Search
06 Sept 2025
Search
06 Sept 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
Allan Saint-Maximin could return to the Newcastle squad for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Aston Villa.
The Frenchman has played just 12 minutes of football since damaging a hamstring at the end of August, but is close to a return after stepping up his rehabilitation.
Midfielder Elliot Anderson is available after recovering from a minor ankle issue, but keeper Karl Darlow (ankle), defenders Paul Dummett (calf) and Emil Krafth (knee), midfielder Matt Ritchie (calf) and striker Alexander Isak (thigh) are still out.
Lucas Digne is ready to return for Aston Villa after recovering from a stress fracture.
The France international has been sidelined since last month but could make the squad to face the Magpies.
Boubacar Kamara (knee), Diego Carlos (knee) and Ludwig Augustinsson (hamstring) remain out.
Newcastle provisional squad: Pope, Karius, Trippier, Murphy, Manquillo, Targett, Lewis, Botman, Burn, Schar, Lascelles, Shelvey, Guimaraes, Joelinton, Longstaff, Fraser, Anderson, Almiron, Wilson, Wood, Saint-Maximin.
Aston Villa provisional squad: Martinez, Olsen, Konsa, Mings, Young, Chambers, Cash, Bednarek, Digne, McGinn, Coutinho, Ramsey, Buendia, Bailey, Dendoncker, Luiz, Sanson, Nakamba, Ings, Archer, Watkins.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
