We came out of the 3-2 win at Nottingham Forest yesterday with two injury concerns, although hopefully, the injuries are only slight.
The injuries were to Jacob Murphy and Callum Wilson, and Eddie Howe has said that Jacob Murphy could not be used at all yesterday because he had a tightness in his calf.
This is what Howe said about Murphy’s injury after the game:
“Jacob Murphy was unusable for us today.”“He didn’t feel great in the warm-up.”
“He had a tight calf.”
“So we are still getting challenges left, right and center, but we are, at this moment in time…managing to come through those.”
Hopefully, the medics will work on Murphy this week so he will be fully fit for our next game – a home fixture against Eddie Howe’s former club Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon.
But right at the end of the game, the returning Callum Wilson looked to be in some distress with his arm and 3 Newcastle assistants tended to him at the final whistle.
This is what Howe said about Wilson, who has only just returned from a previous injury:
“I don’t think it (Wilson) is his shoulder, his shoulder is fine, which is great news.”
“I think it is potentially a problem with one of his muscles in his arm, so we will wait and see.”
We have had far too many injuries this season and we have called for an investigation into the Newcastle processes with injuries to see what has gone wrong.
I’m sure those requests have also come from our owners since at one time we had about 15 first-team players not available.
Those injuries have helped to wreck our season, but we are still in the Premier League and just one win from being in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.
A very good FA Cup run and qualifying for Europe next season would be a very decent season for us in the circumstances and think we will have Nick Pope, Joelinton, and Sandro Tonali available for next season – like 3 new signings.
Eddie Howe has admitted there have been mistakes made, so hopefully our processes to prevent and then recover from injuries have been (greatly) enhanced.
We also cannot have players being injured because they can’t play two games a week.
That’s because we are going to be playing two games a week in most weeks as the norm, and Newcastle will be in European competition every season.
Hopefully, that’s one of the learning experiences from this first season back in European competition.
What do you think?
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161 comments so far
Raj of Hailsley
Feb 11, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Comment #41If it had of been the other way round there would have been blue murder on here and cries of conspiracy.
Novocastrian66
Feb 11, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Comment #42Jail; Shay Given thought so too. I just didn’t.
If you look at Saka’s pen today. He was in control of the ball and went round the keeper, drawing the foul.
I don’t see how yesterday’s incident could be considered a pen.
JaveaToon
Feb 11, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Comment #43ATiI… Great memories indeed 😀
WLt… Couldn’t have signed off on a better game really, Sunderland 5-1 maybe would have ran it close. We also had a fair few “fans” leaving early that day v Arsenal. I did have words with some, my memories not great but think they must have worked at Barclays or similar cos I can remember shouting “effin bankers” or something like that at them 😆
Raj of Hailsley
Feb 11, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Comment #44Well luckily it wasn’t given and we won and Forest are in real trouble.
Raj of Hailsley
Feb 11, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Comment #45Wowzers.
WLtoon
Feb 11, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Comment #465-0. anyone got Saka in their team? He is on for a for hat trick
JaveaToon
Feb 11, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Comment #47What a goal from Rice
cyprus
Feb 11, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Comment #48Rice what a goal.
This may be two digits here.
AnyToon in Indiana
Feb 11, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Comment #49just hope they don’t match our 8 against SU 🙂
The Ledge
Feb 11, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Comment #50Yes, TDS has he is on for a
come-back against me .
WLtoon
Feb 11, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Comment #516-0 Rice, who else
AnyToon in Indiana
Feb 11, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Comment #52WLToon….yeah…both me and Martoon whom I can’t catch today 🙁
The Ledge
Feb 11, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Comment #53Gabriel assist needed that
JaveaToon
Feb 11, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Comment #54Like him or loathe him(think most loathe him) but you can’t really deny what a great job Arteta has done…so far! They play great football.
WLtoon
Feb 11, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Comment #55Our 8-0 is seriously in jeopardy of getting beaten here, West ham are woeful
WLtoon
Feb 11, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Comment #56AnyToon in Indiana
Looks like the whole Arsenal team will be filling their boots today
AnyToon in Indiana
Feb 11, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Comment #57Dylan Stephenson with a brace…
https://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/south-shields-score-impressive-win-as-newcastle-united-striker-stars-4513806
Raj of Hailsley
Feb 11, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Comment #58The Ledge,
It was White wasn’t it?
The Ledge
Feb 11, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Comment #59Jail …..you correct f..k sake
Munster Mag
Feb 11, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Comment #60There were plenty on here in the summer saying Rice was average!
WLtoon
Feb 11, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Comment #61GET IN, lasses winning 2-0
WLtoon
Feb 11, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Comment #62Burnley player sin binned after Toons 2nd goal
WLtoon
Feb 11, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Comment #63Toon lasses 3-0 up, they will get promotion. their 2nd in two years, outstanding.
jimiley
Feb 11, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Comment #64Thank God we never got Phillips.
Novocastrian66
Feb 11, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Comment #65Jim; He’s rubbish. I’ve been saying it for years. I don’t know what anyone sees in him. The contrast between him and Rice is ridiculous. He came on, admittedly the game was over, and just strolled about.
He is shocking.
The Prince's Mate
Feb 11, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Comment #66C’mon the Villa….hope they don’t fold like spammers just have against gooners
HWTL
Charlie in the Gallowgate
Feb 11, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Comment #67Me thought it was a pen Dubs second movement with his arm
Would of been disappointed if it was us
Mind you the ref and VAR might not of given it because they thought he or Botman who I thought touched the ball over an the ball/ball going out over the goal line
The Prince's Mate
Feb 11, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Comment #68Gooners are good but spammers made them look great.
HWTFL
The Ledge
Feb 11, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Comment #69“Fabian Schar has the same number Premier League goals this season as…
James Maddison
Bruno Fernandes
Dominik Szoboszlai
Kaoru Mitoma
Cody Gakpo
Brennan Johnson”
Some boy is our Schar .
The Prince's Mate
Feb 11, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Comment #70Small world@7….you sound like one of the 4 Yorkshire men?!
The Prince's Mate
Feb 11, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Comment #71Just wish Schar was 5 yrs younger
HWTFL
The Ledge
Feb 11, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Comment #72“Botman got an assist last night.
Made over 100 passes at 92% accuracy.
Made 8 out of 13 long ball attempts.
Won all his aerial duels.”
The Rolls Royce ain’t bad either .
Essex Geordie Bill
Feb 11, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Comment #73You often see MAGA placards but never any WAEG ones!
WLtoon
Feb 11, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Comment #74Nah, Peter Footin Drury doing the commentary, listen to this tool, he will be creaming over Man u
Davas
Feb 11, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Comment #75I think botman may have stopped Ogbeni if dubravka hadn’t rushed out. He looked a bit hacked off
Davas
Feb 11, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Comment #76Sounds like Rice may have improved on how he used to play 🙂
Essex Geordie Bill
Feb 11, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Comment #77WLtoon
Great to see that about the Lasses, must be nearly home and dry by now! 🙂
Lee Charnley Bunga Party
Feb 11, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Comment #78Still feel botmans not at full capacity either in terms of fitness although there’s times where he is just immense
Just don’t think he’s totally comfortable in these crazy open games either it’s a bit chaotic if you are a defender I imagine
Wor B
Feb 11, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Comment #79TPM #71
I’ve seen his girlfriend, you’ve got nae chance.
lochinvar
Feb 11, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Comment #80The Forest player deliberately kicked Dubs in the fleshy soft skin where his arm leaves the shoulder.
Very underarm tactic that.
No penalty.
Should have been carded.