- Lewis Hall of Newcastle was discarded from the Cup Copao final on Tuesday
- Now it has been confirmed that the rest of the season will be lost.
- Listen now: Everything is starting! Is it hard for Anthony Gordon to lose the Capabao Cup final?
Newcastle has announced that the ascent star Lewis Hall will miss the rest of the season due to a foot injury.
Mail Sport revealed exclusively on Tuesday that Hall, 20, would miss the Capao Cup final on March 16 after sitting the defeat of the Brighton Newcastle Fa Cup on Sunday.
Now he has seen a specialist to determine the scope of the injury, and it has been decided that surgery is required.
Newcastle confirmed the devastating news in a statement on Wednesday morning that said: 'Lewis Hall will miss the rest of the 2024/25 season after suffering an injury in a bone on the foot.
'After a scan and advice from a specialist, Lewis will undergo surgery before a rehabilitation period with the club's medical team.
“Wishing everything best for your surgery and recovery, Lewis.”
Lewis Hall will not play for Newcastle this season due to a foot injury that requires surgery
Hall had to face Mo Salah in the Capabao Cup final, but now the game will be lost
Hall's injury is another important setback for Newcastle before his trip to Wembley, and Anthony Gordon will also miss the exhibition event through the suspension.
Gordon was shown a direct red card to push Jan Paul van Hick of Brighton on the back of the head, and Newcastle has chosen not to appeal his dismissal.
This means that Eddie Howe will be without her first left choice for the final of the Cup, with Livramento tino and Harvey Barnes is now expected to intervene in Hall and Gordon.
They will have the task of trying to contain Mo Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold as a Newcastle attempt to win their first national trophy since 1955.
Hall has enjoyed a newcastle advance campaign after being used in moderation last season, with the back of return becoming one of Howe's key players.
He has made 34 appearances in all competitions and provided five assists.
Hall also obtained his first two caps in England in November, and was ongoing to be named in the first team of Thomas Tuchel in the first three lions next week.
However, now it will be lost, with Myles Lewis-Skell of Arsenal apparently in the Pole Position to have the opportunity for the left to return to the World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia.
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