'Few weeks' - Newcastle United defender suffers fresh injury blow

Newcastle United right-back Harrison Ashby is facing another spell on the sidelines after picking up a fresh injury on loan at Swansea City.

The 22-year-old missed 10 games between late November and early January because of a hamstring issue, which saw him return to Tyneside for treatment.

Ashby was back in action against Southampton, Leicester City and AFC Bournemouth last month but was absent from The Swans' 1-0 home defeat to Plymouth Argyle on Saturday.

And boss Luke Williams has revealed Ashby is set to miss the next few weeks. He said: “He has a muscular problem so he is going to be a few weeks. We are not going to be able to put an exact time on it yet.”

Newcastle signed Ashby from West Ham United in January 2022 and he was tipped as a long-term replacement for Kieran Trippier, but that may have changed with Tino Livramento's £32million arrival in the summer.

Ashby is yet to make a competitive appearance for United but did feature in pre-season. He scored in the 2-1 win at Rangers before featuring at the Premier League Summer Series against Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion.

His future will be reassessed when he returns from Wales this summer.