Downing and Kouyate back in training

  • by Staff Writer
  • Thursday, 27th November 2014

Stewart Downing and Cheik Kouyate are both hoping to play against Newcastle this weekend, according to Sam Allardyce.

However the news is slightly less positive regarding fellow sufferers Alex Song, Enner Valencia, Mark Noble and Diafra Sakho.

Allardyce was without five of his first team last weekend after all sustained injuries during the international break - and lost Noble midway through the match.

He is also preparing for life without Winston Reid, after the central defender received his fifth booking of the campaign at Everton last weekend and earned a one-match ban in the process.

But there was some good news on the injury front this morning, ahead of Saturday's clash with the in-form Newcastle United.

"We've lost Winston Reid to a suspension and we've got to manage the situation by getting a result against Newcastle," Allardyce told a pre-match press conference. "But Stewart Downing is training today and Cheik Kouyate is too.

"The rest of the injured players have got a chance but it's a slimmer chance than we expected.

"I think the only other possibility might be Mark Noble. It's not an ideal scenario but I still think we can get the result that we should have done last Saturday."

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