News about Matt Targett

Newcastle host the champions at St James' Park in the 12:30pm kick-off and could leapfrog them if they win by four or more goals. Eddie Howe's side have made a strong start to the season and sit sixth after six games with 10 points but suffered their first loss last time out to Fulham. Targett has not played this season and will not be making his return this weekend.

CRAIG HOPE:Darren Eales is set to discuss the findings of a feasibility study into the expansion of St James' Park with the club's Fan Advisory Board - but no decision has been made on the next course of action. Confidential understands the chief executive will first meet with the nine members of the FAB and take feedback from them. Their next scheduled meeting is for early next week, although Eales' attendance has not yet been confirmed.

Manchester United and Brighton have each sustained 28 injuries, while Tottenham, Nottingham Forest, and Crystal Palace have all been dealt with 27 lay-offs. Liverpool and Chelsea have each sustained 27 separate injuries, highlighted by the combined 19 absentees from their matchday squads for the Carabao Cup finals at Wembley on Sunday.

Manchester United's Dan Ashworth has been designated as the No. 1 target in the hunt for a new sporting director. Ashworth, 52, works in Newcastle United, but it appears Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS have chosen the man to oversee recruitment at Old Trafford. United and Newcastle are expected to reach an agreement over Ashworth by early next week, according to Mail Sport. Both sides are planning a formal approach for the sporting director, and a prompt conclusion is the preferred result.

The highly rated 18-year-old has excelled in City's academy, and the Magpies are now closing in on a new one. If the two sides agree to a contract, the adolescent is expected to have a medical at St James' Park in the coming days. Harrison has compared himself to City's star striker Erling Haaland for his appearance, as well as statistics and assists for the club's youth teams.

Since undergoing thigh surgery, Newcastle midfielder Joelinton will miss the bulk of the season, according to the club. During the Magpies' FA Cup win over Sunderland on January 6, the Brazilian was forced to leave. The 27-year-old had been expected to miss around six weeks, but the decision to now means the player will be out before May.

Manchester United's plans for Saturday night's Premier League match against Newcastle United were jeopardized after their flight was postponed. On Saturday morning, Erik ten Hag's crew was scheduled to fly north-east from Manchester Airport at 11 a.m. However, when the passengers arrived at the airport to drop their cars off at 10 a.m., they were told that due to the weather and technical difficulties, their flight was cancelled.

The Premier League never fails to entertain, and last weekend was no different, as we saw a chaotic few days of action. We were treated to 30 goals in ten enthralling games, a slew of fun times, and, of course, there was also VAR drama. With five goals, two reds cards, and a slew of tense VAR calls, this culminated in Monday's London derby between Tottenham and Chelsea, which will go down as one of the most exciting Premier League matches of all time.

In a parallel universe in which this will be Newcastle United's best XI, Mike Ashley is both owner and manager. Except that this team will not be winning at Old Trafford for the second time in a half century. Eddie Howe did, and that owes a great deal to the system and spirit instilled under his leadership. His teammates weren't just down to the naked bones, the wicked gods of injury delivered them to some marrow within 90 seconds after Matt Targett fell victim to a hamstring strain.

It was a penalty from defender Matt Targett that began last season's injury agony and threatened Newcastle's Champions League hopes, according to Nick Pope. Since his finger kept on dislocating during preparation and matches, the goalkeeper was compelled to play through the pain barrier. After returning to full training in the United States last month, Pope Benedict resigned soon as Champions League football was announced, and he is ready to begin the new season.

Newcastle's squad has been warned by Eddie Howe that it is not strong enough to contend on three fronts in its new state this season. The Magpies are third in the Premier League and play Leicester City in the Carabao Cup quarterfinal on Sunday, ahead of Saturday's ride to Sheffield in the third round of the FA Cup. Howe has been boosted by Alexander Isak's return to training, the £60 million striker who has been missing since October with a torn thigh muscle.

CRAIG HOPE: When Newcastle United beat Tottenham Hotspur in their first game of Saudi Arabian-led ownership a year ago, tension and rivalry were confined to the directors' box. The richest club in the world - as they were described in the days before - - were relative paupers. Spurs beat Newcastle 3-2. The suits of North London were already spooked, enough to play their part in the temporary ban on related-party sponsorship agreements that would follow. Newcastle did not want to get rich quick, and the Premier League's established order did not want them to prosper quickly.

MARTIN KEOWN: Eddie Howe will return to St James' Park today as a hero in the recent history of both Bournemouth and Newcastle. Bournemouth's aspiration from League Two to the Premier League was handled by him as a young boss. His fingerprints are all over the club, and he would be so thrilled to see them back in the top flight. Now, however, howe is the start of a new one that may be very special.

Youri Tielemans has sparked a lot of attention from Arsenal this summer, and if Mikel Arteta decides to improve his midfield after losing Thomas Partey and Mohamed Elneny, he could be considered a No. 1 target. Newcastle, on the other hand, is aware that Tielemans, who is still in the last year of his deal and is keen to leave the club, is a choice for them to leave late in the window. Despite the level of interest in the Belgian national, who Liverpool also claimed to be monitoring, the Foxes have yet to receive an offer they deem appropriate for the Belgian.

Following a slow start to the season, Steven Gerrard's Aston Villa has been under increasing pressure since losing three of their first four games. The 42-year-old has off a slow start to the 2022-23 Premier League season, with Villans sitting 15th in the table with only three points to their name. Sportsmail has looked at the subjects that have thrust Gerrard's future into the spotlight after he was booed off after West Ham's home loss on Sunday.

In his Premier League visit to Wolves on Sunday afternoon, the striker appears to have made his Premier League debut for the Magpies, and the striker has confirmed that he cannot wait to get to work for his new team. In 132 appearances for Sociedad, the Sweden national scored 44 goals, totaling 37 caps for his homeland. Following the injury to first choice No. 9 Callum Wilson, the 22-year-old has greatly increased Howe's attacking options.

Since joining Real Sociedad from Borussia Dortmund in 2019, the 22-year-old has scored 44 goals in 132 games, marking a high-profile signing for the Magpies. Newcastle have swooped for Isak after the striker limped out of the club's 3-3 draw with Manchester City on Sunday. Dan Ashworth, Newcastle's sporting director, flew to Spain earlier this week to finalize terms with the striker, who has been on Newcastle's wish list for some time, but there were fears that the move would be too costly to be carried off.

SIMON JONES: Eddie Howe's side is close to breaking their club-record transfer fee with a January transfer for Real Sociedad striker Isak, which will surpass Hoffenheim's £40 million for Bruno Guimaraes. Following a Spanish side's pledge that they will be able to negotiate structured payments on the transfer to assist Newcastle in addressing financial fair play issues, talks stalled on Wednesday. Dan Ashworth, Newcastle's sporting director, was in Spain on Tuesday to finalize terms with the 22-year-old Swedish national, who has long been on Newcastle's wishlist but was never a difficult move to pull off.

The summer transfer window hasn't failed to disappoint. Although the majority of Europe's top-flight leagues are set to tighten their belts, the Premier League has gone the other way, with top-flight clubs spending more than £1.5 billion so far during the season - and further contracts are planned. This is a record figure, outspending the £1.43 billion top division clubs invested in the summer of 2017. Chelsea leads the way as the division's top spenders, closely followed by Nottingham Forest, who have signed a startling 16 players under Steve Cooper. With just a week until the transfer window closes on September 1 at 11 p.m. BST, Sportsmail looks at where each club is planning to improve and who is on the radar. Antony (left) of Ajax may continue to play for Manchester United, Chelsea and Leicester are both keen on Wesley Fofana (right), while Chelsea manager Jurgen Klopp (inset left) and Chelsea are keen on a winger, while Chelsea manager Jurgen Klopp (right) is likely to enter the market for a midfielder.

Despite a tumultuous debate surrounding future recruits at Old Trafford, the Red Devils are also keen to offload several fringe players, with centre-backs Phil Jones (right) and Eric Bailly free to go as Erik ten Hag (inset right) decides to trim his squad. Thomas Tuchel (inset center) of Chelsea will try to sell Ross Barkley's likes (centre) and Spurs manager Antonio Conte (inset left) wants to get rid of out-of-favour players like midfielder Harry Winks (left). Sportsmail has delvested into the Premier League clubs that must offload players in the final weeks of the summer season.

However, affordability is not the point. The limiting factor, as the Premier League's budget guidelines dictate, is profit and sustainability. There are stringent limitations on what the club can invest in players, with losses caps set at £105 million over three years. As he outlined the modest budget he has, boss Eddie Howe warned as much in May and said last week, 'I hope you now know I was telling the truth.' 'Financial Fair Play has influenced us and will continue to do so for a long time,' he said. We haven't got the free rein that has been seen in the media, that we can go and sign who we want and pay extortionate fees and wages.'

The new Premier League season started in a slew of goals over the weekend, with 28 goals scored in the 10 top flight games. With a six-week break for the World Cup this winter, we got off to a disappointing start at Old Trafford as the Red Devils fell 2-1 to Brighton. Spur and Arsenal were clear winners, while Erling Haaland's debut was a hit in Premier League. Liverpool, who barely made it to the quadruple last season, put on a poor showing and were kept 2-2 by an Alexsandar Mitrovic-inspired-Fulham, with Jurgen Klopp blaming the 'dry' Craven Cottage pitch afterwards. Chelsea, Newcastle, and Leeds all gained three points, as did newly promoted Bournemouth, who stunned Aston Villa.