Newcastle United
27/04/202414:00
Eddie Howe
Newcastle UnitedChris Wilder
Sheffield United
Meeting Highlights...INJURY REPORT
It will be a late decision on whether full-back Tino Livramento can play on Saturday due to a slight reaction in his ankle. Nick Pope is getting closer to a matchday return and Miguel Almiron is expected back next week.
...CALLUM WILSON'S RETURN
I thought he looked good and worked well with the lads around him. He had a couple of dangerous moments, that was a positive from Wednesday.
...STRUGGLES
It is a season where we have learned a lot and we will be in a much better place next year. It will set a marker in how we want to play and use that as a foundation for next year.
...OPPONENT
Sheffield United is competitive with their progressive formation being their biggest strength. We will be careful about it and will be ready.
Eddie Howe
Manager on Newcastle United...INJURY REPORT
It will be a late decision on whether full-back Tino Livramento can play on Saturday due to a slight reaction in his ankle. Nick Pope is getting closer to a matchday return and Miguel Almiron is expected back next week.
...CALLUM WILSON'S RETURN
I thought he looked good and worked well with the lads around him. He had a couple of dangerous moments, that was a positive from Wednesday.
...STRUGGLES
It is a season where we have learned a lot and we will be in a much better place next year. It will set a marker in how we want to play and use that as a foundation for next year.
...OPPONENT
Sheffield United is competitive with their progressive formation being their biggest strength. We will be careful about it and will be ready.
Chris Wilder
Manager on Sheffield United…INJURIES
Oli McBurnie is out for the season, that's a massive blow for us. It's a really disappointing one. He went to see a specialist, he doesn't require surgery but it's a big one to miss certainly from a leadership and experience point of view. Jayden Bogle was taken off against Manchester United as a precaution, James McAtee went for a scan and we're waiting for results this morning so fingers crossed that he's OK. We believe Jayden will be OK and there is a question mark about McAtee.
…IMPORTANT WEEKEND
Through good times we all enjoy it and then you have to own and suffer for the times where it goes wrong. There are certain things as a football club which we haven't done right. We've had a poor season and we have had to take the words, the criticism and we have to learn. We are sat here with a load of optimism about the future of the football club. We have been in far worse positions than this. We'll be ready if the inevitable happens at the weekend. We'll go right to the end, no matter what the situation is.
…OUR PERFORMANCE IMPROVED
We really believed we were in decent nick and we would get the opportunity to turn really good performance into big results. The Brentford and Burnley games really have sealed our fate but obviously the gap now is too big. We'll come fighting back. You get judged on results and certain weaknesses in certain departments have let us down. There are things that we need to reset to get better.
…ABOUT THE MATCH
It's one of my favourite clubs and one of my favourite teams to watch. I've got enormous admiration for Eddie Howe and his career and how he has gone about it . They've had their ups and downs but they're still in the position that they are. They've got some fabulous players, it's an incredible environment, another one that we can really look forward to going and hopefully leaving everything out there like we did on Wednesday night.