Anthony Gordon will miss the Carabao Cup final after a needless red card.
Gordon, 24, was handed his marching orders during Newcastle's FA Cup clash with Brighton on Sunday afternoon when he lashed out at defender Jan Paul van Hecke.
The winger appeared to shove the Dutchman in the back of the head as he let his frustrations get the better of him. A small melee ensued as Anthony Taylor quickly regained order and brandished Gordon with a red card.
Gordon will now be handed a three match ban - which will see him ruled out of the Magpies' trip to Wembley to clash with Liverpool in the final of the Carabao Cup later this month.
"Anthony Gordon has gone over the top of Jan Paul van Hecke," Paul Robinson said on BBC Radio 5 Live.
"Gordon knows he cannot get there and he has run into Van Hecke with two hands. It looked like frustration to me. He has pushed the Brighton defender with force.
"Petulance. That's all it was. Gordon felt hard done by that he didn't get the early penalty. That motion is what the referee has seen. It is stupid from Anthony Gordon."
"Gordon getting sent off... costing Newcastle the FA Cup and Carabao Cup," one fan shared. While a second said: "Liverpool are the luckiest team ever, Gordon’s missing the finals and Isak is off injured congrats on winning the Carabao..."
"That’s Anthony Gordon sat in the stands at Wembley," a third joked. And another added: "Anthony Gordon really got himself sent off for violent conduct with Carabao Cup right around the corner..."
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