle during the club's friendly against Sporting Kansas on Wednesday evening and went to a local hospital for a precautionary X-ray.

"Consequently he will be leaving the club's US tour tomorrow and the injury will be reassessed over the next 48 hours."

Alan Pardew said after the game:

"The stadium is absolutely top-drawer. Coming from our league, I can attest that this would easily be in the top amongst stadiums in our league. It was really, really hot. It's probably hard to understand if you are sitting at home in Newcastle just how hot it was. The impact on us was that it made us look a little bit lethargic and heavy-legged.

"We have worked them hard this week, but the opposition were good opposition, and therefore it was a decent result for us.

"I was pleased we got the clean sheet. We obviously lacked sharpness in and around the box, that was pretty evident. Overall, I am very, very pleased. The quality of the opposition did not surprise me because I had John Carver who's managed in the MLS. So we were very familiar with the standard, but I think it surprised one or two of my players.

"No matter what you say to players they can't sometimes accept that their playing on an even playing field. There was a bit of shock in certain areas but for us it was a great workout."

"Jose (Enrique) got a knock in training yesterday - there is nothing suspicious about that. He has a hamstring knock – he’s suffered with his hamstring before. (Sylvain) Marveaux hasn’t played for 10 months, but he showed good quality and was unlucky not to score.

"Demba (Ba) looked a bit ring-rusty, but he is a big guy and his sharpness will come later. He is a diligent worker, but the quality he has he didn’t show last night. We’ve seen him before so it will come.”

"Mehdi (Abeid) has a lot to learn and is in the process of learning the Premier League. He got caught in possession, but he has quality there. He will get more chances."

"Hatem (Ben Arfa) is going to have a few demons from that injury he had last year. I am hoping he's okay. We took him off as a precaution - he was a bit shocked by the challenge, I think - but we think he will be okay."

Sporting Kansas City Manager Peter Vermes said:

"For us I think it was pretty simple- these exhibitions like this where we get the opportunity to play against such a storied club as Newcastle is tremendous for our team. Although neither team scored any goals which would have been great for the crowd and the atmosphere. I thought there was some good soccer out there. Definitely some glimpses from both teams at times. Obviously they are in their pre-season and we played a split squad in both halves.

"Kevin Ellis, getting the chance to play 30 minutes, and Soony Saad, those types of guys getting experience playing games is tremendous for us. All-in-all it was a great match for us, especially mid-week. It’s great competition, and another game for us to measure ourselves.

"Jéferson is what we expected him to be. He is definitely a number ten, he's a guy that wants the ball, very confident, still needs to understand a little bit of how we play and some of the guys. He's only been here two days, he's trained with us twice.

"I think he'll fit in well, he's going to give us a push here in the second half of the season. I think he can not only grow with us but take us to another level in the way that he sees the game and can give the final pass - I think in our league he's going to be a special player.

"We hope to make this a strong club, not only in the MLS, but also internationally.

"I thought the stadium atmosphere was good. Sometimes you have to take into consideration that MLS is different because you play through the summer months. The heat becomes such a major factor in the game, and both teams have to deal with it no matter what. 

"It really doesn’t matter how fit you are, it has to do with how well you manage the game, how well you manage the ball and the possession of it. We’re continuing to grow as a team, and I think we’re getting better."