Is Newcastle striker Alexander Isak fit for Brighton game? Premier League injury update
Newcastle host Brighton on Saturday and Alexander Isak is available after toe injury
Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak (Image credit: Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images) (Image credit: Photo by Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images)
Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak is back in contention for Saturday’s home game against Brighton.
Newcastle are just two points off the top four in the Premier League but will be looking to Isak to help them get back to winning ways after he missed draws against Manchester City and Everton with a broken toe.
The Magpies are seventh and take on sixth-placed Brighton on Saturday with Kieran Trippier a doubt with a hamstring issue. But manager Eddie Howe has been boosted by Isak’s return to training after sitting out Sweden’s Nations League fixtures this month.
Is Alexander Isak fit to play for Newcastle
Alex has trained and trained well,” Howe said in his press conference ahead of the visit of Brighton. “The toe his fully healed.”
Isak was the third-highest goal scorer in the Premier League last season, tallying 21 goals in 30 appearances. He scored the winner against Tottenham Hotspur in September but played with the toe injury in Newcastle’s defeat at Fulham and missed the next two games.
Before the international break, Howe had been hopeful that his star striker would remain available despite the injury.
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