Eddie Howe says that Allan Saint-Maximin, Bruno Guimaraes and Callum Wilson are all still touch and go for the clash against AFC Bournemouth.
None of the trio have been spotted training so far this week but it is understood that Bruno is feeling "better" after picking up a hamstring injury away to Tranmere in the League Cup.
Howe said: "Everybody has improved. But I will leave my team news to the time we get it. It has been a slightly difficult period but hopefully we care coming out of that. They are big players we need them back in the team."
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Newcastle's game with West Ham last weekend was postponed due to the tremendously sad passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Howe reflected: "Naturally when you have injuries like we did have, more time is beneficial but the circumstances around that game being cancelled were immensely sad."
Since then Newcastle have also been rocked by a further injury to Karl Darlow with Loris Karius coming in to replace him.
Howe said: "The injury to Darlow is a real strange one. He was just training with the goalkeepers and twisted an ankle. So, of course, with that news and the squad being open at that stage we decided it was wise to bring in somebody with more experience to complement the keepers we have.
"Loris was the outstanding candidate when we looked at the goalkeepers available to us. He is a really good age and has had some incredible experiences in his career."
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