The stats don't make for good reading when working out just how much Newcastle United will miss Bruno Guimaraes.
The Brazilian has been a sensation during his four years on Tyneside so far, playing a key role in the Magpies reaching the Champions League twice and making two EFL Cup finals - winning the competition last season to end a long trophy drought.
However, Guimaraes limped off in the latter stages of last week’s 2-1 win at Tottenham Hotspur, and it’s now been confirmed he’ll miss up to 10 games, depending on how Newcastle fare in their Champions League play-off tie against Qarabag. Just how much is Eddie Howe going to miss his talismanic captain?
What is Newcastle’s Premier League record without Bruno Guimaraes?
Newcastle’s reliance on Guimaraes is there for all to see. Since he joined the club, he’s played 147 Premier League matches, with the Magpies winning 78 of them at a rate of 53.1%, losing just 41 times. Meanwhile, Guimaraes has missed just 10 Premier League games in that timespan, with Newcastle failing to win any of them and picking up just five points. Their goals per game drops from 1.9 with the midfielder to 0.5 without him, while their goals conceded per game climbs from 1.2 to 1.5.
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This season, Guimaraes has missed just three Premier League matches. However, Eddie Howe’s side have only managed a single point across those games, drawing 0-0 at Bournemouth back in September. More recently, he sat out January fixtures against Aston Villa and Liverpool, with Newcastle falling to 2-0 and 4-1 defeats, respectively. That leaves them with an aggregate score of 1-6 against without Guimaraes this season alone.
All of that being said, Howe will take a bit of solace in the fact that his side managed to beat Aston Villa 3-1 away at the weekend in the FA Cup, despite Guimaraes being on the treatment table.
Newcastle’s first Premier League test without Guimaraes couldn’t be much harder, as they prepare to travel to Manchester City on Saturday evening, straight off the back of that long trip to Azerbaijan to face Qarabag. Guimaraes provided an assist and hit the woodwork as Newcastle beat Pep Guardiola’s men 2-1 at St. James’ Park in their most recent league meeting in November, and it’s much harder to see them repeating that sort of result without him.
Bruno Guimaraes’ remarkable 2025/26 Premier League stats
The raw numbers speak for themselves when it comes to Guimaraes’ influence on this team. The 41-time Brazil international is first among Newcastle players in the Premier League this season for goals (9) and assists (4), with his 13 direct goal involvements four clear of any teammate. This also means that Guimaraes has been directly involved in 35.14% of Newcastle’s league goals in 2025/26.
Guimaraes is also comfortably in front at Newcastle in a host of other key metrics, including chances created (38), shots on target (17), passes completed (1,018), final third passes completed (372), tackles (50) and possessions won in the attacking third (16). On both sides of the ball, Guimaraes is absolutely vital to Howe’s style of play, while his leadership and commitment offer extra, intangible value to Newcastle. It’s been a topsy-turvy league campaign for the Magpies so far, and now, missing their captain and undoubted best player, their mettle will truly be tested.
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