Newcastle United have confirmed their 25-man Premier League squad.
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Following the signing of Loris Karius before the deadline, the club have confirmed the make-up of Eddie Howe’s squad for the first half of the season.
The most notable absence of course is that of Emil Krafth’s. After turning his career on Tyneside around and earning a new contract over the course of the summer, the Swede suffered knee ligament damage during last month’s win over Tranmere Rovers in the Carabao Cup and will now miss months of action.
Karl Darlow and Jonjo Shelvey, however, are included despite injury problems of their own. As a result of Karius’ arrival, Mark Gillespie has been left out, while Elliot Anderson does not need to be registered due to his age.
Newcastle United’s 25-man Premier League squad in full:
2 Kieran Trippier
3 Paul Dummett
4 Sven Botman
5 Fabian Schär
6 Jamaal Lascelles
7 Joelinton
8 Jonjo Shelvey
9 Callum Wilson
10 Allan Saint-Maximin
11 Matt Ritchie
12 Jamal Lewis
13 Matt Targett
14 Alexander Isak
18 Loris Karius
19 Javier Manquillo
20 Chris Wood
21 Ryan Fraser
22 Nick Pope
23 Jacob Murphy
24 Miguel Almirón
26 Karl Darlow
28 Joe Willock
33 Dan Burn
36 Sean Longstaff
39 Bruno Guimarães
Where are the biggest weaknesses?
The biggest issue facing Howe is a lack of depth.
Clearly, that’s only to be expected given the early stage of the club’s new era, but the likes of Sean Longstaff and Jacob Murphy would surely be considered major downgrades on Bruno Guimaraes and Allan Saint-Maximin, who have both suffered injuries already this season.
Elsewhere, neither Ryan Fraser or Miguel Almiron have proven prolific on the wings, so perhaps that is the one key area Newcastle need to strengthen over the next couple of windows. Indeed, players such as James Maddison and Moussa Diaby were touted as targets during the summer transfer window, which perhaps gives an indication as to where the club are next looking to invest.
