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 are gearing up for next week's Carabao Cup final, where they will look to end a 70-year trophy drought, but Eddie Howe has suffered a fresh blow to his plans