Harvey Barnes has not been at his flying best for Newcastle United over the last couple of months - but he is now expected to be given a fresh opportunity under Eddie Howe.

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe will be forced into a selection rethink for the Carabao Cup final with forward Anthony Gordon suspended for the clash with Liverpool. Gordon has been handed a three-match ban after his sending off against Brighton in the FA Cup, a suspension that encompasses the trip to Wembley on Sunday 16 March.

Gordon was sent off in the 83rd minute after shoving Brighton defender Jan Paul Van Hecke to the ground in frustration. Given the nature of the incident, an appeal always seemed unlikely to succeed, and Newcastle have now accepted the decision.