Noble hamstring update
It’s not a serious ‘hammie’ but is likely to keep the captain out of action out for aa couple of weeks according to club insiders.
But it gives you Declan Rice, who came on as his replacement today, the opportunity of showing the manager he can become a regular part of his midfield plans.
The teenager was excellent during his hour on the pitch and looks booked for the trip to Arsenal for Tuesday evening’s EFL Cup clash.
Penalty-scoring Noble was making his 300th Premier League appearance against Stoke and said: ” “It was a good performance, all in all, and we’ve kept three clean sheets in a week, which is some achievement, especially with the opposition we’ve played against.
“Stoke away is a tough place to come and then we had an hour-long delay. We sat in the changing room all ready to go out, then we had to start our preparations again.
“It was obviously nice to get on the scoresheet in my 300th Premier League game. I had slightly twinged my hamstring against Arsenal. We played three games in a week and really dug in and I think it was a little bit too much for my right hamstring!”