Newcastle have been handed a huge injury blow after the defeat to Leicester City, with several players now absent for the Magpies.
Jonjo Shelvey, Fabian Schar & Javier Manquillo have all suffered hamstring injuries, Jetro Willems has a thigh injury and DeAndre Yedlin has broken his hand.
Meanwhile, Jack Colback has suffered a knee injury in training and will be absent for the next four months.
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The Magpies will be worried about losing several key players, including Shelvey and Schar, especially after the heavy defeat to Leicester.
Brendan Rodgers side ran out 4-0 winners at St James’ Park, with goals from Ayoze Perez, James Maddison and Hamza Choudhury securing the three points for the East Midlands side.
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Losing some of these players is a massive blow for Steve Bruce, and will force him to use some of the fringe players.
Whilst losing Colback isn’t a loss, but the rest of the players on the injured list are all big losses for his side.
It will be interesting to see how he copes without them.
