Newcastle United have received a triple injury lift ahead of their November 25 Premier League clash against West Ham . With Hammers boss Julen Lopetegui facing mounting pressure after a dodgy start to the season, this latest boost for the Toon couldn’t come at a worse time for the Spaniard.
Key players Kieran Trippier and Callum Wilson are poised to make their returns, pending no further training set-backs. Trippier has been side-lined for over a month with a hamstring issue, while Wilson has been missing since pre-season due to back and hamstring concerns.
Meanwhile, after an injury scare, Anthony Gordon, has trained with the England squad at St. George’s Park, signalling he may be fit in time for the game against West Ham which Lopetegui dare not lose.
This latest development has made things doubly difficult for Lopetegui, especially given Wilson’s annoyingly impressive record against the Hammers. The striker’s possible return is absolutely typical West Ham. The former AFC Bournemouth striker hasn’t kicked a ball all season yet could return to play against us.
There’s also been speculation about Newcastle’s interest in West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen, though with players like Gordon and Harvey Barnes proving effective on the wings, the Toon might already be stacked with top-tier wide options.
Hat-trick for in form Isak and Wilson to come off the bench and score. Gordon and Barnes probably get in on the act as well.
Next couple of games will be absolute carnage unless we somehow manage to drastically change how we’ve been performing this season so far. Not holding my breath.
Newcastle could beat a JLo team with Ant & Dec in their team! 🤣🤣🤣
We’ve looked weak especially in away games. I cannot see any way in which we’ll get anything other than beaten at Newcastle. I hope Lopetegui is gone by then as I cannot see anything changing under him. New manager bounce is the only thing that might make a difference…
What a poor article; could it be any more negative.
At least Burns will be missing from the Newcastle defence as he picked up his 5th yellow card on the weekend and is now suspended.
As for Callum Wilson, it’s written in the stars that having not played a game so far this season he will come on and score his customary goal against us!