Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur early injury and team news as nine out, plus three doubts
Newcastle United face Tottenham Hotspur at St James’ Park on Sunday and both teams have a few selection headaches.
Both Eddie Howe and Ange Postecoglou’s sides have taken four points from their first two games with their meeting on Sunday set to be a good barometer of where both teams are at the early stages of the season. Newcastle United won this meeting 4-0 back in April, but will be wary of a Spurs team that put four past Everton last weekend.
Howe will continue to be without Fabian Schar as he serves the final match of his three game ban following his red card against Southampton. He will also have to deal with a number of long-term injuries as well as a fresh blow for Joe Willock who limped off against Nottingham Forest on Wednesday night.
Spurs, meanwhile, also have a couple of injuries to worry about with their star summer signing, Dominic Solanke, set to miss the trip to St James’ Park. The former Bournemouth man enjoys a good record against the Magpies from his time at the Vitality Stadium.
Here, we take a look at the latest injury and suspension news from both camps ahead of today’s game between Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur:
Sven Botman – out
Botman suffered an ACL injury in March and will be out of action for a number of months.
Jamaal Lascelles – out
Lascelles suffered an ACL injury in March and will be out of action for a number of months.
Callum Wilson – out
Wilson hasn’t featured for Newcastle United since the end of last season. He picked up a back injury during pre-season and won’t feature until after the international break.
Lewis Miley – out
Miley is expected to be sidelined for another month after picking up a foot injury in June.
Joe Willock – doubt
Willock limped off against Nottingham Forest on Wednesday night and Howe admitted after the match that it didn’t ‘look good’ for the former Arsenal man. However, there was a more positive update on Willock from Howe on Friday with hopes that he may not be out of action for too long.
Martin Dubravka – doubt
Dubravka has not been named in Howe’s last two matchday squads after picking up a concussion in training.
Fabian Schar – out
Schar will serve the final game of a three-match suspension on Sunday following his red card against Southampton. He will be back in contention following the international break.
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