Eddie Howe has provided injury updates on Alexander Isak, Jonjo Shelvey and Matt Ritchie ahead of Newcastle United's trip to Manchester United on Sunday.
Isak has been unavailable for the last two games after withdrawing from Sweden's UEFA Nations League squad with a thigh injury last month.
Shelvey has been out since picking up a calf injury in Newcastle's pre-season defeat against Benfica in July, while Ritchie has been absent from the squad since the 1-1 draw against Bournemouth on September 17.
Elsewhere, Howe has confirmed that Newcastle have no new injury setbacks. ChronicleLive have produced a round-up on the Toon treatment table ahead of this weekend's trip to Old Trafford below.
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Alexander Isak - thigh
Isak withdrew from Sweden's UEFA Nations League squad last month after sustaining a thigh injury. He has missed Newcastle's victories over Fulham and Brentford and has been ruled out for the trip to Manchester United.
What Howe has said (Oct 14): "Alexander Isak is making progress but he's not available for this game."
Jonjo Shelvey - calf
Shelvey has been out of action since July after picking up a calf injury in Newcastle's pre-season friendly defeat against Benfica in Lisbon. The midfielder has returned to training and is nearing a comeback, but the trip to Manchester has come too early for him.
What Howe has said (Oct 14): "Jonjo is getting closer. He has trained - not necessarily full training at the moment, but he's very close."
Matt Ritchie - calf
Matt Ritchie has not featured in Newcastle's match day squad since the 1-1 draw with AFC Bournemouth in September. He was an unused substitute against the Cherries but has been left out of the squad completely against Fulham and Brentford. Howe has since revealed that the Scotsman faces a spell on the sidelines due to a calf injury.
What Howe has said (Oct 14): "Matt picked up a calf problem. We don't know whether he'll be back before the World Cup, but he's doing well."
Karl Darlow - ankle
Darlow picked up an ankle injury in training last month and Newcastle responded by signing former Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius as a free agent. Darlow was expected to act as Nick Pope's understudy following Martin Dubravka's loan exit to Manchester United on transfer deadline day.
He started on the bench against Wolves, Liverpool and Crystal Palace respectively but has been absent for the last four games and is not expected to return until at least November.
What Howe has said (Sep 16): "He was just in training doing normal shot action, but he twisted his ankle."
Emil Krafth - knee
Krafth was stretchered off with a knee injury in Newcastle's Carabao Cup victory over Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park in August. He confirmed on Instagram that he will be out for several months after suffering anterior cruciate ligament damage.
What Howe has said (Aug 30): "It's an ACL injury. He's not been operated on yet, so it's difficult to give a firm date, but it's going to be six to nine months. A long time out, which is a huge blow to us."
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