Tino Livramento injury update after Newcastle star stretchered off against Arsenal

Tino Livramento was stretchered off in the second half (Picture: Getty)

Eddie Howe admitted that Tino Livramento’s injury does ‘not look good’ after the defender was stretchered off during Newcastle ’s 2-1 defeat to Arsenal .

Livramento landed awkwardly after an aerial challenge midway through the second half and pulled up moments later.

Newcastle physios were then brought onto the pitch to assess the England international, who then had to be stretchered off the pitch to be replaced by club captain Jamaal Lascelles.

Livramento left the pitch with his hands over his face, and Howe said that the initial signs were not positive for the full-back.

‘It doesn’t sound great. The fact he came off on a stretcher is not looking good,’ he told the BBC post-match.

Asked in his post-match press conference what Livramento’s potential absence would mean to his side, the Newcastle boss added: ‘He’s been such a big player for us in so many different ways.

‘His versatility, his attitude, his quality and if we’re going to miss that for any length of time, that’s going to be a huge blow.

Gabriel came to Arsenal’s rescue late on (Picture: Getty)

Woltemade scored his second goal for Newcastle (Picture: Getty)

Livramento could be set for a spell on the sidelines (Picture: Getty)

‘Seeing him go off in that manner was really distressing.’

Livramento’s injury was soured further by Arsenal’s two late goals from Mikel Merino and Gabriel Magalhaes which saw the Gunners nick a dramatic late victory to move within two points of league leaders Liverpool.

And Howe was left to lament his side’s level of performance, which he admitted was not at their usual best.

‘Two really late goals here at home hurts,’ he told the BBC.

‘We have to reflect and acknowledge that we weren’t at our best. There was not lack of effort but from a footballing side, it wasn’t quite there.

‘That was probably the key thing, the number of corners. I think Odegaard made a difference to their overall performance. The weight of pressure eventually told. No lack of effort but the little details have cost us.’