Tino Livramento: Newcastle defender out for six to eight weeks

Newcastle United defender Tino Livramento is set to be out for between six and eight weeks after suffering a knee injury in Sunday’s defeat by Arsenal.The full-back will miss England’s internationals against Wales on 9 October and Latvia on 14 October, as well as the World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania next month.Livramento was stretchered off the field after landing awkwardly in his side’s 2-1 defeat at St James’ Park.The 22-year-old previously suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury during his time at Southampton, in 2022, and Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe said it was “really distressing” to see him carried off.It is understood the injury is not as bad as first feared but Newcastle, as a result, are a little light at left-back, where Livramento has played the majority of his football this season.”He’s such a big player for us in so many different ways – his versatility, his attitude, his quality,” Howe previously said.”If we’re going to miss that for any length of time, it is going to be a huge blow.”Newcastle do have Dan Burn, who has previously played at left-back for the club.They can also turn to Lewis Hall, who missed the Arsenal game through fatigue.Hall made back-to-back starts last month in the games against Bournemouth and Bradford City after putting a foot issue behind him.



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