Newcastle suffer huge setback ahead of Carabao Cup final

Newcastle United winger Anthony Gordon is set to miss the Carabao Cup final against Liverpool through suspension.

Gordon was shown a straight red card by referee Anthony Taylor after raising his hand and shoving Brighton & Hove Albion defender Jan Paul van Hecke to the ground in Sunday’s FA Cup fifth-round tie.

The 24-year-old is now set to be handed a three-match suspension for violent conduct which would rule him out of the Carabao Cup final on March 9, pending the possibility of a successful appeal from Newcastle.

The former Everton winger is a key player for Eddie Howe’s side, starting 25 of the team’s 27 Premier League matches this season and scoring nine goals across all competitions.

A similar incident happened two seasons when Newcastle were last in the Carabao Cup final with the side’s goalkeeper Nick Pope sent-off in a Premier League match against Liverpool and subsequently being suspended for the final defeat to Manchester United.

What did Eddie Howe say?
“I don’t know what Anthony’s intention was, I’m sure it wasn’t to harm or get the red card in that moment,” the Newcastle head coach said after the game. “I don’t know what happened in that moment.”

Howe added that he was “desperately disappointed” by Gordon’s upcoming suspension and said when asked if the club would consider an appeal: “Of course. If we analyse the incident and feel there are grounds for that, we will do so without hesitation.”

Are red card suspensions transferrable across English competitions?
Red cards in the Premier League spill over to all domestic competitions, namely the Carabao Cup and FA Cup, and vice versa — meaning these games will count towards clearing the suspension.

Receiving a red card in cup competition can rule you out for Premier League matches or other cup competitions.

Cup red card suspensions follow the same lengths as the Premier League for the respective offences.

The only league-specific bans are ones for picking up several yellow cards across a series of games.

Yellow cards remain competition-specific in the cups. A match ban is picked up in the cups after two yellows in different matches, applied the following round. These are wiped after the quarter-final.

Suspensions apply for the following games across all domestic competitions.

Do Premier League red cards apply across all competitions – and how long do suspensions last?

What suspension lengths apply for red cards?
In both of the cups and in the Premier League, suspensions are as follows:

A second yellow card in the same match (and consequential red) means a one-match ban
Denying a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity (e.g. last-man tackle, handball on the line) — a one-match ban
Dissent — a two-match ban
Violent conduct or serious foul play — a three-match ban
Spitting at/on an opponent — a six-match ban.

The Carabao Cup

The Carabao Cup, formerly known as the EFL Cup or the League Cup, is a annual knockout competition in English football.

It is the third-most prestigious domestic cup competition in England, after the FA Cup and the Community Shield.

The competition is open to all 92 clubs in the Premier League and the English Football League (EFL).

It is a knockout competition, with each tie played as a single match. If the score is level after 90 minutes, the match goes to extra time and then to a penalty shootout if necessary.

The competition consists of seven rounds, with the final taking place at Wembley Stadium in London.

The Carabao Cup typically runs from August to February, with the final taking place in late February or early March.

The Carabao Cup provides an opportunity for smaller clubs to compete against bigger teams and potentially win a major trophy.

It’s also a chance for teams to rotate their squads, give younger players experience, and win silverware.

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