Eddie Howe has confirmed his key player is an injury doubt for Newcastle United’s next game.
If there is any fixture a team won’t want to play immediately after suffering a shock defeat, it’s fulham are exactly what awaits the Magpies.
Despite being the game’s favourites , the Magpies lost 3-1 away to Fulham last meeting. Howe’s men put in their worst performance of the season while Marco Silva’s men put in their best.
Goals from Raul Jimenez and summer signings Emile Smith Rowe and Reiss Nelson sealed the result and ensured the points stayed at Craven Cottage.
And the result may not be the only costly thing to have happened to Howe last weekend. Playing Alexander Isak for the full 90 minutes is a decision the 46-year-old’s could now regret.
Eddie Howe confirms Alexander Isak injury doubt ahead of Fulham
The Sweden international was a doubt for Fulham but managed to play through a niggle he was experiencing.
However, a subsequent scan has confirmed the 25-year-old has suffered a broken toe meaning he is a fresh doubt for tomorrow’s home match against City.
“He’s had scans and lots of tests,” Howe told reporters on Friday, as quoted by the Daily Mail.
“The injury has been diagnosed fine – it sounds worse than it is, but he’s got a broken toe.
“It’s one that can be managed and played with, provided he can tolerate the pain levels, and that will have no long-term risks. He had an injection to numb the pain, and that was fine until the injection wore off (at Fulham).
“He’d be a doubt for tomorrow (Fulham). He trained last week before the Fulham game on the Friday. He had an injection in his toe to play and he felt fine, but then he started to feel his toe in the last five to 10 minutes of that game.
“Then after the game it sort of stiffened up and wasn’t in a great place early in the week. He hasn’t trained yet, so we’ll have to make a decision again as to whether he trains today or he misses the game.”
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