David Seaman has rued Newcastle United’s bad luck when discussing Nick Pope’s red card against Liverpool. Eddie Howe’s hopes of winning the Carabao Cup were dealt a seismic blow when the goalkeeper was dismissed for handball outside his area at the weekend.
A one-match suspension rules Pope out of Newcastle’s biggest game in a generation. Martin Dubravka’s earlier appearance in the competition for Manchester United also rules him out - adding salt to Toon supporters’ wounds.
Loris Karius or Mark Gillespie must step up in a cup final, despite neither featuring at professional level for two years. The former - signed on a short-term deal until the end of the season - is expected to make his Newcastle debut this weekend.
