Liverpool handed late boost as Newcastle star ruled out hours before kick-off

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Newcastle United have been dealt a fresh injury blow hours before kickoff against Liverpool, with captain Dan Burn ruled out for the next few weeks.The defender suffered an ankle injury in training ahead of Sunday’s Premier League clash at St. Jaissle, whose preparations for the new campaign have already been disrupted by major squad turnover, now finds his defensive options severely depleted just as Andoni Iraola side arrive on Tyneside.Liverpool fans are under no illusions that their Premier League opener against Newcastle United at St James' Park will be a very difficult game.

He adds that the 34 year old has suffered an ankle injury in training. — Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) March 16, 2025Amid a summer of upheaval for Newcastle, as already noted, Burn is not the only long standing stalwart Jaissle will be without. Had he been available, Joelinton certainly would have started in midfield, likely alongside new recruits Steur and Bamba.

Burn has though lost eight of his nine Premier League games against the Reds while representing his boyhood club. No, I don't anything that happened during the Covid season either...Even if he was fit, the England international did only play 45 minutes throughout pre-season, meaning he almost certainly would not have started anyway.