Alexander Isak's absence from Newcastle's squad to take on Liverpool on Wednesday night has been explained.
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Isak missing Newcastle's game at LiverpoolSwede has been in superb formAbsence is explainedFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
The Magpies announced their team for the Premier League clash with Isak nowhere to be seen. They then followed up by explaining that the striker as a minor groin injury.
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Isak has been one of the star players across the entire Premier League, scoring 19 goals so far this season. He netted twice in Sunday's 4-3 win over Nottingham Forest and is key to Eddie Howe's sides chances of qualification for Europe and in next month's Carabao Cup final.
WHAT NEWCASTLE SAID
On X, Newcastle said: "Alexander Isak misses out through a slight groin problem this evening."
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Howe will hope to have his talisman back involved for Sunday's FA Cup clash against Brighton, before they head to West Ham in the Premier League the following Monday. The EFL Cup final is then on Sunday, March 16.