Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe has, on Saturday evening, provided fitness updates on a number of members of his squad.
The Magpies, of course, marked their return to action a short time ago.
Fresh off a 1-1 stalemate against West Ham, Howe and co. made the trip to Dorset, eyeing a return to winning ways in a meeting with Bournemouth.
When all was said and done at the Vitality Stadium, however, Newcastle, once more, were forced to settle for a share of the spoils.
This came as Miguel Almiron cancelled out Marcos Senesi’s opener on the stroke of the interval, en route to another 1-1 draw.
Fine margins 😲 https://t.co/J3ReAOzOXw pic.twitter.com/Wp2Bfrx9fZ
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) February 11, 2023
Newcastle’s concerns on Saturday, though, were not restricted solely to a pair of points dropped amid the club’s ongoing pursuit of a Top-4 berth.
This came as, over the course of the 90 minutes at the Vitality, all of Joe Willock, Allan Saint-Maximin and Miguel Almiron picked up fitness issues.
Speaking post-match, boss Eddie Howe was therefore draw on the wellbeing of all three.
And the Englishman went on to reveal that, though Willock’s hamstring problem is a concern, there is hope that neither Saint-Maximin or Almiron have suffered anything ‘serious’.
Eddie Howe says Joe Willock’s hamstring injury is a concern, but hopes Allan Saint-Maximin & Miguel Almiron’s withdrawals aren’t too serious #NUFC 🤕
— Keith Downie (@SkySports_Keith) February 11, 2023
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