“Very close”: Howe gives latest Newcastle injury update on Hall, Osula, Tonali

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has provided the latest update connected the fittingness of his squad up of Sunday’s Premier League clash with West Ham United astatine the London Stadium.

The Magpies are enjoying a beardown tally of signifier having won 5 of their past six matches crossed each competitions, including past weekend’s 2-1 top-flight location win implicit Fulham and Wednesday’s 2-0 victory against Tottenham Hotspur successful the EFL Cup 4th round.

At the opening of this run, Lewis Hall concisely featured arsenic a second-half substitute successful a 4-0 Champions League triumph implicit Club Brugge connected October 1, but helium has since been sidelined with a hamstring injury.

However, Howe has present provided a affirmative update connected the left-back’s fittingness and is hopeful that helium tin diagnostic successful first-team grooming connected Friday.

Speaking astatine his pre-match property conference, Howe said: "[Hall] is precise close. He hasn't trained with america yet, but hopefully grooming contiguous for the archetypal time. We volition spot however helium looks. We person to present him backmost to the squad astatine the close time."

It remains to beryllium seen whether Hall volition beryllium disposable to instrumentality to Newcastle’s matchday squad against West Ham, but helium could beryllium acceptable to instrumentality successful upcoming fixtures against either Athletic Bilbao successful the Champions League oregon Brentford successful the Premier League adjacent week.

Howe issues Osula, Tonali fittingness update earlier West Ham clash

Asked if determination are immoderate caller wounded concerns successful his squad pursuing Newcastle’s midweek triumph implicit Spurs, Howe added: "No. Don't deliberation determination is thing new, we are managing [Will] Osula's ankle. We volition spot however helium is today."

Osula was not deemed fully-fit to commencement against Tottenham, but helium did diagnostic for the last 20 minutes arsenic a substitute, making his seventh successive substitute quality successful each competitions.

Sandro Tonali, meanwhile, was acceptable to play the afloat 90 minutes against Spurs aft recovering from a “nasty illness” and Howe has been impressed with the Italian’s caller performances successful midfield.

"If helium was astatine 80%, I'd accidental what a subordinate we've got,” said Howe. “He bushed astatine the extremity people but you tin spot his quality. Delighted helium is back."

“He looked precise bully physically. He bushed astatine the end, naturally, due to the fact that I deliberation he’d fixed truthful much, but I deliberation you could spot his quality. I was delighted that helium was backmost successful the signifier helium was connected Wednesday.”

Elsewhere, Tino Livramento (knee) remains sidelined, portion Howe has besides delivered a caller update connected the fitness of summertime signing Yoane Wissa, who is inactive waiting to marque his debut for the nine arsenic helium continues to retrieve from a genu injury.

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