Newcastle United evening headlines as Howe heaps praise on Gerrard, Wilson issues injury update

Here are your Newcastle United evening headlines on Saturday, 12 February.

Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe has waxed lyrical about Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard ahead of the meeting between their sides at St James' Park.

Both have returned to the Premier League this season but have not yet done battle with each other in their new roles.

Gerrard has taken charge of 11 Premier League games since taking the reins at Villa Park, overseeing five wins.

Speaking before Sunday's clash, Howe said "He's got all the credentials to go on and manage at the very, very highest level and achieve whatever he wants to in the game.

"He's done a great job already at Rangers, he's come into Aston Villa and made a big impact in a short period of time. He's someone I haven't come up against yet in terms of playing against one of his teams, but from afar I've watched his work and been very impressed."

According to French newspaper L'Equipe, Newcastle United's new recruit Bruno Guimaraes had a bust-up with a teammate whilst at Lyon.

The midfielder reportedly came to blows with former Manchester City and Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng, who the report claims had altercations with other members of the squad too.

The article, translated by Google, said of Boateng: "The defender, whose legitimacy is eroding over time, has already been involved in several altercations with his teammates.

"In Rennes, on November 7, he had yelled at his captain Léo Dubois in the middle of the match, and the television cameras had not missed anything from this very virulent exchange. After the rout in Brittany (1-4), he attacked Rayan Cherki in the locker room, and the two men had to be separated.

"There was also a rather significant problem, several