{"id":544562,"date":"2026-04-22T11:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T11:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/544562\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T11:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T11:58:11","slug":"arsenal-get-early-newcastle-injury-boost-as-two-stars-declared-fitness-doubts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/544562\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal get early Newcastle injury boost as two stars declared fitness doubts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal host Newcastle in Premier League action on Saturday evening at the Emirates Stadium<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Arsenal\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0_GettyImages-2197876120.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Arsenal host Newcastle in the Premier League on Saturday evening\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Arsenal host Newcastle in the Premier League on Saturday evening<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Anthony Gordon is reportedly a doubt for Newcastle&#8217;s trip to <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/arsenal-fc\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Arsenal<\/a> in the Premier League this weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The England international winger, who is on the Gunners&#8217; summer transfer radar, is nursing a hip issue and has not featured for the Magpies since their 2-1 defeat at Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Gordon missed Newcastle&#8217;s 2-1 home defeat at the hands of <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/all-about\/bournemouth\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Bournemouth<\/a> last weekend and according to the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/sport\/football\/article-15754671\/Anthony-Gordon-miss-Newcastles-match-Arsenal-injury-forces-training-winger-looking-set-leave-summer.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Daily Mail<\/a>, doubts have now emerged over his availability for this weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Eddie Howe said before facing his former club that he wouldn&#8217;t field any player who was not &#8220;100 per cent committed&#8221; to Newcastle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">FOLLOW OUR ARSENAL FB PAGE! <a aria-label=\"Latest Gunners news, analysis and much more via our dedicated Facebook pageLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AFCFootball.London#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Latest Gunners news, analysis and much more via our dedicated Facebook page<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He explained: \u201cAfter I had the chat with Sandro [Tonali], the biggest thing I look for is the commitment to training. That will be the same with Anthony [Gordon] and every player.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cI won\u2019t play a player if I don\u2019t think they are 100% committed to the club and its future. I have to do what I think is right for the team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cPlayers who are high-profile like they are here, they\u2019re in the news all the time for loads of different reasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Newcastle full-back Tino Livramento, another player Arsenal admire, will definitely miss the game on Saturday due to injury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The defender came off against the Cherries due to a muscle issue and now needs to undergo further tests.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Anthony Gordon clapping\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2_JS400874437.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Anthony Gordon is a doubt for Newcastle's trip to Arsenal\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Anthony Gordon is a doubt for Newcastle&#8217;s trip to Arsenal<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Arsenal also have several injury issues of their own. Mikel Arteta is hopeful of welcoming back winger Bukayo Saka, who has been missing since before the international break due to an achilles issue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Full-back&#8217;s Jurrien Timber and Riccardo Calafiori are also edging closer to returns but were forced to sit out of Sunday&#8217;s 2-1 defeat at Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Calafiori sustained a knock in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final versus Sporting CP while Timber has been missing with a groin issue sustained in the 2-0 win over Everton last month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Attacking midfielder Mikel Merino remains sidelined following foot surgery and is progressing slowly. The hope is that he&#8217;ll be able to play for the club again this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Arsenal could be second in the table by the time they face the Magpies as Manchester City can go top tonight if they beat Burnley by more than two goals.<\/p>\n<p>Sky Sports, HBO Max, Netflix and Disney+ with Ultimate TV package<\/p>\n<p>This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/affiliates\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Content Image\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769839029_462_0_Sky-Factbox.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Sky has upgraded its Ultimate TV and Sky Sports bundle to now include HBO Max, Netflix, Disney+, discovery+ and Hayu, as well as 135 channels and full Sky coverage of the Premier League and EFL.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Sky broadcasts more than 1,400 live matches across the Premier League, EFL and more with at least 215 live from the top flight alongside Formula 1, darts and golf.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Arsenal host Newcastle in Premier League action on Saturday evening at the Emirates Stadium Arsenal host Newcastle in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":544563,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[25919,187589,218,2119,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-544562","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-arsenal-injury-news","9":"tag-arsenal-vs-newcastle-united","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-mikel-arteta","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=544562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544562\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/544563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=544562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=544562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=544562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}