Newcastle United dealt fresh injury scare as Anthony Gordon put on standby for Ipswich clash
Fabian Schar’s evening at Villa Park encapsulated Newcastle United’s defensive collapse in microcosm – a disastrous opening-minute deflection, a reckless challenge that warranted red, and a calamitous clearance all before limping off with eight minutes remaining. While assistant manager Jason Tindall attributed the Swiss defender’s substitution to hamstring tightness, the damage had already been done…