Newcastle striker ruled out against Arsenal through injury | OneFootball

Callum Wilson is set to miss Newcastle United’s match against Arsenal next week, according to manager Eddie Howe.

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND: Newcastle United player Callum Wilson in action during the Carabao Cup Fourth Round match between Manchester United and Newcastle United at Old Trafford on November 01, 2023. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Arsenal’s opponents next weekend have been handed an early injury blow, with the news that Callum Wilson won’t be available for hosts Newcastle United.

“We are going to lose Callum for the next three games,” Howe told a press conference on Friday.

“He has had some tightness in his body – he hasn’t felt like he can kick on to that last part [of his recovery].”

Newcastle’s next three games are against Chelsea in the Premier League, Chelsea again in the League Cup, and then Arsenal back in the league.

Newcastle United’s Callum Wilson celebrates after scoring their second goal from the penalty spot during the English Premier League football match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Newcastle United at the Molineux stadium in Wolverhampton, central England on October 28, 2023. (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Wilson is yet to play any minutes for Newcastle this season, but there had been some hope he might be fit by the start of November.

The striker played in this fixture last season, helping his team to a 1-0 win. He then missed Newcastle’s 4-1 defeat at the Emirates Stadium through injury, and it looks like he’ll miss this game too.

Wilson won’t be the only one out. Jamaal Lascelles and Sven Botman are both out until 2025, and Kieran Trippier is unlikely to return from his hamstring injury in time for the match.

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND: Kieran Trippier of Newcastle United applauds their fans after the final whistle of the Premier League match between Manchester City and Newcastle United at Etihad Stadium on May 08, 2022. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

On the other side of the coin, Martin Dubravka is widely expected to be back fit ahead of the game. That’s unlikely to be relevant, however, with Nick Pope the firm favourite to start.