Newcastle United's Nick Pope consulting specialist over knee injury

12/13/2024 05:06 AM

Nick Pope, the England goalkeeper, is consulting a specialist over a knee injury he suffered in Newcastle United's 4-2 defeat at Brentford last weekend. Pope, 32, complained of pain in his knee in training and will now be assessed ahead of Newcastle's home match against Leicester City on Saturday which begins a pivotal run of games for Eddie Howe and his team. Newcastle, who are 12th in the Premier League, face Brentford in a Carabao Cup quarter-final on Wednesday and then travel to Ipswich Town. Any extended time on the sidelines for Pope would represent a significant blow. "Initially,...