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.

Newcastle faces Liverpool at Wembley next week and looks set to be without two of its first-team regulars in what is a major blow as it bids to win the Carabao Cup for the first time.

Newcastle United will reportedly be without Sven Botman when they face Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley.Newcastle United have suffered yet another hammer blow ahead of the Carabao Cup final against Liverpool,