Yoane Wissa, Joelinton & Nick Pope latest ahead of Newcastle United v Sunderland after 'knock back' claim
Yoane Wissa, Nick Pope and Sven Botman: Newcastle United injury list and return dates.
Newcastle United are preparing for Sunday’s Tyne-Wear derby clash away to Sunderland.
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Eddie Howe’s side head into the game on the back of the 2-2 draw at Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League on Wednesday. Joelinton was forced off on the hour mark due to a groin issue and is being assessed ahead of the visit to Wearside.
The Magpies were already without several players in Germany due to injury.
Yoane Wissa
Wissa has been suffering from illness this week having only just returned from three months out with a posterior cruciate ligament injury.
What’s Eddie Howe said?
Howe said on Wednesday: “Yoane can start [v Sunderland], although whether he’s physically able to and quite how long he can play are other questions.
“He had a bit of illness earlier in the week, hence why he only got a few minutes [in the Leverkusen game], which was unfortunate because he was going in the right direction.
“There was a bit of a knockback there, but we’re all back in training [on Thursday] and he’ll get some work. Then we’ll see how he is.”
Expected return date
Chelsea (H), 20/12.
Nick Pope
There were calls to drop Pope after his mistake in Marseille but ultimately the decision was made for Howe when the 33-year-old picked up a groin injury on the eve of Newcastle’s 4-1 win at Everton.
What’s Eddie Howe said?
Asked if Pope could return v Sunderland, Howe said: “I don’t know with Nick, in particular. We’ll have to wait and see. I think Nick is the closest of all the players who are currently out. But I’m not sure quite how he feels. We’ll have to see.”
Expected return date
Chelsea (H), 20/12.
Kieran Trippier
Trippier sustained a hamstring injury in training on the eve of Newcastle’s 2-1 win against Manchester City.
What’s Eddie Howe said?
Howe said last Friday: “I think they [Trippier and Krafth] won’t be back sort of any time soon. In a sense of the next few games, anyway. We hope to get them back towards the Christmas period.”
On his injury, Trippier said: “My recovery from injury is going well. It was an unfortunate one, I was in training taking a set piece and there’s nothing you can do - it’s out of my control. All I can do is focus on getting fit as quickly as possible, but respectfully in the right way.
“These things happen and I’ve been in this position before. I’m old enough to understand and be professional in the way I handle my rehab and I’ll be back soon.”
Expected return date
Manchester United (A), 26/12.
Emil Krafth
Krafth picked up on a knee injury on international duty with Sweden last month.
What’s Eddie Howe?
Howe said last Friday: “I think they [Trippier and Emil Krafth] won’t be back sort of any time soon. In a sense of the next few games, anyway. We hope to get them back towards the Christmas period.”
Expected return date
Manchester United (A), 26/12.
Sven Botman
Botman has recently had an injection to help solve his back issue. The Dutchman has missed the last matches against Everton, Tottenham Hotspur and Burnley.
What’s Eddie Howe said?
Speaking ahead of the Burnley win, Howe said: “Sven has had, I believe, an injection in his back, I haven't actually seen him personally since the Tottenham game.
“I think he's had an injection, and we hope that that will bring about his return quite quickly, but now I think there's a time period for his injection to work, which I think is around about a week, and then we'll see how he is.”
Expected return date
Chelsea (H), 20/12.
Will Osula
Osula withdrew from the matchday squad for the 2-0 victory over Athletic Club last month and hasn’t been involved since.
What’s Eddie Howe said?
Howe said last week: “We need to have further discussions internally to see quite what's happening with his ankle because it's not going in a straight line. We're not quite happy with how he's feeling, so I'll try and give you some feedback when we get it.”
Expected return date
TBC