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The Netherlands international picked up the ankle injury in Thursday's Europa League last-32 second-leg victory over Metalist Kharkiv, but was able to complete 90 minutes.

Krul was initially assessed by the club's medical staff on Friday and subsequently sent for a scan, but has now been referred to a specialist - raising fears of a lengthy spell out.

The shot-stopper will miss Sunday's Premier League game at home to Southampton, with Rob Elliot set to step in for the 24-year old.

Van Egmond said during the week it was important to win at home against the Roar to solidify Newcastle's place in the top six and put a gap on the chasing sides.

However the draw sees the Jets only move to equal fifth alongside Sydney FC on 27 points while the Roar and Melbourne Heart are still within striking distance on 25 and 24 points respectively with the rest of the round to play.

"We were at home and maximum points would have put us five points ahead of them and would have put us in a good position for a run into the finals," van Egmond said after the match.

Mogi Mirim moved second in the Campeonato Paulista thanks to a narrow 1-0 victory at home to Oeste on Friday, as Paulista also won.

Carlos Alberto's 68th-minute penalty was the difference between the teams at Estadio Romildo Vitor Gomes Ferreira, with the result lifting Mogi Mirim up to second spot, one point behind leaders Ponte Preta.

Oeste are 14th, two points clear of the relegation zone in a congested bottom half of the table.

In the other match on Friday, Paulista defeated struggling Atletico Sorocaba 3-1 at home, thanks to three goals in the space of seven minutes shortly before half-time.

While struggling to match Porto and cross-city rivals Benfica in recent seasons, Sporting have at least kept in touch with the top of the table, pushing for Champions League qualification and earning a regular berth in the Europa League.

However, they have slumped to a mid-table position in 2012/13, and show little signs of a mounting a revival, with Estoril, a team from the suburbs of Lisbon, the latest outfit to inflict defeat on Marco Silva's men.

Bottom side Willem II have won just twice this season but received an early boost when Robbie Haemhouts put them ahead with a goal in the first minute of the match.

Their luck soon run out though, as a Tim Cornelisse own-goal saw visitors NEC draw level.

Melvin Platje's brace in a nine-minute spell before half-time saw the away team go in 3-1 ahead at the break.

Aurelien Joachim gave Willem II renewed hope when he got one back just seven minutes into the second half.

Valentin Eysseric opened the scoring for hosts Nice from the penalty spot in the 11th minute of the match at the Stade Municipal du Ray on Friday.

The visitors battled hard to keep the score at 1-0 for much of the contest, but Renato Civelli made sure of all three points when he claimed Nice's second goal with five minutes remaining, Eric Bautheac providing the assist.

The win sees Nice close to within a point of third-placed Marseille, who tackle league leaders PSG on Sunday.

Visitors Frankfurt looked to have opened the scoring as early as the 12th minute through Stefan Aigner, only for the goal to be ruled out for offside.

Aigner found himself in the spotlight again early in the contest, heading wide from a good position before missing the target again on 16 minutes.

It took the hosts until close to the hour mark to threaten the Frankfurt goal, Jan Rosenthal and then Matthias Ginter forcing Stefano Celozzi to clear off the line in quick succession.