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Bruno Guimaraes, Joelinton & Jacob Murphy: Newcastle United injury list & expected return dates.
Newcastle United’s Carabao Cup defence ended with a 5-1 aggregate defeat to Manchester City in the semi-finals.
Trailing 2-0 from the first-leg defeat at St James’ Park, the Magpies lost 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium. Omar Marmoush netted a brace and Tijjani Reijnders scored before Anthony Elanga grabbed a consolation.
Eddie Howe’s side now turn their attention to Saturday’s Premier League clash at home to Brentford, which could provide an injury boost or two. Here’s Newcastle’s injury list and return dates:
Bruno Guimaraes
Guimaraes has missed the last four matches with the ankle injury he sustained in the recent 3-0 win over PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League.
What’s Eddie Howe said?
Howe said on Tuesday: “Yeah, Bruno's doing well. I don't think he'll make this game, but there's a chance for the weekend.”
Expected return date
Brentford (H), 07/02.
Anthony Gordon
Gordon withdrew in the first-half of Newcastle’s 3-1 defeat to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup semi-final second-leg.
What’s Eddie Howe said?
Howe said: “It looks like a hamstring problem. I don't quite know how bad it is. It was enough for him to come off, so that's a big worry.”
Expected return date
Lewis Miley
Miley was an unused substitute during the 4-1 defeat at Liverpool due to a knee issue. He then missed the trip to Man City on Wednesday.
What’s Eddie Howe said?
Howe said: “With Lewis, yeah, he couldn't bend his knee, but I don't see the sufficient angles to declare himself fit.”
Expected return date
Brentford (H), 07/02.
Joelinton
Joelinton’s 250th appearance for Newcastle was cut short against Aston Villa after he went off with a groin issue at the beginning of the second-half.
What’s Eddie Howe said?
Howe said: “Yeah, so he flew on to Barcelona after the game to get an injection into his groin. It was good news with Joe. The specialist feels he only needs one injection and that means that his return could be quite quick.
“So we're looking at weeks, not months. Slightly unsure as to the exact date yet, but positive news.”
Expected return date
Qarabag (A) 18/02.
Tino Livramento
Livramento was forced off during the recent FA Cup third round penalty shootout win over AFC Bournemouth with a hamstring injury.
What’s Eddie Howe said?
Howe said: ““He's doing well. I believe he's having a scan today, a second scan to see the progress of his hamstring. Fingers crossed it's good news and I think if it is, he'll be back running outside.
“I think we're still probably five to six weeks away. We're looking at an early March return, providing everything goes well.”
Expected return date
Manchester Unite (H) 04/03.
Fabian Schar
Schar has undergone surgery to repair the ankle ligament damage he sustained in the recent 4-3 comeback victory over Leeds United.
What’s Eddie Howe said?
Howe said: “He had a successful surgery yesterday, which is great news. Everything went according to plan. I think, difficult to give a definitive [date] but roughly around three months, I think, will be the diagnosis that we'll work towards if it's any quicker than great.
“But I think we need to give Fabian now the time to recover, it's quite a serious injury.”
Expected return date
April 2026.
Emil Krafth
Krafth picked up a knee injury on international duty with Sweden in November and hasn’t played since.
What’s Eddie Howe said?
“He's a big miss for us at the moment. No, there's no major update. He's trying to come back from a knee problem. He's not feeling absolutely at his best currently. Day-to-day, he feels slightly different, so, I've got no definitive return date for him.
“We're taking it day-by-day, hoping that he can improve and we can see him back very quickly. He's always been such a reliable performer for us. As you say, you're quite right, different positions, he gives the versatility that we need.
“So, we're desperate for him back. But we'll just have to wait and see how long that takes.”
Expected return date
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