Newcastle United remain without a handful of first-team players for this afternoon’s Premier League clash against Manchester City. Sven Botman and Jamaal Lascelles are long-term absentees with ACL injuries while Callum Wilson (hamstring) and Lewis Miley (metatarsal) won’t return until after the October international break. Eddie Howe has also confirmed Matt Targett will miss the Man City game. The 29-year-old hasn’t been named in the last two matchday squads against Wolverhampton Wanderers and Fulham, and the reason for that has now been revealed.
Howe remarked, “I don’t think we’ll have anyone coming back that’s been out [injured],” during Friday’s pre-game news conference. We want to have Matt Targett back in the gym today, but he won’t be playing in the game because he had a very terrible incident of eczema flare-up that he’s been sort of nursing for the last couple of weeks.
“Then there are the chronic injuries. Alex [Isak] is still taking care of that toe issue in terms of recent injuries.”
Due to a toe injury, Alexander Isak is definitely doubtful for Pep Guardiola’s team’s visit. The Sweden international needed an injection in order to play against Fulham last weekend after initially developing the issue in the 2-2 draw at Wolves.
Howe said, “Yeah, he’d be doubtful for tomorrow.” “He worked out prior to Friday’s Fulham match last week. And before the final five to ten minutes of the game, he started to feel his toe after receiving an injection. Other than that, he felt OK.
Then, following the game, it became a little stiffer and wasn’t in the best of shape early in the week. Since he hasn’t trained yet, we’ll need to decide once again whether to have him train today or have him skip the game.”
“He’s had scans and lots of tests,” Howe continued. He has a fractured toe, which sounds worse than it is. The problem has been properly identified. However, as long as he can handle the discomfort, it’s one that can be controlled and toyed with and has no long-term consequences.
To ease his agony, he received an injection, and everything was OK up until the shot’s side effects. See how he is, please.
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