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Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold is facing an extended spell on the sidelines with an ankle injury, ruling him out of Sunday's Carabao Cup final against Newcastle, live on Sky Sports.

Arne Slot says Alexander-Arnold will be back before the end of the season after sustaining an injury in the second half of Liverpool's Champions League exit to PSG on Tuesday, but his absence leaves Slot without a recognised right-back.

Conor Bradley and Joe Gomez are still recovering from their own respective injuries, but there is hope Ibrahima Konate can shake off the effects of a knock that also forced him off five days ago.



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Take a look at the highlights of Newcastle United against Liverpool from the 2015/16 Premier League season.

Jones Knows: Final to be decided on penalties?

Sky Sports' Lewis Jones:

My instincts initially wanted to get against Liverpool with them dominating the outright betting at just 3/10 with Sky Bet to lift the trophy.

From 18 games against those two elite teams, Newcastle have won just once, losing 14 times and conceding 2.4 goals per game to a backdrop of 18.5 shots per game.

I'm heading to the goals market instead then.

Every time a final comes around at Wembley, I do think opposing goals at that stadium in that environment of high stakes is a sustainable long-term betting strategy!

Exactly what Liverpool are facing here.

And from the last nine occasions, eight of those nine matches went under 2.5 goals and the total match goals in those nine games averaged just 1.6 per 90.

Yes, nine games is a very small sample size but I think it makes perfect sense that a team that have been both mentally and psychologically fatigued in a Champions League knockout game are going to feel the effects of that in their next game.

Under 2.5 goals at 5/4 with Sky Bet it is then.

SCORE PREDICTION: 0-0 (Liverpool to win on penalties) | JONES KNOWS' BEST BET: Under 2.5 goals (5/4 with Sky Bet)


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