TOON PLANS HALL OVER THE PLACE

NEWCASTLE'S Carabao Cup plans are in disarray after key defender Lewis Hall was ruled out for the rest of the season with an ankle injury.

- BY IAN MURTAGH

And with the club deciding against appealing Anthony Gordon's red card in the FA Cup against Brighton, it has left Eddie Howe with a kingsize headache ahead of the Wembley showdown with Liverpool on March 16.

Magpies' fans are also waiting anxiously for news on top-scorer Alexander Isak who came off at the weekend complaining of tightness.

Howe is confident the Swedish goalscoring machine has no major issue but will be desperate Isak (below) comes through Monday's game at West Ham with no ill-effects.