Newcastle rival Martin Dubravka ruled out with an ankle injury. The Slovakian's understudy thought he was in line for a recall when Dubravka damaged his knee during the Toon's 1-0 win at Southampton in March.But just when Darlow was preparing for his long-awaited return, football went into lockdown.And when it returned three months later, Dubravka was fit again and able to maintain his record of appearing in every league game since joining the Magpies from Sparta Prague in January 2018.Toon boss Steve Bruce signed Mark Gillespie from Motherwell earlier this summer but is set to give Darlow – his regular Cup-tie keeper – the nod when he takes his team to West Ham next month.Dubravka, who has pulled out of the Slovakian squad for their.
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