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Thiago joins a lengthy Liverpool injury list

Hamstring strain sidelines Thiago, Shelvey has surgery

Scans have confirmed Liverpool midfielder has Thiago Alcantara suffered a hamstring strain.

Trent Alexander-Arnold fires home Liverpool's third

Liverpool too strong for Toon, despite Covid absences

Liverpool made light of the Covid-enforced absences of Virgil Van Dijk and Fabinho to comfortably beat struggling Newcastle 3-1 at Anfield and become the first English side in history to register 2,000 top-flight victories.

Soccer • 16 Dec 21

Newcastle manager Steve Bruce (centre) can plan for the future in the knowledge that Jonjo Shelvey and Matt Ritchie are remaining on Tyneside

Shelvey and Ritchie to remain on Tyneside

Jonjo Shelvey and Matt Ritchie have both signed new three-year contracts with Newcastle.

Soccer • 06 Mar 20

Newcastle United's Jonjo Shelvey scores the equaliser

Shelvey's late rocket leaves Man City frustrated

Champions Manchester City dropped two vital points in the Premier League title race as Jonjo Shelvey's stunning late strike earned struggling Newcastle United a 2-2 home draw.

Soccer • 30 Nov 19

Romelu Lukaku scores with his first touch

Solskjaer's dream start continues with win at Newcastle

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's dream start to life in the Manchester United hotseat continued at Newcastle as the caretaker manager emulated Matt Busby's record feat of winning his first four league matches in charge.

Soccer • 03 Jan 19

Benitez ignores criticism over defensive approach

Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez has insisted he will continue to do things his way as he attempts to mould his team on a budget.

Soccer • 28 Aug 18

Jonjo Shelvey: 'When people wind me up, I should just laugh.'

Shelvey seeing a psychologist to curb his anger issues

Jonjo Shelvey has admitted he is seeing a psychologist in a bid to curb the anger which is threatening to blight his career.

Soccer • 14 Aug 17

Jonjo Shelvey will serve a five match ban

Jonjo Shelvey will not fight FA racism charge

Newcastle midfielder Jonjo Shelvey has decided not to appeal against his five-match ban after being found guilty of a Football Association misconduct charge.

Soccer • 22 Dec 16

Jonjo Shelvey (L) had denied an FA charge of "using abusive and/or insulting words towards an opponent"

Jonjo Shelvey gets five-game ban for racial abuse

Newcastle midfielder Jonjo Shelvey has been banned for five games and fined £100,000 after a charge of using racially-aggravated language against an opponent was found proven, the English FA has announced.

Soccer • 20 Dec 16

Jonjo Shelvey is set to miss most of Swansea's games in January

Swansea accept Jonjo Shelvey FA charge

Swansea have 'reluctantly accepted' Jonjo Shelvey's violent conduct charge from the Football Association, the Premier League club have announced.

Soccer • 31 Dec 14

Jonjo Shelvey heads into his own net on a night to forget for the former Liverpool midfielder

FA charges Jonjo Shelvey with violent conduct

Swansea's Jonjo Shelvey has been charged with violent conduct by the Football Association after a clash with Liverpool's Emre Can during his side’s 4-1 Barclays Premier League defeat at Anfield on Monday night.

Soccer • 30 Dec 14

Shelvey and Bertrand added to England squad

Liverpool's uncapped midfielder Jonjo Shelvey and Chelsea's left-sided player Ryan Bertrand have been added to the England squad for the World Cup qualifiers with San Marino and Poland.

Soccer • 08 Oct 12

Liverpool able to call on Shelvey for Udinese game

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers will be able to call on midfielder Jonjo Shelvey for tomorrow night's Europa League clash with Udinese at Anfield.

Soccer • 03 Oct 12

Jonjo Shelvey