Newcastle injury news: Eddie Howe confirms “worrying” Dan Burn injury

In today’s Newcastle injury news – Eddie Howe has provided a “worrying” update on the recent Dan Burn injury, which occurred against Arsenal.

Newcastle are flying right now. The Geordies sit just four points away from the fourth spot, after their dramatic win against Arsenal at the weekend. Say what you want about whether the goal was deserved, one thing’s for sure – If anyone was going to win that game, it was always going to be Newcastle.

Even given the worrying list of injury concerns for Eddie Howe, his side are still pushing through. There seems to be a new piece of Newcastle injury news everyday, but as long as we keep pushing for results, it makes our chances of top four all the more realistic.

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Newcastle injury news – Eddie Howe confirms Dan Burn injury scare

Today, there has been an update on the recent Dan Burn injury scare. The colossal defender who is versatile and a great asset to the club, came off injured in that game against Arsenal. Although there isn’t much clarity on the severity of the injury, Eddie Howe has done a good job of being transparent with what he does know.

As per The Northern Echo, Eddie Howe had the following to say:

"“He landed on his back going up for a header, and he has back pain. I think he’s potentially worried about it. We’ll wait and see, but I don’t think it’s the kind of normal thing where you wake up the next day and it’s gone. It could be more serious than that.” – Eddie Howe on the Dan Burn injury (via The Northern Echo)"

In the game, Eddie Howe brought on Tino Livramento, which softened the blow a little since we’ve been wanting Livramento to get more minutes in the Premier League. Although an injury is never easy to take, it works in our favour since the back-line is fluid and we have versatile full-backs who can interchange.

What do you make of today’s Newcastle injury news?