Gordon sees red as Newcastle FA Cup run ends
Anthony Gordon was sent off as Newcastle United suffered a 2-1 extra-time defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion in the FA Cup fifth round, and he will now be suspended for the Carabao Cup final.
Gordon was sent off for aiming a push at Jan Paul van Hecke's head with seven minutes of the 90 remaining, after Yankuba Minteh had cancelled out Alexander Isak's early penalty.
A second yellow card for Tariq Lamptey ensured it was 10 versus 10 for the duration of extra-time, but Brighton reached the quarter-finals for the second time in three years as Danny Welbeck lobbed Martin Dubravka for a 114th-minute winner.
Isak had already prodded over from close range before he was gifted a spot-kick by former Newcastle winger Minteh in the 22nd minute.
Minteh's clumsy lunge on Tino Livramento near the corner of the box gave Anthony Taylor no choice but to award a penalty, and Isak made no mistake as he blasted past Bart Verbruggen.
The Swede saw a thunderous near-post finish chalked off for offside shortly afterwards, then Minteh atoned for his error on the stroke of half-time.
The winger, whom Newcastle sold to Brighton last year, combined brilliantly with Joao Pedro, before his left-footed shot found the net via a deflection off Kieran Trippier.
After both teams traded chances in the second half, Brighton seemed to be in the ascendency after a remarkable loss of composure from Gordon, who shoved Van Hecke with both hands with the play dead after an offside call against Isak.
But two minutes into stoppage-time, Lamptey's lunge on Jacob Murphy earned him a second yellow card, and only a marginal offside call denied Newcastle a dramatic winner as Fabian Schar's thumping finish was disallowed using the semi-automated offside technology.
Newcastle, which also saw Isak limp off late on, was second-best for much of the additional half-hour, and a moment of class from Welbeck decided it as he took in Solly March's pass and clipped his finish home.
