Steve Bruce names Newcastle United player who 'didn't let him down'

That’s the verdict of Steve Bruce ahead of tonight’s Carabao Cup quarter-final against Brentford.

Dummett made his first competitive first-team appearance for the club in more than 11 months in Saturday’s 1-1 draw against Fulham. The defender had suffered a hamstring injury against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on January 11.

“He's had a really difficult time, but I have to say well done to him,” said head coach Bruce. “He's worked with setbacks, and he couldn't shake this niggle of a hamstring off, which always is disappointing when it's muscular, so all credit to him.

“He's done remarkably well. He's lived right, he's done everything he possibly can to come and play, and you can see after being out for nearly enough a year his performance was very, very good. He didn't let us down at all.”

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