Overview
- Guimaraes did not travel for the Liverpool match after staff judged his ankle not yet ready following the injury sustained against PSV.
- Eddie Howe said the captain only did very light work in Paris and was not considered for minutes in the Champions League tie.
- Club medics report no setback or fresh problem, with a carefully managed return planned toward the Manchester City cup fixture.
- With Guimaraes and Joelinton unavailable, Newcastle started Joe Willock and Jacob Ramsey alongside Sandro Tonali in midfield at Anfield.
- Newcastle have not won a Premier League game without Guimaraes starting since his full debut, as his standout season includes eight league goals and fresh external speculation framed as opinion from Dietmar Hamann.