Eddie Howe worried over growing injury list as Newcastle prepare for PSG clash
Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe (right) is facing an injury crisis ahead of Wednesday night’s Champions League clash with Paris St Germain (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe is facing an injury crisis ahead of Wednesday night’s Champions League clash with Paris St Germain.
The 45-year-old oversaw a third successive Premier League win with a 2-0 defeat of Burnley at St James’ Park on Saturday afternoon, but did so having lost Harvey Barnes for at least three months while facing up to the prospect of being without key defender Sven Botman, inspirational midfielder Joelinton and England striker Callum Wilson for the clash with the French champions.
Head coach Howe said: “You can add Joe Willock to that list, so it’s a difficult moment for us injury wise. It’s that kind of season for us, with the physical demands we’re going to face.
Joelinton (centre) limped off just minutes after being introduced as a substitute (Owen Humphreys/PA)
“You don’t want any injury and any injury really hurts us, but it is what it is and we have to deal with it. We have to be resilient and deal with the challenges that will come.
“We just hope we can get those players back really quickly.”
Botman and Wilson missed the Burnley game with knee and hamstring injuries respectively, while Joelinton damaged a hamstring four minutes after coming off the bench.
Howe said: “Callum’s got a very minor hamstring problem. We hope he will be back soon. We hope we will see him before the international break, but there’s no guarantee.
Newcastle’s Miguel Almiron opened the scoring before the break (Owen Humphreys/PA)
“Sven has a knee problem and I don’t think we’ll see him before the international break. Hopefully, we’ll see him very quickly afterwards.
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