Southampton defender Duje Caleta-Car will be eligible to return to face Newcastle United in the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final despite receiving a red card. The centre-back was dismissed late in the first-leg on Tuesday night as the Magpies recorded a 1-0 victory at St Mary's.
Caleta-Car was shown a yellow card in the first-half for a late challenge on Miguel Almiron. The Croatian international was then given a second booking after tripping Allan Saint-Maximin in the closing stages to prevent the forward breaking into the box and potentially doubling Newcastle's lead.
The rules on yellow cards were changed from the 2019/20 season so suspensions for accumulating bookings only apply to the specific competition. However, red cards apply to all domestic competitions which means Caleta-Car will serve his one-match ban for Southampton's FA Cup fourth-round tie against Blackpool on Saturday.
