ALAN Pardew has called on his other strikers to “do the business” at Craven Cottage today to prove they deserve a place in the Newcastle United revolution – as he is forced to contemplate a reshuffle without Yohan Cabaye.

Cabaye is set to miss this afternoon’s game at Fulham after injuring his ankle and Pardew will look to Mehdi Abeid or Dan Gosling to fill the void left by his chief midfield creator. It is unknown how long Cabaye faces out on the sidelines, but the midfielder did not train this week and is an early doubt for the visit to Brighton in the FA Cup fourth round.

Pardew will look to the likes of Danny Guthrie, Abeid and Gosling to step up and prove themselves in Cabaye’s absence – just as he will his existing strikers in the wake of the £7.5million capture of Papiss Cisse, who joins Demba Ba at the club.

The Senegal strikers will make their African Cup of Nations bow tonight as their tournament opens with a game against Zambia. But it is a case of out of sight and out of mind for Pardew, who wants his other forwards – including Hatem Ben Arfa and Leon Best – to make their mark in West London.

Ben Arfa is set to start while Best will be partnered with Shola Ameobi at a ground where Newcastle have had little joy.

“We have other assets who need to do the business on Saturday,” the Magpies manager said. “We are in a position now where if we can keep ticking over until that period (when Cisse and Ba return) then we will see what we can do.