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Tino Livramiento suffers serious injury after full-back limped off late newcastle‘S Carabao Cup Quarter-final with Fulham.
The England international has already missed eight weeks this season with a knee ligament injury and will return in early November.
However, in the 74th minute of the game he went down with a new problem, before the Newcastle physio came onto the field to try to treat the problem.
In what appeared to be another knee injury, the physio twisted the 23-year-old’s leg back and forth, to which he reacted by grimacing.
Livramiento looked dejected as he got to his feet before leaving the field as he was replaced by youngster Alex Murphy.
Eddie Howe could not allay fears of another major problem, saying: “It doesn’t look good. The fact that it came out is a worrying sign and we are so stretched in that area that it will be a problem.”
He missed 10 games this season during October and November due to an early knee injury. armory At the end of September.
It means he missed the October international break with England and depending on the severity of the injury, this latest setback could hinder his chances of securing his place in Thomas Tuchel’s plane for next summer’s World Cup.
Knee injuries derailed his Newcastle career for Livramiento, whose greatest experience came after suffering an ACL injury. southampton In 2022 which ruled him out for a year. His problem did not appear to be as serious against Fulham.
In a change in the Magpies’ fortunes, Livramiento’s temporary replacement at right-back, Lewis Miley, came up with the winner against the Cottagers, heading home a corner in stoppage time to seal a 2–1 victory for the cup holders as they progressed to the semi-finals.