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But he suffered a foot injury during the the Premier League defeat by Liverpool last month.

It had been hoped initially that he would be OK to return for the Carabao Cup Final next weekend, before it was revealed that he wouldn't be able to make it back for the Wembley showdown.

But now, after consulting a specialist over the issue, it has been decided that he needs surgery and that he won't play again until next term.

A Toon statement declared: “Newcastle United defender Lewis Hall will miss the rest of the 2024/25 season after sustaining an injury to a bone in his foot.

The Magpies haven't won a piece of domestic silverware since the 1955 FA Cup and will face the Premier League leaders without another Three Lions star, Anthony Gordon, who misses out through suspension after being sent off during the weekend’s FA Cup defeat by Brighton.

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Howe does hope to have both Alexander Isak and Sven Botman available for the game against West Ham this weekend in the Premier League - although Hall's injury could see the Dutch defender wrapped in cotton wool ahead of the final.

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