Newcastle frontman Allan Saint-Maximin was sprinting at almost 37kmph when he suffered the hamstring tear which is likely to sideline him for a month. Bruce said: “He pulled his hamstring doing 36.8kmph in the 96th minute – I don’t think anybody has run that fast (for Newcastle) in the Premier League ever before, so what can you do? However, they can’t play with that intensity and once they’re fatigued, then you do run the risk. Bruce said: “We all know he’s got lightning pace. “It’s an option,” admitted Bruce, who has injury doubts over Jonjo Shelvey and Miguel Almiron.

Source: Express December 13, 2019 22:30 UTC