This is why Steve Bruce is 'kicking himself' about Callum Wilson's latest Newcastle United injury

Wilson will miss the final three games of the season after suffering a hamstring injury in last week’s 4-2 win over Leicester City The striker – who scored twice at the King Power Stadium – has pledged to come back “stronger and hungrier” from the injury.

Bruce, for his part, believes, with hindsight, that Wilson – who had a spell out with another hamstring injury earlier this year – should have been taken off before the end of the Premier League game.

“Thankfully, it’s not a bad as the last one was,” United’s head coach told BBC Radio Newcastle. “I kick myself, really. In hindsight, I should’ve taken him off before that. It’s his other side. We’d expect it to be two or three weeks.”

Wilson’s strikes against Leicester took his goal tally for the season to 12.