Fresh Newcastle United injury blow confirmed - six players ruled out vs Everton

Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe confirmed Alexander Isak will miss out with a broken toe that has forced him to miss the last two matches against Manchester City and AFC Wimbledon.

He also wasn’t called up by Sweden for their upcoming Nations League matches against Slovakia and Estonia but it is hoped Isak, along with Callum Wilson, will return for the visit of Brighton & Hove Albion to St James’ Park on Saturday, October 19.

“No, unfortunately not,” said Howe when asked if Isak would feature on Merseyside. “He won’t make the game. We hope he’ll be back with Callum [Wilson]in the game after the international break, that’s the plan at the moment so fingers crossed both players continue to do well.”

A fresh injury for Newcastle is goalkeeper Martin Dubravka, who started the Carabao Cup tie versus Wimbledon but withdrew at half-time with a knock to the knee. The 35-year-old wasn’t included in the Slovakia squad for their upcoming games with scans showing bruising.

“Martin took a nasty whack to the knee and scans showed it was just bruising. Whether he is fit for this game or not, I’m not sure. But it is nothing serious.”

Meanwhile, Nick Pope, Kieran Trippier and Fabian Schar “should be fine” to feature at Goodison Park. Pope and Trippier sat out in midweek while Schar came off in the closing stages. Lewis Miley (metatarsal), Jamaal Lascelles (ACL) and Sven Botman (ACL) remain sidelined.