Eddie Howe: Newcastle boss admitted to hospital and misses Manchester United match
Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe having 'ongoing' tests in hospital; Jason Tindall and Graeme Jones took charge of Sunday's Premier League game at home to Manchester United
Sunday 13 April 2025 19:42, UK
Eddie Howe missed Sunday's Premier League game against Manchester United after being admitted to hospital.
Howe was admitted to hospital late on Friday "having felt unwell for a number of days," Newcastle said in a statement.
A club statement continued: "The Magpies' head coach was admitted to hospital late on Friday evening having felt unwell for a number of days.
"Medical staff kept Eddie in hospital overnight for further tests, which are ongoing. He is conscious and talking with his family, and is continuing to receive expert medical care.
"Everyone at Newcastle United extends their best wishes to Eddie for a speedy recovery, and further updates will follow in due course."
Howe's assistants, Jason Tindall and Graeme Jones, led the team for the game against Manchester United at St James' Park.
Tindall told Sky Sports before the match: "Obviously he's not been well this week and he was admitted into hospital on Friday evening, so everybody wishes him all the best and I'm sure he will be back with us again soon.
"When you've been ill all week, it's very difficult to have the kind of input that I'm sure he would normally have."
Straight after a stunning 4-1 victory for Newcastle, Tindall revealed Howe had already been in touch with him.
Tindall said: "I've just seen a message from him before I came to do the press, congratulating the performance of everyone on the team. He was able to watch it and I'm sure that left him in good spirits.
"He trusted the decisions that we made. We've been working together for a long time and we were able to communicate early on in the week and I think he put his trust in everybody to go and put in a performance that he'd be proud of - and the lads certainly did that.
"With the way we work, we know the expectations. We have a fantastic group of players, they know the expectations and the demands that the manager and everybody else will put on them."
Update: Howe 'OK' as he recovers in hospital
Sky Sports News reporter Keith Downie at St James' Park:
"The news was a bit of a shock to everyone. Jason Tindall said on Friday he was confident Eddie Howe would be in the dugout.
"Part of the shock was the line in the statement that Eddie was 'conscious and talking with his family'.
"As I understand, at no point was Eddie unconscious.
"My understanding is that he went into hospital to check he is OK and, as I understand it, he is OK. He is still in hospital and there is hope he could return home later [on Sunday].
"Despite this, it must've been something serious for Eddie Howe to miss training and a match. Our best wishes go to Eddie and his family."
