Lots of Newcastle fans have taken to Twitter to welcome back their skipper Jamaal Lascelles after he made his return to the first-team yesterday.
The centre half has been out of action since injuring his knee against Bournemouth in November, keeping him on the sidelines for roughly nine weeks.
He made his comeback yesterday in the Third Round replay of the FA Cup, and thankfully he partook in a 4-1 victory for the Magpies.
What will the result be against Chelsea on the weekend?
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It was a pretty routine victory for the home side and it looked beyond doubt after 26 minutes as they went 3-0 up.
This meant that by the 56th minute, there was no real need to keep Lascelles on the pitch and he got pulled to ensure that he didn’t risk any further injury.
After the game, Lascelles took to Twitter to express how happy he is to be back in United colours, to which many fans welcomed him back with open arms.
https://twitter.com/Jack__1955/status/1217227552844124162?s=20
Great to have you back skip
— Josh (@nufcJosh__) January 14, 2020
You We’re solid tonight as always skipper
— james (@james52530404) January 14, 2020
Get in big man
— Harky (@harkbomb) January 14, 2020
We really missed your leadership skills , we all hope now you and your team can turn the fortunes of the club with some positive sets of results. Well done and let’s keep this cup run going as long as possible and it might turn out to be one to remember.
— Biswajit Nag (@biswajitnag03) January 15, 2020
Buzzing to have you back captain! Perfect timing too
— Kieran NufcMad (@Bryant15594) January 15, 2020
It’s good timing for Newcastle as they have some important games coming up and the relegation zone is still a bit too close for comfort.
They are six points above the relegation zone as it stands, however, their next two games are Chelsea and Everton, and they will want to be picking up at least one point before they have a high pressure game against Norwich at home.