6 already confirmed out of Newcastle United v Burnley - plus 6 doubts
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Newcastle United injury news: The latest injury news impacting Eddie Howe and Scott Parker’s sides ahead of their meeting at St James’ Park.
Newcastle United return to St James’ Park on Saturday when they host Scott Parker’s Burnley in the Premier League. Both teams suffered disappointing results during the midweek round of matches, with the Magpies dropping two points at home to Spurs whilst Burnley were defeated by Crystal Palace and were left sitting second-bottom of the Premier League table.
Fortunately, neither side picked up any injury issues during those games, although the Magpies will be sweating on the fitness of Sandro Tonali ahead of their return to St James’ Park. Here, we take a look at the latest injury news from both camps ahead of Newcastle United’s Premier League clash with Burnley:
Burnley injury news v Newcastle United
Connor Roberts - out
An achilles injury will rule Roberts out of action this weekend.
Jordan Beyer - out
Beyer has suffered a slight setback in his recovery from a hamstring injury. He won’t feature at St James’ Park this weekend and may not return to action until the new year.
Zeki Amdouni - doubt
Amdouni suffered a cruciate ligament injury in summer after returning from a loan spell at Benfica. He hasn’t featured for the Clarets yet this season, but admitted in an interview last month that he was hopeful of returning in a ‘few weeks’.
Axel Tuanzebe - out
Tuanzebe picked up an injury against Brentford and did not feature against Crystal Palace in midweek. He will not feature at St James’ Park.
Newcastle United injury news v Burnley
Will Osula - out
An ankle injury has kept Osula sidelined since before the international break. He hasn’t been seen in action since coming on against West Ham at the London Stadium.
“He certainly won't be involved tomorrow night.,” Howe said when asked about Osula’s fitness ahead of the clash with Spurs. “We need to have further discussions internally to see quite what's happening with his ankle, because it's not going in a straight line.”
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Kieran Trippier - out
Trippier has not been named in either of Newcastle United’s last four matchday squads after suffering a hamstring injury. Howe has recently revealed that it would be a ‘few weeks’ before the defender returns to action.
Nick Pope - out
Pope has missed Newcastle United’s last two matches and is reportedly set to spend a couple of weeks on the sidelines after picking up a groin injury. The former Burnley man won’t feature against his former club this weekend.
Yoane Wissa - doubt
Wissa is closing in on making his Newcastle United debut and there is hope that it could come against Burnley this weekend, albeit that is likely to occur from the bench if at all. He won’t head to the African Cup of Nations with DR Congo later this month and is very close to a return to action after recovering from a knee injury.
Emil Krafth - doubt
Krafth hasn’t featured for Newcastle United since playing 45 minutes against West Ham at the London Stadium last month.
Sandro Tonali - doubt
Tonali was withdrawn at half-time of their draw with Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday night, with Howe revealing post-match that the Italian had picked up a ‘knock’: “He took a knock in the first half,” Howe explained. “I don't quite know the extent of the injury or what type of injury it is but he couldn't continue.”
Sven Botman - doubt
Howe has revealed that Botman has been to see a specialist on a back injury.
Jamaal Lascelles - doubt
Lascelles hasn’t been seen in action since coming off the bench during their defeat against Arsenal in September. He hasn’t been named in a matchday squad since before the international break.