Joe Willock
25-Year-Old
Newcastle United
Premier
GTD
Injury Ankle
Est. Return 8/16/2025
Stretchered off in preseason
Willock was stretchered off the field in a preseason match due to an apparent serious ankle injury, according to manager Eddie Howe, per Craig Hope of The Daily Mail. "I don't have a major update yet, but it didn't look great on the pitch. But at this moment, it doesn't look like a major, major injury. And fingers crossed it's not, because Joe has suffered enough. Hopefully he's ok."
ANALYSIS
Willock looks to be heading to the sidelines to begin the 2025/26 campaign, continuing his brutal stretch with injuries, as he looked to suffer a serious injury after going down and calling to the sidelines immediately for a stretcher while holding his ankle. It doesn't appear the club is much more positive about the situation, with their manager also expecting a major injury. He will now wait for his results and hope for the best news possible, as he has struggled with injuries in the past two seasons. While he appeared in 32 league matches last season, he still managed just 1,074 minutes, something he doesn't seem likely to surpass in the new campaign with a new injury.
Willock looks to be heading to the sidelines to begin the 2025/26 campaign, continuing his brutal stretch with injuries, as he looked to suffer a serious injury after going down and calling to the sidelines immediately for a stretcher while holding his ankle. It doesn't appear the club is much more positive about the situation, with their manager also expecting a major injury. He will now wait for his results and hope for the best news possible, as he has struggled with injuries in the past two seasons. While he appeared in 32 league matches last season, he still managed just 1,074 minutes, something he doesn't seem likely to surpass in the new campaign with a new injury.
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Makes bench against Arsenal
Willock (knee) is on the bench during Sunday's match against Arsenal.
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Slight chance to feature Sunday
Willock (knee) has a slight chance to feature in Sunday's clash against Arsenal, coach Eddie Howe said in the press conference. "Joe, we'll leave the door open for him, I think he's got a slight chance."
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Dealing with thigh problem
Willock is dealing with a thigh problem and it's unclear whether he'll be available for the final two games of the season, manager Eddie Howe told media Sunday following the 2-0 win over Chelsea. "Kieran [Trippier] has a calf problem and Joe has a thigh problem. They're both similar injuries. We don't think they're serious but we don't know if we'll see them before the end of the season."
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Out for Chelsea clash
Willock will miss Sunday's match versus Chelsea due to minor knee complaint, the club announced.
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Starts in win
Willock got the start and created three chances during a 3-0 win over Ipswich.
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Crystal Palace showing interest
Crystal Palace are interested in signing Willock, according to The Chronicle Live.
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Willock is dealing with a minor thigh injury, but that shouldn't impact him on a long-term basis. The central midfielder has been relegated to a secondary role at Newcastle, and he'd be interested in pursuing a move to Crystal Palace, as he would have a bigger chance of seeing regular minutes, particularly if Adam Wharton departs the club in the summer.
Willock is dealing with a minor thigh injury, but that shouldn't impact him on a long-term basis. The central midfielder has been relegated to a secondary role at Newcastle, and he'd be interested in pursuing a move to Crystal Palace, as he would have a bigger chance of seeing regular minutes, particularly if Adam Wharton departs the club in the summer.