Anthony Gordon of Englandis treated for an injury during the FIFA World Cup 2026 European Qualifier between England and Albania at Wembley Stadium on March 21, 2025
Anthony Gordon during England's clash against Albania
Newcastle United's non-international players have been resting up ahead of what will be an emotional return to action for the black and whites. The Carabao Cup winners host Brentford at St James' Park on Wednesday, April 2.
A number of the trophy-winning squad are on international duty, including England trio Dan Tino Livramento and Anthony Gordon, plus Brazilian boys Bruno Guimaraes and Joelinton. Alexander Isak is away with Sweden and Sandro Tonali with Italy.
The international exertions obviously carry a risk, as shown by the injury suffered by Anthony Gordon in the dying seconds of England's game against Albania on Friday night. Eddie Howe will have had his head in his hands as he saw his winger go down in pain as the referee blew the final whistle.
The rest of the squad have flown to Dubai for a training camp. There, Howe has been putting the players through their paces while also allowing what is a threadbare squad time to recuperate after their Wembley exertions.
A number of players suffered knocks and fatigue in the second half of the energy-sapping performance. The United medical staff will keep a close eye on the squad, while a number of players remain sidelined for a longer period of time. Here, we look at the main concerns and return dates.
Anthony Gordon
The winger came on for the last 15 minutes of Thomas Tuchel's first game in charge of the England squad. With the game deep in injury time, Gordon chased back towards the half time and appeared to clash with an Albanian player. He immediately went down in discomfort and had to be helped off the pitch as the referee blew to end the game.
Gordon was then pulled out of the England squad after being unable to train. England boss Thomas Tuchel said: “It’s just a matter of pain. There’s a big bruise around the hip region and he’s unable to walk properly.
“He left camp. He has a huge bruise around the hip region and it was so painful he couldn’t even walk properly. He needs some time to heal and to get better. That’s why he left camp."
Gordon, of course, is suspended for the Brentford game after picking up a red card against Brighton which also ruled him out of the cup final. Newcastle are next in action after that on Monday, April 7 at Leicester City, meaning he has just over two weeks to hopefully shake off the injury.
The winger will be assessed by the Newcastle medical team on his return to Tyneside with the hope that the injury is not too serious. Tuchel added: "I think he still needs a couple of days rest."
Kieran Trippier
The veteran full-back rolled back the years with a stunning defensive performance at Wembley. Up against Luis Diaz in the first half, he rattled into challenges and showed composure with three headers back to Nick Pope.
The 34-year-old, however, gave Newcastle fans a scare in the first period when he appeared to pull up holding his right hamstring on 38 minutes. He spoke to the United bench, received some deep heat and was seen stretching several times, but played on and got through the full 100 minutes to suggest it wasn't a major problem.
Trippier flew out to Dubai with the training squad, where he has been assessed by the medical staff during the warm weather break. He has also been pictured taking part in the ongoing celebrations.
Jacob Murphy
Another player who gave everything for the cause during the game. The winger ran himself into the ground and was replaced in the latter stages of the game by Emil Krafth, having been hobbling around the Wembley turf for several minutes.
It looked like a dose of cramp for a player who had worked tirelessly up and down the pitch.
Sven Botman
Botman was ruled out of the cup final a week beforehand, after suffering a fresh knee injury. The Dutch defender has had an issue with fluid on his opposite knee to the one he had an ACL operation on last year, but it was enough to see him go under the knife.
Eddie Howe said: "He felt the same problem in his knee. So, looks like he'll now have to have a small op just to clear out some fluid. We hope he should be back in about eight weeks."
That will take the centre-half through to probably the second week in May, meaning he faces a race against time to play in Newcastle's last two or three games of the season.
Lewis Hall
The left-back was devastated to be ruled out for the rest of the season with a foot and ankle injury. Hall had been one of Newcastle's best performers this season and won his first England caps off the back of his form.
Unlike the other injured players in United's squad, Hall was not part of the party that travelled down to London at the weekend. Instead he remained at home as part of his rehabilitation after his operation. Posting a message a few days before the final, he said: "Surgery was a success, and now it's time to rest, recover and support the boys."
However, Hall's Newcastle team-mates ensured he did not miss out, FaceTiming the defender from inside the United dressing room at full-time. Jamaal Lascelles was the man responsible for taking the youngster on a guided tour of the post-match festivities through his phone screen, with Jacob Murphy sharing an image of the gesture on his social media.
Jamaal Lascelles
The defender is continuing his return from an ACL injury of his own. He has been sidelined since March 2024 as the Magpies beat West Ham United 4-3 at St James' Park.
Lascelles has been in and around the club's training base for months - and is now officially back on the grass - but, with just over two months left of the season, is still not training with the first-team just yet. A date of May has been pencilled in for his return.
"I definitely feel like I’m getting on the right track in my recovery from an ACL injury," Lascelles said. "I’ve had a couple of little setbacks - nothing to do with the knee, just low-level muscle injuries which can happen when you spend such a long period of time away from the grass and your body adapts to the increasing load."
The United club captain was invited up to lift the Carabao Cup by fellow skippers Bruno Guimaraes and Kieran Trippier in a touching moment at Wembley.
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