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It’s truthful to say Sunday was a fairly disastrous day for Newcastle United, in additional methods than one.
If shedding in extra-time to Brighton to knock us out of the FA Cup wasn’t sufficient, we head into a brand new week with new harm considerations and a suspension that can virtually actually hold Anthony Gordon out of our subsequent three video games.
After the mud settled on a devastating defeat and one other messy show at St James’ Park, Eddie Howe supplied an replace on 5 harm considerations.
Lewis Corridor was the primary absentee for Newcastle right this moment, and Sven Botman nonetheless didn’t make the squad regardless of earlier hopes that the Dutchman was nearing a return.
With a crunch Premier League fixture towards West Ham on the horizon, earlier than the all-important recreation towards Liverpool on March sixteenth, Howe offered updates on the health of a number of key gamers.
Corridor has no timescale on a return from an ankle concern, which is a fear given his kind at left-back and stable efficiency towards Mo Salah on Wednesday. Howe added “we don’t know but”, with the membership “awaiting suggestions” following a scan and go to to see a specialist after feeling some ache throughout our midweek defeat at Liverpool.
Isak “felt a tightness, not an harm, however needed to come off” in a transfer that just about stopped Newcastle’s attacking potential fully on Sunday afternoon.
Howe stated: “Alex (Isak) had some tightness in his physique however not an harm. The longer it went on, the higher the danger, so he was taken off earlier than any issues.” Hopefully that settles forward of West Ham away per week right this moment.
As for Botman, who was absent from the squad as soon as once more regardless of coaching on Friday, Howe revealed he was shut, however “didn’t really feel 100% assured to begin”.
“We’d like the week to mud ourselves down and regroup, as we have now been examined,” Howe stated. “We had a small squad, we couldn’t get Sven Botman match [in time for this Brighton match] and we are able to’t afford to lose anybody else.”
With harm and suspension points mounting forward of the ultimate in two weeks time, Howe added: “We hope they don’t flip into huge issues for us as a result of that may be actually powerful for us. We don’t have the energy in depth we’d like.”
Kieran Trippier in the meantime ‘felt his again’ and had to get replaced by Matt Targett regardless of an in any other case stable efficiency from the veteran.
His fullback associate Tino Livramento “was affected by cramp” along with his battles towards Yankuba Minteh and Tariq Lamptey, which can clarify why he was sluggish to play Danny Welbeck offside for his or her late winner.
Accidents quickly derailed the Magpies final season, and in a time the group desperately must construct momentum, we’ll need to hope that each one 5 are again quickly.
With Gordon already dominated out of the ultimate, it feels very important the likes of Corridor, Botman and Isak are fantastic for the journey to Wembley per week on Sunday.
