Big Anthony Gordon hint dropped hours ahead of Newcastle United v Brighton
Eddie Howe has dropped a big hint on Anthony Gordon’s availability ahead of Newcastle United’s Premier League clash with Brighton.
Newcastle United host Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League at St James’ Park on Saturday (3pm kick-off).
Fabian Schar, Tino Livramento and Emil Krafth have already been ruled out of the match due to injury but Newcastle will be boosted by the return of Joelinton from a two-match suspension.
Another player who has missed Newcastle’s last two matches is Anthony Gordon. The Magpies winger has been out with a hip injury but has since returned to training in the build-up to the Brighton match.
Newcastle sit 14th in the Premier League table and still ideally need one more win to avoid being dragged into a relegation battle.
Eddie Howe’s side are eight points above the relegation zone with four games left to play and eight points behind Brighton in sixth.
Anthony Gordon NUFC injury update
Newcastle are hopeful of being boosted by the return of their top scorer this weekend.
“Yeah, [Gordon] did a session on Wednesday, part of the session on Wednesday,” Howe said. “Great to see him back and on the pitch.
“He's obviously a player of huge quality and one that we've missed. We'll make an assessment on his fitness closer to the game.”
Elsewhere on the injury front, Krafth is set to be out for the remainder of the season while Livramento and Schar are facing a battle to be back involved by the end of the current campaign.
Eddie Howe on Brighton
Looking ahead to the Brighton match, Howe added: “We've had some tough defeats against them recently. I think they've all been pretty tight games, but they've fallen the wrong way for us. So, yeah, I don't think we can look back.
“You can look back at the games, obviously, from a tactical viewpoint, but in terms of the feeling, we need to look forward. And we need to use those past disappointments to spur us in this game.”