Eddie Howe on what may be causing Newcastle United injuries

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Eddie Howe reflected after the West Ham match on the Newcastle United injuries situation.

A situation that had for a very brief period looked to be improving after endless months of misery and getting things down to ‘only’ half a dozen or so unavailable.

Only to quickly head the other way and after Saturday’s match, things looking dramatically worse.

Eddie Howe reflecting on the Newcastle United injuries – 30 March 2024:

“I always think there’s no such thing as bad luck.

“I think you create your own luck.

“We play a really high-intensity style and a real physical game.

“Naturally, if we didn’t play that style and played a different way, the physical cost on our players would be less.

“But when you look at some of the injuries we’ve had this year, and we’ve analysed and re-analysed them, then for a lot of them, you can’t put them into any category other than bad luck, even though I don’t really believe in it.

“I could go through injuries and it has been a really strange one.

“Even today, that has been the case with some of the injuries we’ve got.

“I know some of the players have been away on international duty, and that puts an extra load on them, and I think you could see with West Ham, some of their players were going down as well.

“The speed of the game is definitely getting quicker, week on week.”

Stats via BBC Sport:

Newcastle 4 West Ham 3 – Saturday 30 March 12.30pm

Goals:

Newcastle United:

Isak 6 pen, 77 pen, Barnes 83, 90 (Gordon red card 90+4)

West Ham:

Antonio 21, Kudus 45+10, Bowen 48

Possession was West Ham 40% (37%) Newcastle 60% (63%)

Total shots were West Ham 9 (6) Newcastle 24 (12)

Shots on target were West Ham 4 (3) Newcastle 9 (4)

Corners were West Ham 4 (2) Newcastle 3 (1)

Referee: Robert Jones

Newcastle team v West Ham:

Dubravka; Livramento (Almiron 56 (Barnes 67)), Lascelles (Krafth 17 (Hall 57)), Schar, Burn; Longstaff, Guimaraes, Willock (Anderson 57); Murphy, Isak, Gordon

Subs:

Karius, Dummett, Ritchie, White

(BBC Sport comments from ‘neutrals’ – Interesting on Newcastle United after West Ham thriller – Read HERE)

(David Moyes embarrasses himself with comments after Newcastle 4 West Ham 3 thriller – Read HERE)

(Eddie Howe absolutely loving what he saw today – That’s the beauty… Read HERE)

(Newcastle 4 West Ham 3 – Instant Newcastle United fan / writer reaction – Read HERE)

(Newcastle 4 West Ham 3 – Never ever doubt the character of this Newcastle United squad – Read HERE)

(This is the photo that all Newcastle United fans will absolutely love today… See HERE)

Newcastle United confirmed Premier League matches to mid-April 2024:

Tuesday 2 April 2024 – Newcastle v Everton (7.30pm) TNT Sports

Saturday 6 April 2024 – Fulham v Newcastle (3pm)

Saturday 13 April 2024 – Newcastle v Spurs (12.30pm) TNT Sports