Eddie Howe on new injury blow, January transfer window and goalless draw with Leeds nufc
However, his team couldn’t end 2022 on a winning note, as a surprisingly negative Leeds side held out for a point.Newcastle certainly were the more deserving winners but had to settle for a point.Jamel Lewis was on the bench and the NUFC Head Coach revealed that the absent Matt Targett is set to be missing for a while.
“It is a heel problem and it has been going on for the past couple of months, it’s now too painful to carry on. He is going to be out for a period of time as it is a nasty injury.” Kieran Trippier’s booking means that he will also be missing the Arsenal game with a one game suspension, as it was his fifth of the season.Eddie Howe speaking to BBC Sport:“We had a number of opportunities that normally we take.“We had the chances and on another day we score at least a couple of those.“We knew Leeds were going to come here and make it very difficult by stopping our flow.“It was a good battle and we defended really well, which was important.
“We are just going about our business in the way that we see best, training our best and trying to improve the squad every day we train.Eddie Howe on the January 2023 transfer window:“There’s a lot of football to be played, so let’s see what happens.”“The effort and commitment of the players has been pleasing.“I can’t thank them highly enough for their efforts.”