{"id":631461,"date":"2023-11-10T04:21:03","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T09:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=631461"},"modified":"2023-11-10T04:21:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T09:21:03","slug":"harvey-barnes-injury-update-newcastle-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/11\/10\/harvey-barnes-injury-update-newcastle-united\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Closer to Return&#8217;: &#8216;Jaw-Dropping&#8217; Forward Nearing Match Fitness for Newcastle United"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Newcastle United endured two consecutive losses to Borussia Dortmund that could end their hopes of making the Champions League knockout stages. In England, the Magpies still have a chance to secure a return to the competition as they sit only four points out of fourth place. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chroniclelive.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/harvey-barnes-newcastle-united-injury-28071337?utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=sharebar\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Chronicle&#8217;s<\/a>\u00a0Lee Ryder reports that Harvey Barnes, an integral part of Eddie Howe&#8217;s attacking line, is close to making his return to the pitch.<\/p>\n<h2>Harvey Barnes Back in Training for Newcastle United<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Newcastle United get major boost as Harvey Barnes edges closer to return  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NOGXBgp3Vp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/NOGXBgp3Vp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nufc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#nufc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lee Ryder (@lee_ryder) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lee_ryder\/status\/1722571967436308493?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Winger\u2019s Return a Big Boost to Eddie Howe<\/h3>\n<p>Newcastle&#8217;s 25-year-old left winger has been sidelined since September after he picked up an injury to his foot. The squad&#8217;s form has been inconsistent since then. Highlights include victories over PSG and Arsenal, but a draw with Wolves and the Dortmund losses shine a light on potential weaknesses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/11\/09\/eberechi-eze-contract-extension\/\" target=\"_self\">\u2018Exceptional\u2019 Attacker Extends Contract Amid Interest From Manchester City And Newcastle<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Howe is attempting to ease Barnes back into the starting rotation ahead of a busy December schedule. Newcastle plays eight fixtures that month, and the taxing schedule will require all hands on deck for Magpies players and their coaching staff.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch:\u00a0<\/strong>What&#8217;s Happening With Sandro Tonali?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NEWCASTLE IN BIG TROUBLE? - What&#039;s Happening with Sandro Tonali?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_prB-gSjZv8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Barnes joined the English giants only this summer. An exact transfer fee was not reported, but pundits believe that the proven Englishman cost a handful. 45 goals with the Foxes, and many more on loan with MK Dons, Barnsley, and West Brom, necessitated that the 25-year-old make his anticipated move following Leicester&#8217;s relegation from the Premier League last season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/11\/09\/premier-league-vote\/\" target=\"_self\">Important Premier League Vote Will Take Place<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Described as &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foottheball.com\/football-top-10\/underrated-footballers-premier-league-season-2021-22-matty-cash-kovacic-bowen\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">jaw-dropping<\/a>&#8221; due to his skills on the pitch, Barnes made his mark early for Newcastle. A goal against Aston Villa in the English top-flight opener is just a flash of what he is capable of doing. Ryder and Howe are both optimistic about the quick return, with the journalist saying, &#8220;There is now light at the end of the tunnel.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newcastle United endured two consecutive losses to Borussia Dortmund that could end their hopes of making the Champions League knockout stages. In England, the Magpies still have a chance to secure a return to the competition as they sit only four points out of fourth place. The Chronicle&#8217;s\u00a0Lee Ryder reports that Harvey Barnes, an integral [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4764,"featured_media":631477,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"1699488000","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"Harvey Barnes","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"1","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"300","footnotes":""},"categories":[1267,1830,3],"tags":[850,7288],"class_list":["post-631461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newcastle-united","category-injuries","category-premier-league","tag-harvey-barnes","tag-newcastle-united-news"],"modified_by":"Delight Wellington","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4764"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=631461"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631461\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/631477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=631461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=631461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=631461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}