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There has been an official injury and availability update on two Newcastle United stars.

This comes in the aftermath of the 2-1 victory at Spurs and ahead of the Arsenal Carabao Cup semi-final first leg which swiftly follows on Tuesday night.

An eventful match on Saturday afternoon saw a number of Newcastle United players raising concerns during the match.

After the game, Eddie Howe gave an official update on two of those Newcastle United stars.

Eddie Howe on Anthony Gordon, who took a blow to nose inside the Spurs penalty area, though no penalty given:

“I think it was just a cut.

“It was a nasty one.

“He had blood all over him, so he did well to get back onto the pitch.

“Hopefully, it was nothing more than that though.”

Eddie Howe on the returning Sven Botman, who limped off early (in the very lengthy!) added time, replaced by Lloyd Kelly:

“I don’t think it was anything more than cramp for Sven Botman.

“Which was expected, given the amount of time he has been out.

“It was a great effort from Sven Botman to last that long.

“We were unsure how long he would be able to go for, with the speed of the Premier League.

“Thankfully though, he got through the majority of the game.

“The thinking behind it [Sven Botman’s return] was that he had done the work.

“I wouldn’t have done it if I didn’t feel that he was physically ready.

“He has been very dedicated to his recovery.

“We have seen him put in an extraordinary amount of work before he started training with us… and he has now been training with us for six weeks now.

“He has had three [preparation] games and looked good in those games.

“He won’t of course be at his optimum level but that will come in the following months.

“I thought he was physically ready to play and mentally ready too.

“He has been champing at the bit to play again.

“It was a difficult start for him and the team with Tottenham scoring, but it was a great response, I thought he did very well.”

Spurs 1 Newcastle 2 – Saturday 4 January 2025 12.30pm

(Stats via BBC Sport)

Goals:

Newcastle United:

Gordon 6, Isak 38

Spurs:

Solanke 4

Possession was Newcastle 43% (54%) Spurs 57% (46%)

Total shots were Newcastle 14 (7) Spurs 13 (4)

Shots on target were Newcastle 4 (3) Spurs 4 (2)

Corners were Newcastle 10 (7) Spurs 9 (3)

Touches in the box Newcastle 27 (18) Spurs 26 (4)

Newcastle team v Spurs:

Dubravka, Livramento, Botman (Kelly 90+2), Burn, Hall, Tonali, Bruno, Joelinton, Murphy (Longstaff 86), Isak (Willock 86), Gordon (Barnes 78)

Unused subs:

Vlachodimos, Trippier, Osula, Almiron, Lewis Miley

(Spurs 1 Newcastle 2 – Match ratings and comments on all Newcastle United players – Read HERE)

(Embarrassing from a desperate Ange Postecoglou – Blames officials for Newcastle victory – Read HERE)

(Spurs 1 Newcastle 2 – Instant Newcastle United fan / writer reaction – Read HERE)

Newcastle United upcoming matches:

Tuesday 7 January – Arsenal v Newcastle (8pm) Sky Sports and ITV1 and ITVX

Sunday 12 January – Newcastle v Bromley (3pm) BBC iPlayer (FA Cup)

Wednesday 15 January – Newcastle v Wolves (7.30pm) TNT Sports

Saturday 18 January – Newcastle v Bournemouth (12.30pm) TNT Sports

Saturday 25 January – Southampton v Newcastle (3pm)

Saturday 1 February – Newcastle v Fulham (3pm)

Wednesday 5 February – Newcastle v Arsenal (8pm) Sky Sports