Michael Owen has suffered no damage to his foot, following an X-ray taken on Sunday.
Michael Owen has suffered no damage to his foot, following an X-ray taken on Sunday.
The Newcastle United striker had expressed concern that he might have suffered a setback in his recovery from a broken metatarsal.
Owen made his first appearance in four months on Saturday after coming on as a substitute in Newcastle's 0-0 draw at Birmingham.
At the final whistle, he complained of discomfort in his foot and later revealed he needed to visit his specialist to learn if there had been a recurrence of his injury.
But an X-ray has shown that Owen has suffered no further damage and the news will be a major relief to the England hit-man.
With Wayne Rooney already struggling to make the World Cup finals, the upbeat bulletin on Owen's fitness will hearten England coach Sven Goran Eriksson.
Owen will now likely continue training in the next week and could figure in Newcastle's final game of the Premiership season against champions Chelsea next Sunday.
A spokesman for Newcastle said: "Michael saw the specialist first thing this morning and had an X-ray and undertook various tests.
"The results were positive - there is no damage and the specialist said that it was quite normal for a certain level of pain to be experienced in the first couple of games back after an injury of this type."
