Newcastle United have been hit with a frustrating selection setback ahead of their trip to face Southampton at St. Mary's in the Premier League next weekend.
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Central midfielder Joelinton will be unavailable for selection against Ralph Hasenhuttl's side after he picked up his fifth yellow card of the campaign in the 4-0 win over Aston Villa on Saturday.
Five yellow cards in the Premier League before the midway point of the campaign leads to a one-match suspension and the Brazilian's caution against Villa means that he will now be watching on from the sidelines for the next match.
Fabian Schar is the only other Newcastle player on the verge of a suspension, with four bookings, as every other player has been booked twice or less.
Big blow
This is a big blow for Eddie Howe as Joelinton has been in fantastic form this season and will be a miss for the match against the Saints.
The midfield machine put in a fantastic performance in the win over Villa as he got himself on the scoresheet, won three of his four aerial battles and created two chances for his teammates - as per SofaScore.
He has averaged a SofaScore rating of 7.08 in the Premier League across 12 appearances so far this season. Only six outfield players have averaged a higher rating than the former Hoffenheim man and this shows that he has been one of the top performers in the side this term.
Joelinton has been a monster in the centre of the pitch as he has averaged 3.6 tackles and interceptions per game. This shows that he is consistently cutting out opposition attacks and providing a shield in front of Fabian Schar and Sven Botman at the back for the Magpies.
He has also shown off the creative side of his game as he has made 1.1 key passes per match and created one 'big chance' this season in the top flight. The Brazilian is proving that he can make an impact at both ends of the pitch as a superb box-to-box midfielder.
Therefore, losing him is a frustrating setback as he has been consistently brilliant in the middle of the park and out wide on the left for Howe. He is a versatile, strong and quality option for the manager to call upon and he will now have to do without him for the clash with Southampton.