Eddie Howe is hopeful that Bruno Guimaraes’ ankle injury will not be serious after the Newcastle captain limped off within the win over PSV Eindhoven.
Newcastle ran out comfortable 3-0 winners over their Dutch opposition at St James’ Park, however the Champions League victory was somewhat marred by a concerning injury picked up by Guimares in the primary half.
The Brazilian picked up the knock contained in the first 20 minutes after a collision with Mauro Junior but was capable of proceed.
Nevertheless, the midfielder went down again later in the primary half, again holding his ankle, and was eventually forced off on the stroke of half-time having tried to play through the pain again.
The Brazilian has been in superb form for Newcastle this season, notching up eight goals and three assists in 21 Premier League appearances alone.
Howe’s side return to league motion on Sunday at home to Villa, with Howe hopeful they will get Guimares back to full fitness as soon as possible.
‘Yeah, a little bit bit sore. It’s an ankle problem,’ the Newcastle boss said post-match.
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‘A little bit little bit of swelling in his ankle. Having just seen him, we hope it’s not serious. Difficult to know.
‘I feel Bruno is the kind of player that never wants to come back off. He at all times desires to play, so the very fact he has come off is a worry for us.
‘We’ll do all the pieces we are able to to get him fit as quickly as possible.’
Guimaraes’ knock took the shine off what was otherwise a formidable performance from the Magpies, who coasted to victory due to goals from Yoane Wissa, Anthony Gordon and Harvey Barnes.
Newcastle sit seventh within the Champions League table ahead of their daunting final league phase match away against Paris Saint-Germain.
Asked concerning the trip to Paris to face the defending champions, Howe said: ‘I’ve got a variety of respect for Luis Enrique and the way in which that he’s coached his team and developed his team to grow to be the team they’re today. I feel they’re an actual inspiration to us with their style.
‘It’s difficult to place a label on it but it surely’s one in every of the toughest games we are able to play which will likely be great for our developement, but we wish to try to go there and win in fact.’
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