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Bruno Guimaraes, Joelinton & Lewis Miley - Newcastle United injury list and expected return dates.
The Magpies beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 on Tuesday night to record only their third domestic away win of the campaign.
It was a huge win for Eddie Howe’s side after the manager and players were booed following last weekend’s 3-2 defeat at home to Brentford.
However, the night wasn’t all positive after Bruno Guimaraes limped off in stoppage time with a hamstring issue to further weaken their midfield.
Bruno Guimaraes
Guimaraes, who had only just returned from four matches out with an ankle injury, was forced off in stoppage time against Spurs with a hamstring issue.
Reports from Brazil late on Friday night say the 28-year-old will be sidelined for “at least two months”.
What’s Eddie Howe said?
Providing an update immediately after the game, Howe said: “I'm not sure. He's a little bit worried. He said he’s not sure he's never had a problem with his hamstrings before, so is it cramp? Was it a muscle problem?
“It probably feels more of an injury to me but let's wait and see. We'll try and stay positive at this moment.”
Speaking ahead of the trip to Aston Villa, Howe said: “With Bruno, we're awaiting the full extent of the hamstring injury. Bruno, the other night, I don't think he got the injury when he got the injury. I don't think there was any pre-injury.
“Obviously, at that stage of the game, he was getting fatigued. Maybe on a normal situation with a full bench, we would maybe have taken him off before that moment - but we didn't. We ran out of midfielders. So he stayed on the pitch and unfortunately got injured.”
Expected return date
AFC Bournemouth (H) 18/04.
Lewis Miley
Miley last featured in the 1-1 draw away to Paris Saint-Germain. He was on the bench for the following match against Liverpool but hasn’t been in the squad against Manchester City, Brentford and Spurs.
What’s Eddie Howe said?
Speaking ahead of the Villa game, Howe said: “With Lewy, we're waiting sort of day by day,” Howe said. “He's got a sort of a dead leg. So he got a bad knock to his thigh. I think there's a little bit of muscle damage on the knock.
“So sort of having scans on it sort of every few days to see how that is. We don't think it's going to be long-term. Hopefully, he'll be back pretty quickly. So let's wait and see on that one.”
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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?
Speaking on Friday, Howe said: “Joelinton is doing really well. I don't think he'll make this game, but he's not going to be too far away beyond this game. So he's desperate to be back involved as he normally is, but that's a great sign for us.
“That means he's feeling good about his body and he's very positive.”
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 United (H) 04/03.
Fabian Schar
Schar has undergone surgery to repair the ankle ligament damage he sustained in the 4-3 comeback victory over Leeds United on January 7.
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.”
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