Newcastle suffer Livramento and Gordon injury blows in Bournemouth defeat
Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe faces a mounting fitness crisis after Tino Livramento and Anthony Gordon suffered injury setbacks during a 2-1 home defeat by Bournemouth on Saturday.
The Magpies fell to their third consecutive league loss, leaving them languishing in 14th place during an increasingly underwhelming campaign.
Adrien Truffert netted late at St James’ Park to secure the points for the visitors after earlier strikes from Marcus Tavernier and William Osula.
Tuchel faces World Cup selection headache
England manager Thomas Tuchel will be monitoring the situation closely as he finalises his plans for this summer’s World Cup.
Livramento was withdrawn in the second half and replaced by veteran defender Dan Burn.
“For Tino that’s a huge blow for him and for us,” revealed the Newcastle boss.
Gordon absence adds to mounting woes
Lightning-fast winger Gordon missed the weekend fixture entirely after sustaining a hip problem.
With Anthony, we’re unclear. I don’t think it’s a long-term injury, whether he makes it next week, I don’t know.
The former Everton forward remains a serious doubt for next week’s challenging trip to Arsenal.
Fellow full-back Lewis Hall was also substituted at the interval for Kieran Trippier, sparking initial fears of a triple injury setback.
However, Howe quickly moved to allay those specific fitness concerns, confirming the half-time change was purely tactical.
Bournemouth climb table ahead of Iraola exit
The Cherries continue to impress this season and have now climbed to eighth position in the top-flight standings.
They sit just one point behind seventh-placed Brentford, despite recent confirmation that highly-rated manager Andoni Iraola will depart the club this summer.
