Yoane Wissa & Sandro Tonali official Newcastle United injury update as five players ruled out
Newcastle United team news: Eddie Howe has provided an update on Yoane Wissa’s fitness ahead of Burnley on Saturday.
Newcastle United are back in Premier League action on Saturday as they host Burnley at St James’ Park (3pm kick-off).
The Magpies have a couple of injury concerns heading into the game on the back of Tuesday’s 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur.
Sandro Tonali was forced off at half-time in the match with a knock and will be a doubt to face The Clarets this weekend following a scan.
Yoane Wissa is also a doubt for the match, but the forward has been back in training and taken part in two practice matches this past week. The 29-year-old is yet to feature since joining the club from Brentford for £55million on deadline day and hasn’t played a competitive match at club level since May.
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Five NUFC players ruled out v Burnley - two doubts
In addition to the doubts over Tonali and Wissa, Newcastle already have Sven Botman ruled out due to a back injury, Nick Pope suffering from a groin issue, Emil Krafth out with a knee problem, William Osula with an ankle issue and Kieran Trippier sidelined due to a hamstring injury picked up during the international break.
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Eddie Howe provides Newcastle United injury latest
Providing an update on his squad, Howe said: “[Tonali] has had a scan.We don't think it's too bad.
“So, we're giving him every chance to declare himself fit, if possible. It was a knock, very similar to Joelinton's suffered, sort of a similar fate, sort of dead leg type feeling.
“But Sandro’s injury was concerning enough for him to get scanned. We'll see how he is today. And, yeah, give him every chance to be fit.”
“Sven has had an injection in his back. I haven't actually seen him personally since the Tottenham game. We hope that [the injection] will bring about his return quite quickly.But now I think there's a time period for his injection to work, which I think is around about a week, and then we'll see how he is.”
On Wissa, Howe explained: “Getting closer, we're getting closer. We did 11 v 11 on a game, sort of for him on Wednesday and that was good.
“That was more minutes for him, around half an hour and he did well.So, yeah, we'll see how he is today.
“So far he's looked good and he's come through everything. But I always say in these situations, you still have training today, and we've got to make a decision as to whether he's ready to not just be fit, but fit to make a difference and fit to perform to his highest levels.”
Newcastle are in a busy fixture schedule with a trip to Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League to follow the Burnley match. After that it’s the Tyne-Wear derby against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light - a match where Howe will be hoping to have as many players as possible fit and available to play.