Newcastle United injury news: The latest injury news affecting Eddie Howe and Michael Carrick’s side ahead of their Premier League meeting.
The Magpies have tasted defeat in three-successive home Premier League matches, with their 3-2 loss against Everton on Saturday another low point of the campaign. Eddie Howe’s side, though, don’t have too long to wallow in their misery from the weekend as they welcome Michael Carrick’s resurgent Red Devils to St James’ Park on Wednesday night (8:15pm kick-off).
Such a short turnaround between games, though, means that Howe still has a number of injury issues to contend with this week. The fitness of Jacob Ramsey, who was their best player in the first-half on Saturday before being withdrawn at half-time due to illness, will undoubtedly be one of Howe’s biggest concerns this week.
Carrick, meanwhile, will certainly be without three first-team players this week and will be sweating on the fitness of two more after a double blow against Crystal Palace on Sunday. Here, we take a look at the latest injury news affecting both camps ahead of Newcastle United’s clash with Manchester United at St James’ Park.
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Matthijs De Ligt - out
A back injury is set to keep De Ligt out of action at St James’ Park. The Dutch international hasn’t featured for the Red Devils since the end of November and may not return to action until next month.
Patrick Dorgu - out
The scorer of the winning goal in the reverse fixture is not expected to feature at St James’ Park this week. A thigh injury is expected to keep Dorgu out of action against the Magpies.
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Mason Mount - out
Carrick revealed last week that Mount was closing in on his return to action, but the former Chelsea man isn’t expected to feature at St James’ Park.
Lisandro Martinez - doubt
Martinez missed Manchester United’s win over Crystal Palace at the weekend but could be back in time to feature on Tyneside.
Harry Maguire - doubt
Maguire was substituted late on by Carrick at Old Trafford on Sunday, with the Red Devils’ interim manager revealing that he had been suffering with illness. Maguire is a doubt for Wednesday night’s game, although there is every chance he will be able to feature.
Luke Shaw - doubt
Shaw has started every single Premier League match this season, but lasted just 24 minutes of their win against Palace. Illness was the reason for his withdrawal.
Newcastle United injury news v Manchester United
Fabian Schar - out
Schar suffered an ankle ligament injury against Leeds United in January and has been ruled-out of action for the foreseeable future. He may return to action next month if his recovery goes as planned.
Emil Krafth - out
Krafth has undergone surgery on a knee injury and is expected to miss the remainder of the season. He will not feature against Manchester United.
Tino Livramento - out
Livramento suffered a hamstring injury during their FA Cup win over Bournemouth. A return date this month has been pencilled in for the defender, with Howe confirming last week that he is making good progress and ‘on track’ to return to the team very soon. He won’t feature this afternoon against the Red Devils, though.
Bruno Guimaraes - out
Guimaraes suffered an injury late on against Spurs last month and has not been seen in action since. It has since been revealed that the Brazilian will miss a substantial amount of matches and is not expected to return to action until after the next international break. An estimated eight to ten weeks on the sidelines will keep Guimaraes, who is currently back in Brazil receiving treatment, out of action until April.
Lewis Miley - out
Miley hasn’t featured since their draw with PSG in January with a leg injury continuing to keep him sidelined. Howe has urged caution over rushing the teenager back into action too quickly.
Jacob Ramsey - doubt
Ramsey returned to the starting XI at the weekend after he missed their 3-2 win over Qarabag last week with a ‘minor hamstring injury’. He was substituted at half-time of their defeat to Everton, though, after suffering with illness.
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