'Hopefully play...' - Chris Waugh now shares double Newcastle injury boost

Chris Waugh has now shared a double Newcastle United injury boost before they play Crystal Palace at home in the Premier League tonight.

With the St. James’ Park outfit currently on 37 points in the top-flight table, one more win would take them to 40, and so should all but guarantee their safety in the division for another season.

That could well come in front of the Toon Army against the Eagles, who have just come off the back of a tiring 2-0 loss against Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley Stadium over the weekend.

Sharing some pre-match news on Twitter, The Athletic journalist Waugh relayed some comments made by Eddie Howe in his pre-game press conference ahead of the match.

The manager revealed that both Kieran Trippier and Callum Wilson are ‘still on track’ in terms of their recoveries from their respective injuries, and added that they will ‘hopefully play‘ again this season, although neither of the pair will return tonight.

Of course, the fact that Howe could recall two of his key players for the rest of the run-in is no doubt a big boost for the North East club, even despite missing the clash with the Eagles.

Trippier is currently ranking as their best performer in the Premier League so far this term, while Wilson is still their top scorer with six goals, despite a long spell out with injury (WhoScored).

Nonetheless, should they not be able to get the result that they want against CPFC, both players will be key in ensuring that they get enough points on the board to stay up.

In other news, find out which ‘special, special’ ex-Magpie NUFC are now targeting here!

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