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Eddie Howe says it is touch and go whether Alexander Isak, Sven Botman and Callum Wilson will play for Newcastle United this weekend.<\/p>\n
Botman and Wilson were among the Magpies who missed the impressive Carabao Cup victory over Manchester City on Wednesday night due to knee and hamstring injuries respectively.<\/p>\n
Isak scored the winning goal against the Citizens but was subbed off shortly after with a calf problem, and with six other players in the treatment room, Howe has been left with a depleted side.<\/p>\n
Newcastle play struggling Burnley on Saturday, before a huge Champions League clash against PSG and a league match against West Ham round off their fixtures before the next international break.<\/p>\n
Following the City win, the manager was \u2018hopeful\u2019 that his players would be ok but in his pre-match press conference on Friday, he admitted he still doesn\u2019t know who will be fit to play.<\/p>\n
\u2018Callum we\u2019re going to see today. Minor hamstring tightness so we\u2019ll give him every chance to be available,\u2019 Howe said.<\/p>\n
\u2018Same with Sven, we\u2019ll make a late check on him. He [Isak] is another one who we\u2019ll make a check on. It\u2019s the cost of three games in a week.<\/p>\n
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\u2018Harvey Barnes is out, Joe Willock is out. Emil Krafth is out but he plays for the under-23s tonight which is really good to see. Dan Burn\u2019s had some illness but he should be OK.\u2019<\/p>\n
While the likes of Isak and Botman could be back soon, the same cannot be said of Barnes, with the \u00a338million summer signing set to be out for the next three months after injuring his foot in the 8-0 win at Sheffield United last Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u2018We think he\u2019ll be out for three months. No surgery required, which is good news but he\u2019s in a boot,\u2019 Howe added.<\/p>\n
\u2018An injury underneath his toe and he\u2019s starting his recovery. I think he\u2019ll be sedated for a period of time as he has to rest the toe to give it every chance to recover and then build him up slowly, which is why it\u2019s three months.<\/p>\n
\u2018It\u2019s come at a shocking time for Harvey. He was beginning to find his rhythm.<\/p>\n
\u2018With so many games coming up, it\u2019s a huge blow to lose any player. We have to deal with it, accept it and we wish him a speedy recovery.\u2019<\/p>\n