The closer Newcastle United get to Wembley, the more bad things happen. You really do wonder if there is some sort of curse with them and cup finals.
They won’t be going to the FA Cup final now after Danny Welbeck’s extra-time winner for Brighton — maybe that is a blessing - and Anthony Gordon won’t be going to the one they will play in, this month’s Carabao Cup showdown with Liverpool.
By shoving Jan Paul van Hecke in the head, he lost his own, and with it lost the chance to appear in a final for a second time.