It may be an international week, but Newcastle's players are continuing to work hard at the training ground this week.

Although Rafa Benitez has vowed to give his squad some time off towards the end of the week, they were still being put through their paces on Wednesday while some of Peter Beardsley's under-21s were given the opportunity to join in.

And it's not just the players who are still putting in the graft this week - Club Photographer Serena Taylor brought nufc.co.uk this gallery from a chilly Newcastle United Training Cente.