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Newcastle United are prepared to be without Joelinton and Fabian Schar for a match next month.
Both players are just one yellow card away from serving a one-match Premier League ban. As per league rules, any player who is booked five times in the opening 19 must serve a one-match suspension.
Newcastle United's English head coach Eddie Howe gestures on the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Newcastle United and West Ham United at St James' Park in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, north east England on November 25, 2024. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)Newcastle United's English head coach Eddie Howe gestures on the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Newcastle United and West Ham United at St James' Park in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, north east England on November 25, 2024. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)
Newcastle United's English head coach Eddie Howe gestures on the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Newcastle United and West Ham United at St James' Park in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, north east England on November 25, 2024. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) | AFP via Getty Images
And United boss Eddie Howe expects Joelinton and Schar to follow suit.
In order to avoid punishment, the pair must stay out of the referee’s book in the next seven matches, starting with Crystal Palace today and ending with Manchester United on December 30. After the 19-game mark - Tottenham Hotspur away on January 2 - the threshold changes to 10 bookings, 32 games and a two-match ban.
“It’s a difficult one to go into too much detail on that with the players as they need to be free,” Howe said. “Joey needs to be free to play his game and one of his biggest strengths is his ability to win the ball and cover every blade of grass and to be physical with his opponents.
“Part of the reason that I withdrew him on Monday was to make sure we had him for the next day. He is such a pivotal figure for us.
“With those guys, the likelihood is that they will get booked before the cut off point but that’s why we have the squad.”
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