Injuries have been one of the prevailing themes in the story of this Newcastle United season, and another chapter was added to that book today via Kieran Trippier. The English fullback had to be subbed off due to a calf injury, early in the second half of the Magpies’ 3-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers.
As manager Eddie Howe indicated, it remains to be seen how serious or not serious this calf injury is.
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“Kieran felt something in his calf and that’s a concern. We don’t know how serious it is.”
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The good news is that he was able to walk on his own power. After being attended to on the pitch by team medical staff, he was replaced out on the flank by Tino Livramento.
Up next for Newcastle, who now sit eighth in the table, is a match against 11th place Chelsea FC a week from Monday.
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