Howe provides fitness update on Magpies quintet | OneFootball

Following October's international break, the Magpies travel to the South coast this weekend in search of their first Premier League away win of the 2025/26 season, facing a Seagulls side unbeaten in their last five competitive outings against United.

Howe provided an update on a number of his squad members, including Joelinton and Ramsey, as well as the injury statuses of Yoane Wissa, Lewis Hall and Tino Livramento, with Ross Wilson's arrival as the club's new Sporting Director also up for discussion.

Here are some of the boss' main talking points from Friday morning's pre-match media briefing at the Newcastle United Media Centre...

On team-news:

"I think everyone has come back okay. A little concern over Joelinton but I think he has come back okay and hopefully he'll train today.

"Jacob had a couple of training sessions. We didn’t want to push him too early, he trained in the break and looked good and pleased where he is now.

"Lewis' second scan was good news. We hope he will be back during this period of games we have before the next international break. He's such an important player for us."

On the progress of Tino Livramento and Yoane Wissa:

"Tino is out of the brace, no massive changes to the time frame that he was given but he is feeling positive.

"Yoane’s had his first time on the grass with us, which was great to see and his knee has reacted well to that work so far. It will now be a case of stepping him up gradually. I know he is desperate to get out and show his worth but it’s one step at a time now.”

On Wilson's appointment, who arrives at St. James' Park following his departure from Nottingham Forest:

"I have known Ross for a number of years. He has been around the game for a long time and done well from the outside. Working with him now, it will be interesting to see how our relationship develops. My first impressions of him and his work are very good. He seems a positive person, a good person.

"I back Ross’ appointment and I hope we can work together well and have success. I think Ross will be a great addition."

On away form, with Newcastle's last three league trips ending in goalless draws:

"We continue to look at it on a game-by-game basis. There is a lot of good in our away performances, I back the players, I back the team, we will come good in that respect in front of goal. There’s a lot of good in our defensive structure and that’s a positive thing, going away and being defensively solid."

On Brighton, with United seeking a first Premier League victory at the Amex Stadium:

“It is a team that we always have tough games against; they are well managed and coached and have some very good players in their squad. I thought we played well at their place last year, one of our better away performances, and that point ended up being so valuable for us.”