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Howe has problems to solve in defence
The Journal
|December 06, 2025
NEWCASTLE
United boss Eddie Howe admits his squad is skating on thin ice as far as their pre-festive programme is concerned.The Magpies could welcome Yoane Wissa to the squad for today's home game against Burnley but with Sven Botman, Nick Pope, Kieran Trippier and Emil Krafth all still out, Howe must box clever with selection especially with a Champions League trip to Bayer Leverkusen on the horizon and the Wear-Tyne derby with Sunderland looming.
This story is from the December 06, 2025 edition of The Journal.
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