Overview

• Livramento was stretchered off in the 77th minute of the 2-1 loss to Arsenal at St James' Park and was replaced by Jamaal Lascelles.
• Newcastle say he will undergo scans to assess a knee problem, and local reporting indicates he is set to miss the trip to Union Saint-Gilloise and the Nottingham Forest match.
• Howe said seeing him go off was distressing and warned that losing a player who has started strongly this season would be a huge blow.
• The Daily Telegraph’s Luke Edwards reported it does not sound like a repeat ACL injury, though scans are required and a spell out remains likely.
• With Livramento sidelined, Newcastle are preparing to lean on Kieran Trippier and Lewis Hall, with Dan Burn, Emil Krafth and Alex Murphy also under consideration at full-back.