Newcastle United key man set to be scanned after new injury update

The 23-year-old traveled to Stamford Bridge on Sunday but watched from the sidelines as Newcastle were beaten 2-1 and their Premier League winless streak extended to five games. The Magpies have a chance to exact quick revenge on Chelsea on Wednesday night (7.45pm kick-off) when they host Enzo Maresca’s side at St James’ Park in the Carabao Cup last 16.

It is unclear at this stage whether Gordon will be fit to play in the match and the winger is expected to undergo a scan on Monday.

After the match, Newcastle manager Eddie Howe said of Gordon’s injury: “He felt his groin (on Saturday) in training. “We hope it’s not serious, but he’ll probably have a scan tomorrow.”

Callum Wilson (hamstring), Kieran Trippier (hamstring), Sven Botman (knee), Jamaal Lascelles (knee) have already been ruled out for the match, while Martin Dubravka has also missed the last three games following a knee injury. suffered against AFC Wimbledon. earlier this month.

Defender Dan Burn has also been nursing an ankle problem in recent weeks and missed some training ahead of Sunday’s trip to Stamford Bridge, but was eventually deemed fit to start. Burn played the full game and Howe suggested the defender is “fine”.

Asked if Burn still has problems with his ankle, Howe told The Gazette: “I don’t think so, he missed one day of training this week but he trained the rest and got through it well.

“I think every time you miss some part of training that will always affect you. But he got through the game well and probably got better as it went on.”

Newcastle were knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Chelsea in the quarter-finals last season on penalties and will look to reach that stage of the competition with a win on Wednesday night. But Howe will look for improvements in key areas for his team to progress.

“I think it’s really the details (we have to improve), the second goal (at Chelsea) was killer for us,” Howe said. “We had opportunities that we didn’t take advantage of, so we go back to looking at those details in both boxes that will make you win and lose games.”