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Bruno Guimaraes has pleaded with Newcastle fans not to scapegoat red card villain Anthony Gordon for the Toon’s bleak sabbath of cup woe.

And the Toon playmaker put himself in the firing line by telling the Geordie nation: “If you need to find one (a fall guy), you can blame me.”

As manager Eddie Howe surveyed the ruins of Newcastle ’s Wembley bandwagon and his battalion of injury concerns ahead of the Carabao Cup final against Liverpool on March 16, the knee-jerk tendency on social media turned on Gordon.

Anthony Gordon will miss the Carabao Cup Final after his red card.

Gordon, meanwhile, was branded “stupid” for his moment of madness by Newcastle legend Alan Shearer, who fears it will cost Newcastle in both domestic cups.

Speak on The Rest Is Football podcast, Shearer groaned: “Crazy - it was a clear red card, and I haven’t got a clue what he was doing(

I know you get drawn into the moment, but you should know that if you do anything stupid, you’re in danger of missing the Carabao Cup final.

He’s not only cost his team (against Brighton) but it could cost them in the Carabao because he’s one of their big hitters.

“I don’t want to add to the pile-on but he will be hurting more than anyone else, the pain that he’s cost his team massively, but you can’t defend it.
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