Newcastle star Joelinton. (Picture by Stu Forster/Getty Pictures)
Eddie Howe has blasted Joelinton for his stupidity in getting booked in Newcastle’s 4-0 win over Leicester Metropolis on Saturday.
The Brazilian was objectively wonderful in opposition to the Foxes, finishing 93% of his passes and creating two possibilities — together with one large probability — whereas trying three photographs and making two clearances.
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Nevertheless, Joelinton was proven a yellow card within the 71st minute for a late problem on James Justin.
With the Magpies already 4-0 up, it was a problem Joelinton didn’t must make and it’ll now show relatively pricey because the 28-year-old will miss Newcastle’s away journey to Ipswich City subsequent Saturday.
Newcastle boss Howe will probably be much more perplexed and pissed off by his midfielder given he warned him to not get booked simply minutes earlier than Joelinton stupidly flew right into a problem.
“It’s weird how issues work. I’m speaking to him from the aspect, he’s proper in entrance of me and I’m saying ‘Joey, don’t get booked’, and he’s like ‘don’t fear I received’t’. Two minutes later he will get booked. You simply couldn’t make it up,” Howe instructed reporters after the emphatic win (through The Chronicle).
He added: “In some senses typically these items occur. I’m upset to lose him as a result of he’s a participant we want in each away sport however at the least he can now play free and play his regular sport.”
Joelinton out for one sport, Nick Pope out for one month
Saturday’s victory ends a four-game winless run for Newcastle and sees them climb to eleventh within the desk, simply 4 factors off Manchester Metropolis in fifth and 5 off the Champions League spots.
However the Magpies face a difficult festive schedule that begins with an EFL Cup conflict with Brentford on Wednesday and likewise contains fixtures in opposition to the likes of Aston Villa, Man Utd and Tottenham.
Whereas Joelinton is simply suspended for one league match, Newcastle should make do with out goalkeeper Nick Pope — who was changed on Saturday by Martin Dubravka as a consequence of harm.
“He noticed the specialist and the suggestions is that he’s going to be out for round a month, so dangerous timing for us and for Nick as a result of there are lots of video games in that four-week interval. We hope that after that 4 weeks, he’ll be in adequate situation to play,” Howe stated of Pope.
“He injured himself simply passing a ball in opposition to Brentford. It was actually innocuous-looking, it was a left-footed move, however his knee didn’t really feel significantly good afterwards, in order that’s the plan.”
