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Newcastle are counting the cost of fitness problems and frustration ahead of their Carabao Cup final with Liverpool.

That day, a patched-up Liverpool team won in extra time thanks to a header from Virgil van Dijk.

This time Liverpool are in much better shape, although they look poised to be without Trent Alexander-Arnold after the ankle problem he picked up against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday.

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Arne Slot will provide an update on his condition at his press conference on Friday.

Club captain Jamaal Lascelles, while a peripheral figure in recent years, is also sidelined.

Anthony Gordon will also miss the game, but he only has himself to blame.

The Liverpool-supporting former Everton winger was sent off during his team's loss to Brighton & Hove Albion in the FA Cup after lashing out at an opponent.

The red card meant a three-game domestic ban for Gordon, the last of which will be Sunday's showdown at Wembley.

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There have been some concerns over the fitness of Newcastle's Alexander Isak in recent weeks, with the Sweden international missing the 2-0 defeat at Anfield in the Premier League.

They made it to the final two years ago but lost 2-0 to Manchester United.


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