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Eddie Howe spoke to the press ahead of Newcastle's home match with Manchester United | Newcastle United
Man Utd face Newcastle in the Premier League on Wednesday night and here is the early team news.
Nick Woltemade has suffered from illness over the last few days and is considered a doubt for the Premier League match on Wednesday night, though Jacob Ramsey should be fit to feature after he was withdrawn at half-time of the 3-2 defeat to Everton on Saturday.
Tino Livramento is also expected to miss the match as he recovers from a recent hamstring injury, while Bruno Guimaraes, Fabian Schar, Lewis Miley, and Emil Krafth are still sidelined with their own respective injuries. It means Eddie Howe's side could be without as many as six first-team players against United if Woltemade doesn't pass the last fitness tests to be involved.
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Newcastle injury latest for Manchester United match
Speaking in his pre-match press conference on Tuesday morning, Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe revealed Nick Woltemade has suffered a fresh illness ahead of the clash with Manchester United. The 24-year-old is expected to undergo a late fitness test to see if he will be fit enough for the match on Wednesday night.
"Jacob Ramsey was in yesterday, trained fine so a quick recovery from him," Howe told reporters. "There's an illness, potentially, in the squad because has gone down ill and we haven't seen him for a couple of days but we will give him every chance for tomorrow.
"Tino Livramento is getting closer and closer. This game possibly comes too soon for him, we are desperate for him to become available."
Michael Carrick could provide an update on his own injury situation when he holds his pre-match press conference later in the day. Luke Shaw and Harry Maguire were both forced off during the weekend win over Crystal Palace due to illness, while Matthijs De Ligt, Lisandro Martinez, Patrick Dorgu and Mason Mount were unavailable from the start.
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