Sunday, Newcastle United and Liverpool will meet for the title EFL Carabao Cup in Wembley sur Paramount + (with a bonus star camera) CBS Sports Golazo Network. THE Magpies is trying to win their first trophy since raising the FA Cup in 1955while Liverpool wants to bounce back to be Kincé of the Champions League by Paris Saint-Germain During the 16 -year -old final, already leading the Premier League by 15 points, the Reds should win this trophy, but two pieces of silverware are always better than one.
It is a competition which means a lot for both teams. Newcastle was here for the last time in 2023, losing against Manchester United, an experience that will always sit with them. Liverpool won the EFL Cup for a record 10 times, for the last victory of the 2023-24 season in Triomphe on Chelsea.
For everyone, if they want to win the EFL Cup, they will have to overcome the absence of key players both in injuries and suspensions. With cup finals that take place in the heart of an exhausting season, these are common problems, but each team will be without a star in Wembley. The right back Trent Alexander-Arnold was excluded by Liverpool, while the winger Anthony Gordon will miss for Newcastle United thanks to the suspension.
How can teams expect to line up without their stars?
An unnecessary red card for Anthony Gordon
On the left side of the Newcastle formation, the rear Lewis Hall will miss due to an injury at the end of the season, but the absence of Gordon in this match is self-inflicted. In the fifth round of the FA Cup, Gordon received a straight red card for pushing the defender of Brighton, Jan Paul Van Hecke, on the ground. Gordon then received a suspension of three games for violent driving that Newcastle had the ability to appeal. The Magpies did not do so, believing that it was an appropriate suspension, but this means that Gordon will not be available before April 7 when they welcome Leicester City.
Although this card has been given in FA Cup, it also continues to other competitions, unlike yellow cards. So, regardless of national competitions that would be the next one for Gordon, it will not be available for them, and that means that it was released for the EFL Cup final and two Premier League games.
Gordon should be replaced in the XI by Harvey Barnes who helped Burno Guimaraes for the winning goal against West Ham in his last championship match. Barnes is a different type of winger from GordonBut the Magpies will always have a solid XI available to play this match.
Ucl Wear and Tear hits Trent Alexander-Arnold
During a 120 emotional minute football against PSG on Tuesday, during which Liverpool fell into a penalty shootout, the Reds also saw Alexander-Arnold leave the match with an ankle sprain in the 73rd minute. Jarell Quansah would enter to play immediately for the rest of the confrontation. Manager Arne Slot has now directed Alexander-Arnold, although he thinks that there is a chance that Ibrahima Kounene can make the final.
“So Trent is not available. He will not be there in the final. But he must always be assessed for how long it will take, but we expect him to come back at the end of the season,” Slot said About the physical condition of Alexander-Arnold.
With Joe Gomez and Conor Bradley already sidelined with thigh injuries, the location is down three straight backs for this Cup final. This will probably lead to Quansah to have to replace there on Sunday and Wataru Endo at the back of the center if Konate does not succeed in his fitness test. Liverpool has been able to win on many occasions without their best players being available, but that will push their depth to its limits in the Cup final.
Planned alignments
Liverpool: Alisson, Andrew Robertson, Virgil Van Djik, Ibrahima Kouneate, Jarell Quansah, Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister, Dominic Szoboszlai, Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota, Mohamed Salah
Newcastle United: Nick Pope, Valentino Livramento, Dan Burn, Fabian Schar, Kieran Trippier, Jelinton, Sandro Tonali, Bruno Guimaraes, Harvey Barnes, Alexander Isak, Jacob Murphy
How to watch and dimensions
- Date: Sunday March 16 | Time: 12:30 p.m. and
- Location: Wembley – London
- Stream live: Paramount + | TV (Star Cam): CBS Sports Golazo
- Odds: Liverpool -170; Draw +200; Newcastle United +400
