Sven Botman, Joelinton and three other injuries for Newcastle United ahead of Nottingham Forest

Sven Botman, Joelinton and three other injuries for Newcastle United ahead of Nottingham Forest

Newcastle United have a week to pick themselves up from their Manchester City disappointment, with Nottingham Forest on the horizon. The only bright spot for Newcastle from the Etihad was that Eddie Howe’s squad returned to the North East without picking up any new injuries – and are a step closer to two crucial players returning.

Howe made it clear that none of the substitutions he made on Saturday were due to injuries, but while there are not many in the treatment room right now, two players in particular are the big

miss to the first-team. Newcastle lack a suitable replacement for Joelinton in midfield, while Sven Botman showed in the brief spell he had back in the side, just how much Newcastle have missed him.

Forest await in the Premier League in the coming days, and here’s the latest Newcastle United injury news and return dates. Sven Botman Injury: Knee injury What we know: United are being careful when it comes to their Dutch defender, after he picked up a knee injury in the Carabao Cup win over Arsenal.

The good news is that it is not the knee when underwent an ACL operation last year, and while it kept him out of the FA Cup win at Birmingham and Saturday’s defeat to Manchester City, it’s not thought to be a long-term issue. Howe is hopeful

to have Botman back for Nottingham Forest this weekend, and said: “There has been good news on the scan for Sven after his injury and it is not long-term, he will miss this weekend but hopefully won’t miss games in the next few weeks.”

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