I made a ‘stupid’ decision playing for Everton – now history has repeated itself at Newcastle United

March 4, 2025 Mikee Uncategorized 0

Following his red card for Newcastle United in their FA Cup tie with Brighton & Hove Albion, Anthony Gordon will now miss the club’s upcoming Carabao Cup final.
Following his red card for Newcastle United in their FA Cup tie with Brighton & Hove Albion, Anthony Gordon will now miss the club’s upcoming Carabao Cup final.
Anthony Gordon is set to miss his second Carabao Cup final for Newcastle United.

Gordon scored in both legs of Newcastle’s 4-0 aggregate semi-final win over Arsenal to put Newcastle through to the final at Wembley Stadium against Liverpool on March 16. But the 24-year-old’s red card in The Magpies’ 2-1 FA Cup defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday will see him suspended for the next three games.

Gordon will miss Newcastle’s upcoming Premier League matches against West Ham United and Brentford as well as the Liverpool cup final between those. It means, for the second time, Gordon has been ruled out of the Carabao Cup final for Newcastle.

The winger was cup-tied when Newcastle reached the Carabao Cup final back in 2023 having represented Everton in an earlier round of the competition before his £45million move to St James’ Park in January. Gordon started a 4-1 defeat at Bournemouth for Everton in a game that ultimately denied him the chance of playing at Wembley for Newcastle.

“I was devastated last time,” Gordon admitted after beating Arsenal in the first leg. “I played in a stupid cup game just before I came [to Newcastle].

“I had a broken hand, I just remember thinking ‘why did I play in that game’? I travelled down [to Wembley in 2023], unfortunately, we lost but what an experience!

“Hopefully I get to be part of it this time but that’s up to us, we’ve got a good advantage but we’re facing a top team so it could change really quickly. It’s totally in our hands now.”

While Newcastle got the job done with Gordon’s help in the second leg, his wishes of being part of the cup final this time appear to be all but over. Newcastle have considered appealing the red card though FA guidance suggests their chance of a successful appeal are slim.

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