Eddie Howe Expects Fraser And Willock's Fitness News Ahead Of Newcastle Vs Leicester

JAKARTA - Newcastle United coach Eddie Howe is still waiting for news on the fitness of his two players, Ryan Fraser and Joe Willock ahead of the match against Leicester City in Week 33 of the Premier League at St. James Park, Newcastle, Sunday.

Quoted from the club's official website on Sunday, it is known that Fraser is still suffering from an injury, while Willock suffered a collision in the match against Wolves last week.

Howe said he hoped both players would be available for the game against Leicester City, which has only lost one of their five games.

"I don't think (Fraser's injury) is too bad, but it was enough to get him sent off. We did a scan with him and it showed a very small problem, so hopefully, it won't be too long for him. We'll have to see if he plays in this game." Howe said.

"Joe is making good progress, he trained this week and we hope he is fit. As I sit here now, we have a bit of an illness in the camp, it's like we've had for most of the season, so we're looking at it closely."

Regarding the match against Leicester City, Howe assesses that Brendan Rodgers' team still has good physique even though in the middle of last week they played in the Conference League.

In the match against PSV Eindhoven, Leicester City was able to win the match with a score of 2-1 through efforts from James Maddison and Ricardo Pereira, having previously fallen behind to Eran Zahavi's goal.

The English coach explained that he had faced a team that had just competed in a European competition, according to his experience, it did not have a significant impact if the team had a large squad.

"They had a lot of injuries throughout the season but they are now back, so their squad looks a lot stronger, and they have a manager who is very experienced in managing situations," said Rodgers.

"In my experience, it never really happens. It affects the next game at all so we expect a full-strength Leicester who are in very good form."