Newcastle United are hopeful of seeing Sean Longstaff back in action before the end of the season after scans showed he had broken no bones in his foot following a recent injury, Chronicle Live understands. The academy graduate missed the 2-0 defeat to Arsenal on Sunday as Eddie Howe admitted further tests were needed to determine the severity of the injury.
"I won’t go into the technicalities, but whereas we thought it was quite a standard injury, a bruise, now there may be a chance it’s something a bit more serious than that," Howe said. "We’re in the dark at the moment."
Longstaff was sent for a scan on Tuesday with the results showing bruising rather than a break. The race is now on for the 25-year-old to feature against Leeds United at Elland Road this Saturday but Brighton at home on May 18th may be a more realistic aim.
