FILE - Newcastle’s Alexander Isak celebrates after scoring his side’s opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Newcastle, at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)
Isak left out of Newcastle squad for Premier League game at Aston Villa
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Alexander Isak was left out of Newcastle’s squad for its opening game of the Premier League season at Aston Villa on Saturday.
FILE - Newcastle’s Alexander Isak celebrates after scoring his side’s opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Newcastle, at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Alexander Isak was left out of Newcastle’s squad for its opening game of the Premier League season at Aston Villa on Saturday.
The 25-year-old Sweden striker is at odds with the club as he tries to push for a move to defending champion Liverpool. Newcastle coach Eddie Howe was widely expected not to include him for Saturday’s game.
Isak scored 23 Premier League goals last season and 27 overall. He earned icon status among fans by scoring one of those in the against Liverpool last March, helping Newcastle end a 70-year trophy drought.
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New signing — who joined Newcastle from Nottingham Forest for a reported 55 million pounds ($74 million) last month — was on the right of the attack against Villa. ___
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