Head coach Eddie Howe admits Newcastle United's defensive options are looking thin after Tino Livramento was ruled out for up to two months with a hamstring injury. The defender hobbled off in his side's dramatic penalty shootout win against Bournemouth in the FA Cup on Saturday. The setback leaves Newcastle light of defensive options at a time when Dan Burn, Fabian Schar and Emil Krafth are already out. "Defensively we're really stretched," Howe said following his side's 2-0 defeat in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Manchester City. Newcastle then face PSV, Aston Villa (twice), Paris St-Germain, Liverpool, Manchester City, Brentford and Tottenham over the course of 24 days.

Source: BBC January 14, 2026 10:35 UTC