Seven players confirmed out of Newcastle United v Arsenal - plus two major doubts and Lewis Hall injury latest
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Newcastle United v Arsenal injury news: The latest on Martin Odegaard, Yoane Wissa, Fabian Schar & co ahead of St James’ Park showdown.
Both Eddie Howe and Mikel Arteta have a number of injury concerns to deal with ahead of their meeting at St James’ Park on Sunday. Newcastle United head into that game having won just once in the Premier League this season.
Arsenal, meanwhile, know they could kick-off on Sunday trailing Liverpool by eight points if the Reds defeat Crystal Palace on Saturday (3pm kick-off). Arteta’s side snatched a point against Manchester City last weekend, but lost Noni Madueke to injury in the process.
Madueke joins a number of players on the treatment table at the Emirates Stadium, whilst Howe also has a few concerns to deal with this weekend amid a packed fixture schedule.
Here, we take a look at the latest injury news from both camps ahead of Newcastle United v Arsenal:
Arsenal injury news v Newcastle United
Martin Odegaard - doubt
Odegaard is regarded as a doubt to feature against Newcastle United. Arteta is hopeful of having the Norwegian available to him but didn’t give too much away during his press conference on Friday.
Kai Havertz - out
Havertz is currently sidelined with a knee injury and won’t feature at St James’ Park on Sunday.
Gabriel Jesus - out
Jesus suffered an ACL injury back in January and is continuing his recovery. The Brazilian will not feature this weekend and faces another few months on the sidelines.
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Piero Hincapie - out
Hincapie is yet to feature for Arsenal in the Premier League following his move from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer. He is not expected to feature on Tyneside.
Noni Madueke - out
Madueke injured his knee during Arsenal’s draw against Manchester City last weekend. The former Chelsea man missed their win over Port Vale in midweek and faces another few weeks on the sidelines.
Newcastle United injury news v Arsenal
Fabian Schar - out
A concussion has ruled Schar out of Sunday’s game. The Swiss defender missed last week’s draw at Bournemouth and also didn’t feature against Bradford City as the club adhered to concussion protocols.
Yoane Wissa - out
Wissa remains out of action with a knee injury he suffered on international duty. A return after the next international break has been pencilled in for the striker.
Jacob Ramsey - out
Ramsey has not featured since being substituted at half-time of their draw at Elland Road last month. The former Aston Villa man is expected back in action next month.
“His recovery is going well,” Howe said about the midfielder. “He is on the grass working hard and building his fitness back up. I think it will be after the international break that we see him, anything before that, then he will be ahead of schedule.”
Jacob Murphy - doubt
An achilles issue has cast doubt over Murphy’s participation on Sunday, although Howe admitted that the injury wasn’t a serious one: “He's doing okay, it's an issue we're managing. Sometimes with Achilles tendon problems, they're ongoing.
“We've had several in the past few seasons who've done that. He's sort of in that place where he is fit and he's available and has been.
“But maybe certain days he's been quite sore. So we just try to manage his load.”
Lewis Hall - out
Hall’s minutes are being managed and he won’t feature v Arsenal.