Newcastle United face Hull City next.
A 3pm kick-off at St James’ Park in the Premier League.
Hull City won three, drawn two and lost only one of their six matches so far in 2026/27, although currently unbeaten in the Premier League in fourth position on eight points.
Newcastle United also with a record of won three, drawn two and lost only once so far this season, though in the Premier League NUFC are now down in 12th place on five points.
If Matthias Jaissle’s team win by two or more goals on Saturday they will go above Hull City.
With a three week international break immediately following this weekend’s Premier League matches, this feels like a big result for both clubs ahead of that break.
Matthias Jaissle faces a bit of an injury crisis ahead of Saturday’s match against Hull City.
On Monday night Newcastle United fans discovering another three players added to the missing list.
Anthony Elanga missing the Leeds match due to an injury picked up in training, Jacob Ramsey then injuring his thigh during the warm up, before Nico Gonzalez forced off during the defeat with a suspected concussion.
After the final whistle of the 4-1 defeat to Leeds, the Newcastle United Head Coach made clear that he expects none of his injured players to be available for the Hull City match.
An early season injury crisis with it appears to be at least these seven Newcastle United players set to be missing on Saturday:
Dan Burn – Ankle/foot
Joelinton – Thigh
Jacob Ramsey – Thigh
William Osula – Ankle
Nico Gonzalez – Concussion
Ewen Jaouen – Ankle
Anthony Elanga -Unknown
As for Hull City, they are also missing plenty of players.
They have at least eight who could miss the Newcastle United match, either definitely unavailable or major doubts for Saturday:
Nobel Mendy – Suspected concussion
Hidemasa Morita – Adductor
Charlie Hughes – Groin
Paddy McNair – Foot/Ankle
Ilyas Ansah – Back
Jack Butland – Arm
Darko Gyabi – Groin
Eliot Matazo – Knee
This three week international break can’t come quick enough for both clubs.