Injuries and a suspension for Newcastle United are chipping away at Eddie Howe's options for the Carabao Cup final, leaving him with little time with which to field-test his alternatives. It is something fans in the Chronicle Live comments section are worried about given the awful timing of these incidents.

Daniel Wales with the latest North East and Yorkshire sport headlines, including reports suggesting that Newcastle United defender Sven Botman will miss the Carabao Cup final next week with a knee injury.

Eddie Howe is set to be without at least three key players when Newcastle face Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley next weekend, with Alexander Isak's involvement also in question