Newcastle will be without Nick Pope for next Sunday’s Carabao Cup final against Manchester United after the goalkeeper was sent off against Liverpool on Saturday evening.
Referee Anthony Taylor brandished the red card at the England shot-stopper for handling outside of the area when trying to stop a Mo Salah breakaway on 22 minutes with his side 2-0 down. Pope has kept the most Premier League clean sheets this season with 12 to his name, three more than joint-second-placed David de Gea.
Newcastle have been handed a further headache with back-up Martin Dubravka unavailable for the final after featuring in the earlier rounds of the competition for United while on loan during the first half of the season.
