Newcastle are looking at some potentailly significant absences for the Carabao Cup final.
Newcastle United has decided not to appeal Anthony Gordon’s red card after the winger was sent off for shoving Brighton defender Jan Paul van Hecke during the FA Cup fifth-round defeat last weekend. Gordon was shown a straight red card for raising his hands to the face of Van Hecke and will serve a three-game suspension, meaning he will be unavailable for Newcastle’s Carabao Cup final against Liverpool FC on March 16.
After the game, Eddie Howe said the club would not hesitate to appeal the decision, claiming Gordon had no intention of ” harming the player.” However, the club has now decided against that course of action.
Their left-back Lewis Hall is also set to miss the Carabao Cup final after injuring his ankle last week. A scan revealed enough damage to keep him out of the game in fewer than two weeks.
This will be welcome news for Liverpool as they seek to capture their first piece of silverware of the season next weekend.