Amar Dedic set to escape Newcastle sanction over carrying bow and arrow

Newcastle right-back Dedic will not face club sanction after armed police pursued him over a bow and arrow incident in Northumberland; he is expected to play at Fulham on Saturday.

Newcastle right-back Amar Dedic will escape club punishment following an incident on Wednesday afternoon when Northumbria Police responded to reports of him carrying a bow and arrow in the Northumberland countryside near Ponteland. A member of the public spotted Dedic and a friend walking along a track by a reservoir on Military Road equipped with bows and arrows. Police pursued the pair, with six patrol cars eventually stopping a vehicle at Dedic's home on the Darras Hall estate, where the equipment was seized from his car boot.

Northumbria Police confirmed the bows and arrows were for recreational use and posed no threat to the public, though inquiries remain ongoing. Pursuing animals with bows or crossbows is illegal in the UK, but there is no suggestion Dedic was hunting. The 24-year-old, a £29.5m summer signing from Benfica, is believed to have been helped by Newcastle goalkeeper Mark Gillespie and former full-back Paul Dummett, who happened to pass his home and assisted in calming the situation. Newcastle regard Dedic's actions as naive but expect him to start Saturday's trip to Fulham.