London, Feb 14 : Newcastle United’s Kieran Trippier is set to be sidelined for the club’s upcoming fixtures after suffering a foot fracture in Sunday’s 1-0 home win against Aston Villa, the Premier League club said on Monday.
The right back’s first-half free-kick turned out to be the winner, but Trippier was forced to leave the field in the 48th minute.
“Trippier underwent an X-ray immediately after the game and scans have shown a fracture to the fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot,” the club said in a statement.Newcastle did not put a time frame on his return.
Trippier underwent an X-ray immediately after the game and scans have shown a fracture to the fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot.
The 31-year-old Trippier has made a fine start to his life at Newcastle since joining from Atletico Madrid last month, scoring twice and leading them to three league victories in a row.
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