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title: "Newcastle: Lee Ryder allays Callum Wilson injury fears"
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author: "David Comerford"
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published: "2021-05-11T12:10:44Z"
modified: "2021-05-11T12:10:44Z"
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# Newcastle: Lee Ryder allays Callum Wilson injury fears

**Callum Wilson [will miss](https://theathletic.com/news/callum-wilson-injury-newcastle-latest/B48gqY7Hg96d?source=rss) the remainder of Newcastle United’s season with a hamstring injury.**

### The lowdown

The 29-year-old picked up the injury in the closing stages of Newcastle’s 4-2 win away to Leicester City on Friday night, although the [£77,000-a-week](https://salarysport.com/football/premier-league/newcastle-united-f.c./) striker was able to finish the game.

Wilson has been a vital player for the Magpies this season following his arrival from Bournemouth last summer for a fee of [£20m](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54055640).

His brace at the King Power Stadium took him to [12 goals overall](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/newcastle-united/top-scorers) for the campaign – that’s more than double the tally of Joelington, his nearest challenger in the [Newcastle ranks](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/newcastle-united/top-scorers) with five. His five assists are also a [squad-high](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/newcastle-united/top-scorers).

Wilson has [already missed seven matches](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/callum-wilson/verletzungen/spieler/123682) with a hamstring issue in 2021, though, and Newcastle picked up just three points from a possible 21 in his absence.

### The latest

Chronicle Live correspondent Lee Ryder has offered Newcastle fans some reassurance on the striker’s fitness, [tweeting](https://twitter.com/lee_ryder/status/1392048144200962048?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet): “It’s understood Callum Wilson injury not serious and precautionary”.

Fulham’s 2-0 defeat against Burnley on Monday night [confirmed both their relegation](https://www.skysports.com/football/fulham-vs-burnley/429179) and Newcastle’s survival, so perhaps this is merely a case of ensuring the Magpies’ star man is 100 per cent fit and firing for the new campaign.

The Toon host champions-elect Manchester City on Friday before ending the campaign against Championship-bound duo Sheffield United and Fulham.

### The verdict

The initial concern for Newcastle fans may have been the recurrence of the injury. Indeed, The Athletic journalist Chris Waugh said that it would be [‘understandable’](https://theathletic.com/news/callum-wilson-injury-newcastle-latest/B48gqY7Hg96d?source=rss) to worry that Wilson ‘could become susceptible to similar problems in the future’.

However, Ryder’s update should ease any such concerns for now, especially with the Magpies’ top-flight status for 2021/22 being confirmed and now plenty of time for Wilson to recover fully over the summer.

**In other news, [could Newcastle break their transfer record this summer to sign this wantaway striker?](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/newcastle-united-magpies-could-be-priced-out-of-tammy-abraham-move/)**