Newcastle United injury update: The results of Tino Livramento’s hamstring scan have been received and a return timeframe has been given.
Newcastle United defender Tino Livramento suffered a hamstring injury against AFC Bournemouth in the FA Cup on Saturday and is now facing an extended spell on the sidelines.
Livramento is one of several defenders ruled out for Newcastle at the moment with Fabian Schar, Dan Burn, Emil Krafth and Jamaal Lascelles also sidelined.
It leaves The Magpies with just four fit senior defenders for Tuesday’s crucial Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Manchester City at St James’ Park.
In addition, William Osula, Anthony Elanga and Jacob Murphy have been sidelined though Elanga and Murphy are understood to be close to a return and in contention to be included in the matchday squad against City, pending a late fitness test.
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Eddie Howe delivers NUFC injury latest
The past week has been damaging for Newcastle in terms of injuries with Fabian Schar stretchered off and taken to hospital with an ankle injury picked up in the 4-3 win over Leeds United.
Schar is set for a scan on Wednesday with X-rays confirming no ankle break for the Swiss centre-back and the club are confident he will return before the end of the season.
Then, just days later, Livramento was forced off with a hamstring injury.
Speaking on Monday, Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe confirmed Livramento would be having a scan to assess the severity of his injury.
“No major update for you,” Howe explained on Livramento. “He will be having a [hamstring] scan I think today at some point and we'll understand the extent of the damage.”
The scan results have now been received and the club have a clearer picture of the extend of Livramento’s injury and just how long they could be without him.
NUFC Tino Livramento injury update
According to Mail Online, Livramento is facing up to eight weeks on the sidelines with his hamstring injury.
The scan results have confirmed muscle damage that will sideline the full-back for between six and eight weeks. Newcastle defender Kieran Trippier has recently returned after two months out with a similar issue.
But Livramento’s injury comes at a busy part of the season and will see him ruled out of both legs of Newcastle’s Carabao Cup semi-final against Manchester City, the final two Champions League group phase games as well as a potential knockout round play-off match in the competition.
Newcastle have a particularly difficult set of fixtures coming up in January and February which Livramento is set to miss.
Between January 25 and February 21, Newcastle face Aston Villa home and away, Manchester City away twice, Paris Saint-Germain away, Liverpool away, Brentford at home, Tottenham Hotspur away and a potential Champions League knockout play-off in what is set to be a very demanding run for Howe’s squad.
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