Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe has been chatting with the media earlier than Sunday’s Premier League sport in opposition to at St James’ Park (kick-off 16:30 BST).
Listed here are the important thing traces from his information convention:
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Jacob Murphy is match and accessible to face Arsenal after lacking out on the midweek squad, however the Magpies are “manging his workload” as he battles an ongoing Achilles tendon difficulty.
In the meantime, Jacob Ramsey’s restoration goes “rather well” after he sustained an harm in opposition to final month, along with his return set for the opposite facet of the following worldwide break in October.
Howe mentioned document signing Nick Woltemade can’t be in comparison with latest quantity nines at Newcastle as a result of he has a “totally different profile”, however the Magpies boss is “actually impressed” with the beginning he has made.
On going through Arsenal: “It is all the time been aggressive in opposition to Arsenal within the video games that I have been right here, and there was an edge to these video games as a result of each groups are determined to win. We encourage that. The extra aggressive we’re, the higher we play – so we have to deliver that facet of our sport.”
Howe has gained his previous three house video games in opposition to the Gunners however mentioned he is not going to be desirous about that this weekend and solely sees it as a “contemporary sport and contemporary alternative to impress”.
He added: “We draw a line beneath the previous. The previous is irrelevant however it’s essential to take no matter confidence you possibly can so we’ll look to do this, however Arsenal are a great workforce.”