Newcastle United latest news: Eddie Howe issues Bruno Guimaraes and Lewis Miley injury updates.
Both Miley and Guimaraes missed Saturday’s win at Villa Park, with the former having not featured for the Magpies since their last Champions League match away against PSG in January. Guimaraes, meanwhile, came back for two games after picking up an ankle injury in mid-January, but has since been sidelined with a muscle injury he picked up in the final moments of their win over Tottenham Hotspur last week.
Losing both Miley and Guimaraes to injury at the same time has been a huge blow for Howe and his team and the Magpies will have to do their best to get by without either man. However, there has been some good news from the head coach regarding Miley’s injury.
Speaking ahead of his side’s clash with Qarabag, one Miley won’t feature in as he continues his recovery from a dead leg, Howe confirmed that there is hope the teenager can return to action quickly.
“Lewis is doing alright,” Howe said. “He's made good progress in the last few days, we're quite happy with his progress. He's had a number of scans on his injury, it came from a knock, which seems quite strange, but just a really bad dead leg which gave some muscle disruption, so as soon as that muscle has healed, which we think it is now, we can push him on quite well.”
Eddie Howe issues Bruno Guimaraes injury update
Guimaraes, meanwhile, is facing a few more weeks on the sidelines and will miss Newcastle United’s next eight games. That figure would increase to ten if they edge past Qarabag over two-legs.
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Guimaraes’ recovery plan from that muscle injury has seen him travel back to Brazil to undergo treatment there. Howe has confirmed that the former Lyon man will spend a number of weeks back in Brazil before he returns to Tyneside to complete the final stages of his rehabilitation: “Yeah, massive,” Howe said when asked about the benefits of Guimaraes spending time in Brazil. “I think he spoke with our medical team, and we've been in consultation with the Brazilian national team, so he's going to do his first part of his rehab with the Brazilian national team and then he'll come back to us for the last four weeks.
“So I think it's a good mix for Bruno. Because in the initial stages he won't be able to do too much, he gets a sort of mental refresh, while doing some good work, and then comes back to finish off his final part of his rehab.”
Newcastle United’s dreadful record without their captain has been well publicised in recent weeks as they remain without a win in any Premier League game that he has missed since making his full debut for the club in February 2022. That winless run currently stands at 12 matches - although they have twice defeated Premier League opposition in cup competitions, namely Arsenal in January 2025 and Aston Villa on Saturday evening, during that time.
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