Eddie Howe issues new update on striker as Carabao Cup final looms - Magpies boss has also revealed latest on Sven Botman and Lewis Hall and why club won’t appeal Anthony Gordon suspension

Manchester City suffer a blow as Nathan Ake is ruled out for 11 weeks, but Newcastle United receive a major boost with Alexander Isak fit for the League Cup final.Photo by Carl Recine/Getty

Isak is a world-class operator, and he has the personality to boot. Indeed, according to Chris Waugh, speaking on The Athletic FC Podcast, Isak has a great personality behind the scenes at Newcastle, blending a laid-back persona well with a massively driven need for perfection.

However let us end by being upbeat because we have endured enough doom and gloom of late. Our newest goal king Alexander Isak goes to West Ham on the cusp of achieving what even United's greatest ever goalscorer Alan Shearer never quite managed.

The Sweden striker will start against West Ham if fit as Eddie Howe deals with "intense speculation" on star's fitness

Alexander Isak should be fine and ready to play ahead of Newcastle's Carabao Cup final against Liverpool next week.

Emmanuel Petit believes Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak "is exactly what Chelsea need," but he'll come at a massive cost. Isak has

Eddie Howe giving the official Newcastle United injury and upcoming availability update on Alexander Isak, as well as a couple of other players: “It goes without saying how important Alexander [Isak] is to us. “I thought that you could see that tonight. “It was a late decision [to leave him out], around midday today.