But that has left his manager with a decision to make over whether to play him at Arsenal and keep automatic replacement Lee Cattermole in reserve.
Poyet said: "That's the biggest decision of the week. Have I made that decision? No, because every time I make a decision early in the week, something happens during the week and everything goes away and then I need to play him anyway.
"We will see, but it's probably the biggest decision I have got because we need to be very smart."