Injuries plagued Newcastle United during the 2023/24 season, and they played a major role in the Magpies not achieving their goals. While excuses should be not made, Newcastle United fans will wonder what might have happened last season if they had not endured so many fitness problems. The amount of high calibre fixtures also played its part, as Eddie Howe’s players were asked to face elite opposition pretty much every three days. There was a period in which Howe barely felt he could make a substitution, with the same 10 outfield players being sent out game after game. With fewer fixtures, the…
