Nick Pope reaches his final frontier as Newcastle seek to end trophy drought

FINAL-BOUND: Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope is relishing the prospect of his first major cup final. Pic: Adam Davy/PA

Nick Pope will break new ground when he lines up for Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley later this month.

The 30-year-old England goalkeeper had never reached a final as a professional before doing so with Tuesday night’s victory over Southampton, with a Sky Bet League Two play-off semi-final defeat while on loan at York during the 2013-14 campaign the closest he had previously come.