Howe on Tonali's fitness, Hall's England call-up and Sunderland
Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Sunderland at St. James' Park (kick-off 12:00 GMT). Here are the key lines from his news conference: On Sandro Tonali's availability after he was forced off with an injury against Barcelona: "We'll wait and see.
Hopefully it is not as bad as I first feared when I saw him limping off the pitch. We will see how he is today (Friday) and make a decision closer to the game. " Howe is "hopeful" Lewis Miley, Bruno Guimaraes and Fabian Schar will be available after the international break, but all three are unavailable for this game.
On Lewis Hall's call-up to the England squad: "He's had a really good last few weeks, his performances have been excellent. Against Barcelona, he was playing one of the best players in the world. I thought he was really good going forward and he'll only get better through experiences like that.
" Talking about how his players must react after their heavy midweek defeat by Barcelona, Howe said: "We need to regroup and, as always, look at some of the positives. I know we lost 7-2, but for the first half we were more than a match for Barcelona, it was a very even game. Our bravery in and out of possession was excellent, but of course we need to learn from the second half.
The individual errors we made can't happen again. " On Nick Woltemade and Yoane Wissa after they started on the bench against Barcelona: "Nick has had a lot of football this year, and just off the back of playing Chelsea I thought he played well. Yoane has had a big injury, I don't think we've seen the best of him yet and hopefully that will come.