Eddie Howe

The debate as to who will play in goal during the League Cup final on Sunday 26 February follows Pope's red card during Newcastle's defeat on Saturday.

The 31-year-old Ghana international’s whereabouts remain unknown following the disaster in southern Turkey and northern Syria during the early hours of Monday.

The North Shields' midfielder scored both goals in the semi-final. He said: 'If you said 12 months ago what was going to happen, they would have laughed.'.