Ciaran Clark appears to be as good as out of the Euro 2020 qualifier against Slovakia after suffering an ankle injury against Arsenal this afternoon.
The Newcastle defender sustained the injury in the second half at the Emirates, and it looks very doubtful indeed that he will play any part in next month's match.
Newcastle manager Steve Bruce told the media after the game:
"He’s got a bad one. It doesn’t look good. By the state of his ankle it looks pretty serious. We’ll know more in next 24-48 hours.
"It doesn’t look great, the state of his ankle, leaving the ground on crutches. I can’t say now how bad it is but it’s bad enough."
Arsenal won the match 4-0, with four second half goals from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Nicolas Pepe, Mesut Ozil and Alexandre Lacazette enough to keep the Gunners in hunt for the Champions League positions.
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Elsewhere, Tottenham scored a late winner at Villa Park to grab a vital 3-2 win against Aston Villa.
Goalscorer Son-Heung Min took advantage of a defending error in stoppage time to give Spurs the win.
The South Korean footballer was speaking to Off The Ball’s Nathan Murphy after the game and felt that the victory was all the sweeter after it went right to the wire.
“It was unbelievable. Winning is always good but especially winning in that way will make us even more happy.
“We fought from the start until the end. So we’re glad to get three points here and we’re very happy.
“I, of course, felt a bit of pressure because I had to run a long way and the keeper had a very good day and made some unbelievable saves. But I was very calm, I tried to be calm and tried to finish well.
“This is always what I try to do. Luckily the ball went inside [the post] and I was so, so happy to see the celebration of the away fans. I think it’s just the timing and the celebration was perfect,” Heung-min said.
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