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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Louise Taylor

Eddie Howe admits to mistakes made at Newcastle over fitness and injuries

Alexander Isak sits on the turf at Villa Park after suffering a groin injury which will see the striker miss Saturday’s game.
Alexander Isak sits on the turf at Villa Park after suffering a groin injury which will see the striker miss Saturday’s game. Photograph: Jacob King/PA

Eddie Howe has admitted Newcastle have made “mistakes” this season, most notably in the sphere of injury management, where he accepts players have been “overloaded”.

Howe has seen his team’s Champions League campaign ended and their Premier League form derailed by a series of debilitating injuries that have, at times, sidelined more than 11 first-team players simultaneously.

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