Pep Guardiola and Eddie Howe
Pep Guardiola and Eddie Howe both have a huge number of injuries to contend with
Manchester City and are set to be without a combined 15 players for their tonight.
men hold a commanding advantage heading into the second leg of the Carabao Cup tie at Wembley. , leaving the Magpies with an uphill task on the blue side of Manchester.
Going into the second leg, both sides are struggling with a huge number of injuries between them. However, the Toon may draw encouragement from City's dramatic second-half collapse in their away fixture against Tottenham.
The danger seemed minimal when City reached the interval at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium holding a comfortable 2-0 lead, but a second-half double saw the Cityzens surrender two crucial points in north London. However, Howe's side will also be recovering from their own disappointment, having lost 4-1 to Liverpool at Anfield.
Anthony Gordon gave Newcastle the lead, but a brace from Hugo Ekitike, Florian Wirtz and Ibrahima Konate Both sides will be looking to channel their own frustration into the second-leg. Ahead of the clash at the Etihad Stadium, looks at both team's injury issues.
Joelinton
Howe revealed Joelinton had flown out to Barcelona for an injection on his injured groin, but he is still expected to miss the match (Image: 2026 Getty Images) 1 of 15
2. Fabian Schar
Schar underwent surgery on his ankle last month and will not be back in action any time soon
3. Sven Botman
Sven Botman