Eddie Howe explains Elliot Anderson's Newcastle United omission – and clarifies Loris Karius and Ryan Fraser absences
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Anderson was among the absences last night as Newcastle United beat Gary O’Neil’s side 1-0 to reach the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup.
Loris Karius and Ryan Fraser, meanwhile, were not among the substitutes at St James’s Park, and Howe was asked about the absences after the game.
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Hide Ad“Elliot’s working back to fitness,” said Howe. “He’s had a couple of niggles behind the scenes. He’s doing some fitness work to make sure he’s fully fit. The other two guys (Karius and Fraser) were fine.”
Howe named a strong starting XI for the fourth-round tie featuring all the club’s World Cup players. United’s head coach said: “We’ve had players away who haven’t had a lot of football. You can train as much as you want, but nothing replicates the games. So I think there’s some players there who will benefit from the match. We’ll be better for that game. It was important we progressed.”