Newcastle United will not be able to recall Karl Darlow from his loan spell at Hull City amid their goalkeeping headache ahead of Sunday’s Carabao Cup final against Manchester United at Wembley.
Nick Pope’s red card against Liverpool on Saturday rules him out of the contest with domestic bans applying across all English competitions. Meanwhile, Martin Dubravka is cup-tied after featuring in previous rounds while on loan at United earlier in the season.
Darlow would have likely been third-choice shot-stopper had he not secured a January deadline day switch to Hull City. Even more excruciatingly for Newcastle, the 32-year-old is yet to make his debut for the Championship club.
