After a punishing schedule during February, Liverpool have a much more serene March to look forward to.

The Reds have had some incredibly difficult fixtures to contend with over the past few weeks and have emerged in fantastic condition.

Their reward will be just one Premier League fixture in March, a two-legged Champions League tie against PSG and a Carabao Cup final with Newcastle United.

Having convincingly beaten Newcastle at Anfield only days ago, Liverpool will fancy their chances heading into the Wembley showdown.

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Newcastle were without Alexander Isak last midweek, though, and with Eddie Howe expecting Isak to be back for the final, the Magpies will surely be better at Wembley.

However, Howe and his team were dealt not one but two blows during their FA Cup tie with Brighton on Sunday which could put them at a disadvantage against the Reds.

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Newcastle did not bring their A-game to Anfield on Wednesday, but they are a match for any team on their day.

Anthony Gordon is one of the players who can make a real difference for the Toon, with the former Everton winger having bloodied Liverpool’s nose on a couple of occasions.

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Newcastle will need their big players to turn up on March 16th and Gordon would have been one who supporters pinned their hopes on.

However, after a moment of madness against Brighton on Sunday, the Scouser is set to be handed a three-game ban which would see him ruled out of the Carabao Cup final.

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It was completely unnecessary from Gordon, too.

The 24-year-old threw an arm into the face of Brighton defender Jan Paul van Hecke and was given a straight red card by referee Anthony Taylor.

And as journalist Lewis Steele confirmed on X, Gordon will now miss the cup final as things stand.

If things weren’t bad enough for Newcastle, they were dealt a second blow in the immediate aftermath of Gordon’s red card, with star striker Isak also hobbling off.

The Swede was deemed fit enough to start by Howe after missing Wednesday, and rewarded him with a well-taken penalty to put Newcastle ahead.

Isak did have the ball in the net again, striking sumptuously past Bart Verbruggen in the first-half, but was called offside.

Having played for 86 minutes, though, the Newcastle man went down, needing the physio’s assistance on the pitch.

Isak was then taken off for Callum Wilson as the Toon searched for a late winner.
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