Newcastle United have a very long injury list, and they added another name to it yesterday in Matt Targett. The English left back exited the 3-0 win at Manchester United, in the EFL Cup round of 16, after just five minutes, due to a hamstring injury. So he’s a strong doubt at best, but likely just plain unavailable versus Arsenal on Saturday.
He joins a large group of Magpies absentees, and we’ll cover all of them after the jump.
Arsenal FC vs Newcastle United FYIs
Kickoff: Sat. Nov 4, 5:30pm GMT, St. James Park
EFL Cup Quarterfinal Draws: go here
Starting XI Predictions: Arsenal Newcastle
Team News: Arsenal Newcastle
Transatlantic Passage: How the Premier League Redefined Soccer in America: LINK
PL Form: Arsenal WDWWD Newcastle DWDWW
PL Standings: Arsenal 2nd, 24 pts Newcastle 6th, 17 pts
Google Result Probability: Arsenal 38% Draw 28% Newcastle 34%
Newcastle United Team News
We start with Sandro Tonali who is now serving his suspension (which will last until next season) for gambling related offenses. You also have the following injured players: Jacob Murphy (shoulder), Elliot Anderson (back), Sven Botman (knee), Alexander Isak (groin), Javi Manquillo (groin) and Lewis Miley (illness).
Newcastle aren’t where they want to be, in the Premier League table, right now, but for them to even be this high in the standings says a lot. After last year’s breakthrough season, achieving a top four finish, a lot was expected.
Manager Eddie Howe seems to be doing a great job, all things considered.
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