Newcastle United suffer injury scare as 7 already ‘at risk’ of missing Crystal Palace and Leeds United
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Newcastle United latest news: Eddie Howe has delivered an update on Newcastle United’s injury situation.
Newcastle United were handed another defensive injury scare on Tuesday night when Lewis Hall twice went down injured during their win over Burnley.
Eddie Howe has had to deal with a number of injury issues to his defence in recent weeks and has been forced to play Lewis Miley in an unnatural right-back role to cover for those sidelined players. With just Hall, Fabian Schar and Malick Thiaw as fit senior defenders available to him, Howe will be desperate to have his main men - although some are at risk of being unavailable to him in the coming weeks.
Eddie Howe provides Lewis Hall injury update
One man Newcastle United will be desperate to keep fit in over the next few weeks is Hall. The former Chelsea man transforms how the Magpies are able to play both defensively and in attack.
However, when he twice went down during Tuesday night’s win over Burnley, with the second even seeing Alex Murphy stripped and ready to come on in his place before he was returned to the bench as Hall soldiered on, there were huge worries that Hall would be at risk of missing their upcoming games.
Fortunately for Howe, Hall was able to continue and, speaking post-match, the Magpies head coach provided an update on the defender’s injury, stating: “I think he just twisted his ankle in that first half when he went down the first time.
“It was obviously bothering him in the second half, but he was able to get through it. And I'm really pleased that he did.
“We needed him too. Fingers crossed there's no big injury there.”
Newcastle United injury list
Whilst Howe has a number of injury concerns to deal with, there is only one medium to long-term concern in the form of Dan Burn. Burn hasn’t featured since being substituted against Sunderland and isn’t expected back in action until late-January.
Emil Krafth, Sven Botman and Kieran Trippier have all been sidelined recently but all three could be back in action sooner rather than later. There is hope that the trio will be available to make their respective returns in the first few days and weeks of 2026 with games against Crystal Palace and Leeds United viewed as possible options for them.
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Will Osula, meanwhile, could also be back in action soon once he recovers from an ankle injury. Anthony Elanga’s injury, one he picked up during the draw with Chelsea before Christmas, will hopefully not keep him out of action for too long either.
There is also hope that Tino Livramento won’t be out for too long either, with Howe admitting last week that he was hopeful of ‘good news’ on a timescale for the defender’s possible return to action.
Newcastle United play Crystal Palace on Sunday at St James’ Park in the Premier League before they welcome Leeds United to Tyneside three days later for their second meeting of the campaign following their goalless draw at Elland Road in August.