KARL FELT ALL THE HIGHS & DARLOWS

Leeds stopper is out to make up for lost time after two KO blows

- BY PHIL BLANCHE

WALES goalkeeper Karl Darlow hopes to end his Wembley heartache against England - the country he once wanted to represent.

The Leeds shot-stopper has twice been denied playing under the Wembley arch by red tape, at Newport in 2012 and in the 2023 Carabao Cup final for Newcastle.

Darlow, who is 35 today, was on loan from Nottingham Forest when he missed out on Newport's FA Trophy final against York.

The Exiles had failed to sign the then 21-year-old before the international clearance deadline and subsequently lost an appeal, claiming a paperwork delay was not their fault. Over a decade later, Newcastle were unable to recall Darlow from a loan spell at Hull after Nick Pope had been ruled out of a Wembley date against Manchester United.