Newcastle United are due to take on Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley and they now run the risk of being without Anthony Gordon for the match on March 16
Newcastle star Anthony Gordon looks set to miss the Carabao Cup final after being sent off in Sunday’s FA Cup match against Brighton.
The England international raised his arm as he tussled with Jan Paul van Hecke, shortly after being denied a penalty. Referee Anthony Taylor showed Gordon a straight red card, and VAR saw no reason to overturn the decision.
Unless Eddie Howe’s side succeed with an appeal, it will be the second time in a row that they have gone into the Carabao Cup final without a key man. Back in 2023, goalkeeper Nick Pope was dismissed in a league game against Liverpool and missed the final against Manchester United.
Gordon wasn’t the only player shown a red card in the match at St James’ Park. Brighton full-back Tariq Lamptey picked up a second booking in the closing stages of the match to get his marching orders.
“Anthony Gordon has gone over the top of Jan Paul van Hecke,” pundit and former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson said on BBC Radio 5 Live. “Gordon knows he cannot get there and he has run into Van Hecke with two hands. It looked like frustration to me. He has pushed the Brighton defender with force.
“Petulance. That’s all it was. Gordon felt hard done by that he didn’t get the early penalty. That motion is what the referee has seen. It is stupid from Anthony Gordon.”
Newcastle went ahead in the match through Alexander Isak’s penalty, only for Yankuba Minteh – who had earlier conceded the spot-kick – to equalise with a deflected effort. Fabian Schar thought he had snatched a late winner, only to be ruled offside, with the Premier League sides going to extra-time.
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