Newcastle United manager Eddie Horne is hopeful Fabian Schal and Joelinton will not be seriously injured, who were injured in Saturday's win over Fulham. Two players were forced off in the first half, with Schal replaced by Emile Kraft and Joelinton replaced by Lewis Milley. Miré then scored his first professional goal, with goals from Miguel Almiron and Dan Byrne securing the victory for Newcastle.
However, injuries cast a shadow over the victory. Horn confirmed that Scharr has a hip problem, while Joelinton's injury could be a hamstring problem. These two players could miss out on the EFL Cup quarter-final against Chelsea.
Newcastle have been struggling with injuries and have already had several players in the room, including Harvey Barnes, Jacob Murphy, Elliot Anderson, Matt Target and Harvey Manquillo. Isak was also rested against Fulham due to a quadriceps problem. However, there is positive news that Sven Botman has recovered from a knee injury and returned to the line-up. With a win over Fulham, Newcastle moved up to sixth in the Premier League table, just five points behind fourth-placed Manchester City.