Eddie Howe has said that Kieran Trippier’s foot injury is a “big blow” for Newcastle, admitting that he doesn’t know how long the England international will be on the sidelines. After signing from Atletico Madrid for around £12m in January and impressing in his first few games for Howe’s side, Trippier broke one of his metatarsal bones in their 1-0 win against Aston Villa last weekend. Ad/> Having scored what turned out to be the winner in the first half – thrashing in a free kick from the edge of the area to make it two goals in as many matches – Trippier was forced to make way for Emil Krafth shortly after the restart.