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title: "Howe could start Wood v Liverpool as Wilson remains out"
canonical: "https://readnewcastle.com/2022/08/30/eddie-howe-could-start-chris-wood-v-liverpool-as-callum-wilson-remains-out/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Crippy Cooke"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2022-08-30T21:00:00Z"
modified: "2022-08-30T21:16:19Z"
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# Howe could start Wood v Liverpool as Wilson remains out

Newcastle United lock horns with Liverpool on Wednesday and will be without Callum Wilson as he’s still out with a [hamstring injury](https://twitter.com/SkySports_Keith/status/1564538494407610369?s=20&t=WJT_EbLxiVRxvo8lfvOpTA), so Eddie Howe is likely to start Chris Wood for the second consecutive Premier League game.

[Wilson picked up the knock in Newcastle’s 3-3 draw with Manchester City](https://twitter.com/NUFC/status/1562002454048284672?s=20&t=WJT_EbLxiVRxvo8lfvOpTA)v and missed the 1-1 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers. Wood started in his place and may have to be called on again as Howe’s injury update didn’t suggest Wilson was close to returning. Alexander Isak’s [paperwork](https://theathletic.com/3549330/2022/08/30/newcastle-liverpool-isak/)has yet to be completed either.

Howe said in Tuesday’s pre-match [press conference](https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/magpies-stronger-than-last-anfield-visit-says-howe/): “We have a few injuries at the moment – that’s obvious. I don’t think any of them are long-term apart from Emil Krafth. We’re hopeful we can get the main body of the squad back fit pretty quickly. Certainly for this game, I think we’re slightly stretched.”

Wood has made [five appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/chris-wood/leistungsdaten/spieler/108725) in all competitions this season, scoring one goal, but he’s yet to find the back of the net in the league. His last goal in the top-flight came in April’s 1-0 win over Wolves, so it’s a three-month drought Wood is enduring.

Whether he’ll break that duck against Liverpool remains to be seen, however, as the 30-year-old didn’t look too threatening on the weekend – Wood [gave away more fouls](https://readnewcastle.com/2022/08/29/journalists-say-chris-wood-lacked-impact-against-wolves/) than he had shots on target and he made just eight passes all game.

[Howe doesn’t have Allan Saint-Maximin](https://readnewcastle.com/2022/08/30/newcastle-blow-as-allan-saint-maximin-could-miss-liverpool-clash/) while new-boy Alexander Isak is a doubt, so Newcastle are really blunted in attack ahead of a difficult fixture.

***[In other news, Newcastle blow as Allan Saint-Maximin could miss Liverpool clash](https://readnewcastle.com/2022/08/30/newcastle-blow-as-allan-saint-maximin-could-miss-liverpool-clash/)***