Newcastle United have been dealt a major injury blow ahead of their lunchtime clash with West Ham as it has emerged that Alan Saint-Maximin is set for a spell on the sidelines.
The Magpies are already without Callum Wilson and Kieran Trippier, both of whom are out for an extended period, and now key figure Saint-Maximin is set to join them with a knock that could keep him out of action for up to three weeks.
Told Allan Saint-Maximin is out of today’s game at West Ham and could be missing for the next 2-3 weeks.
Not sure of the specifics but it’s another injury blow for Eddie Howe and Newcastle United.#NUFC pic.twitter.com/CnHioh15ED
– Jordan Cronin (@jordancronin_) February 19, 2022
This means that Newcastle will be without arguably their three most influential players as they travel to London Stadium to take on West Ham on Saturday Lunchtime on the back of three straight wins, making the likelihood of a fourth win on the bounce unlikely.
Are Newcastle safe?
Not yet, no.
Although they have gone unbeaten in the last 5 Premier League games, Eddie Howe’s side are currently only 4 points clear of the drop zone, and could well find themselves back in the relegation dogfight should they fail to kick on from their good run of form.
Kieran Trippier faces a battle to play again this season after foot surgery, Newcastle manager Eddie Howe has confirmed 🤕 pic.twitter.com/1g1DjNd1b9
– GOAL News (@GoalNews) February 18, 2022
The loss of Saint-Maximin and Trippier, both of whom have been crucial parts of the last five games, is sure to have a massive impact on the side, but as new signings continue to bed in and Bruno Guimaraes is afforded gametime from the start as opposed to substitute appearances, can they cover for the loss of two such crucial parts of the 11?
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Premier League table
| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 25 | 47 | 63 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 24 | 42 | 54 |
| 3 | Chelsea FC | 24 | 30 | 47 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 25 | 8 | 43 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 25 | 11 | 41 |
| 6 | Arsenal FC | 22 | 9 | 39 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 4 | 37 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | -1 | 36 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 | 0 | 33 |
| 10 | Southampton FC | 24 | -7 | 29 |
| 11 | Leicester city | 22 | -5 | 27 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 23 | -5 | 27 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 24 | -3 | 26 |
| 14 | Brentford FC | 25 | -14 | 24 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 23 | -19 | 23 |
| 16 | Everton FC | 22 | -10 | 22 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 23 | -19 | 21 |
| 18 | Norwich city | 24 | -36 | 17 |
| 19 | Watford FC | 23 | -20 | 15 |
| 20 | Burnley FC | 21 | -12 | 14 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 16 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 12 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City | 10 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 9 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester city | 9 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 8 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 8 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 8 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 8 |
| Maupay, Neal | Brighton & Hove Albion | 8 |
| Smith-Rowe, Emile | Arsenal FC | 8 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 8 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 8 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 7 |
| Mahrez, Riyadh | Manchester City | 7 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 7 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City | 7 |
| Silva, Bernardo | Manchester City | 7 |
| Ward Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 6 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 7 |
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 8 |
| Salisu, Mohammed | Southampton FC | 0 | 7 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 0 | 7 |
| Rice, Declan | West Ham United | 0 | 7 |
| Mctominay, Scott | Manchester United | 0 | 7 |
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United | 0 | 6 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 0 | 6 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 5 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa | 0 | 6 |
| Canos, Sergi | Brentford FC | 0 | 6 |
| Westwood, Ashley | Burnley FC | 0 | 6 |
| Alonso, Marcos | Chelsea FC | 0 | 6 |
| Moreno, Rodrigo | Leeds United | 0 | 6 |
| Norgaard, Christian | Brentford FC | 0 | 6 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 6 |
| Laporte, Aymeric | Manchester City | 1 | 5 |
| Shelvey, Jonjo | Newcastle United | 0 | 5 |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United | 0 | 6 |
| Mings, Tyrone | Aston Villa | 0 | 6 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 9 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 8 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 8 |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 8 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester City | 7 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 6 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester City | 6 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 5 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 5 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 5 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 5 |
| Kovacic, Mateo | Chelsea FC | 5 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester city | 5 |
| Redmond, Nathan | Southampton FC | 5 |
| Mahrez, Riyadh | Manchester City | 4 |
| Ward Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 4 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 4 |
| Benrahma, Said | West Ham United | 4 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 4 |
