Eddie Howe has provided an update on Joelinton, Fabian Schar, and Alexander Isak’s injuries ahead of Newcastle United’s Carabao Cup quarter-final against Chelsea.
Newcastle United are without three key players for Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup match against Chelsea (8 p.m. kick-off).
Joelinton and Fabian Schar were both injured during Saturday’s 3-0 win over Fulham and will undergo scans on Monday to determine the extent of their injuries. Joelinton injured his hamstring, and Schar injured his glute.
“Both players will be having scans today where we’ll know more,” head coach Eddie Howe said. “They don’t appear to be too bad but I’m reluctant to say that until we get the results.
Alexander Isak missed Saturday’s game due to a groin problem and will be evaluated before the Carabao Cup quarter-final at Stamford Bridge. The striker has ‘a chance’ of playing.
“He’s got a groin problem that, he had a scan last week, it’s not a big problem,” Howe explained in his pre-match press conference. “It’s more fatigue than anything else, but it’s enough for now to just treat him carefully because we don’t want him to be out for six, seven weeks like he was before.”
“He’ll have a chance [to play at Chelsea] but we need to make the right decision.”
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