Eddie Howe believes Nick Pope's sending off against Liverpool was 'harsh' with the Newcastle United goalkeeper now set to miss next week's Carabao Cup final. The Magpies shot stopper was sent for an early bath in the first-half of the 2-0 loss after handling the ball outside his area.
Pope, who Howe described as 'visibly upset' in the dressing room at full-time, stormed out of his goal as Mohamed Salah raced onto an Allison goal-kick over the top of Newcastle's defence. The goalkeeper failed to head the ball clear as he fell to ground before instinctively stopping the ball with his hand.
Referee Anthony Taylor saw no other option to send Pope off with a straight red card, meaning he will be suspended for the Wembley showpiece. Howe believes a yellow card would have been a fairer punishment.
