Newcastle hit with Alexander Isak injury blow as Eddie Howe forced into major rethink

Newcastle question to Fulham for their latest Premier League duty but Eddie Howe’s broadside are already missing a cardinal subordinate of the squad for the travel to Craven Cottage

Newcastle brag Eddie Howe could beryllium forced to deploy Anthony Gordon arsenic an exigency striker this play with Alexander Isak a large doubt.

The Magpies instrumentality connected Fulham astatine Craven Cottage connected Saturday day aft a affirmative commencement to the campaign. Howe’s broadside person 3 retired of their opening 4 games and beryllium 3rd successful the aboriginal Premier League table.

But their preparations person been deed aft prima guardant Isak suffered a caller wounded blow. The Swede was already suffering with an oculus occupation that had forced him disconnected astatine half-time during the triumph against Wolves.

Offering an update connected the striker aft that game, Howe said: “I deliberation it was much his oculus truthful I’m not 100% definite what the contented was but I knew helium had to travel off. We’ll find retired much afterwards. I perfectly anticipation it isn’t superior arsenic he’s specified an important subordinate for us.”

And portion Isak has since recovered from his oculus issue, helium has been struck with a caller problem. According to The Telegraph, helium has picked up a toed wounded and is simply a uncertainty for the travel to the capital.

Fellow striker Callum Wilson is already sidelined with a backmost wounded and is not nether consideration. William Osula, 21, could besides beryllium drafted successful for a debut pursuing his summertime determination from Sheffield United.

But should Howe privation to spell with much experience, helium could perchance spell with Gordon astatine centre-forward, arsenic opposed to his accustomed presumption connected the left-flank. Harvey Barnes could inhabit the presumption connected the helping pursuing his extremity astatine Wolves.

Asked successful the summertime if Gordon could play centrally, the Newcastle caput manager replied: "I'd seen Anthony had played successful that presumption for Everton earlier helium signed for america and 1 of the large things erstwhile we signed him was his versatility.

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"For america he's played left, he's played right, he's played centrally arsenic a midfielder. In grooming he's besides played up beforehand and did truly good successful the games we had here. He's a subordinate who has that versatility and successful a play similar we're going to spell into, players that tin play successful antithetic positions are truthful invaluable to us."

Gordon, 23, has 1 extremity successful 5 outings for Newcastle successful each competitions truthful acold this season. The antheral helium could replace, Isak, has a extremity and an assistance apiece successful league action.

Newcastle volition assertion apical spot successful the Premier League should they bushed Fulham this weekend. The Magpies would spell apical with victory, albeit it could beryllium a abbreviated enactment successful the pb with Arsenal acceptable to bash conflict with Manchester City astatine the Etihad Stadium connected Sunday.

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