Liverpool vs Newcastle LIVE: Result and reaction as Magpies claim historic Carabao Cup win
Liverpool 1-2 Newcastle: Magpies end 70-year wait to win major domestic trophy with victory at Wembley
Newcastle United defeated Liverpool to finally secure glory and win the Carabao Cup in a 2-1 victory at Wembley.
Newcastle had not won a major domestic trophy in 70 years but Dan Burn's bullet header and a stunning Alexander Isak finish secured Eddie Howe's side victory despite a late scare after Federico Chiesa's goal, following a VAR check.
Arne Slot's side had found themselves 2-0 down and set up a grand stand finish when Chiesa's goal was belatedly given after a two-minute VAR check.
But the Reds could not bounce back from a demoralising penalty shootout defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, and the wait for a first trophy under Arne Slot will rely on them holding on in the Premier League title race.
Follow all the reaction to Liverpool vs Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final, below:
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Kick off! Liverpool 0-0 Newcastle
Liverpool get the ball rolling and work it over to the right side of the pitch.
There’s tussle for possession and the ball goes out for a Liverpool throw in.
Chasing Manchester United
Liverpool have won 18 domestic English cup trophies - 10 League Cups, eight FA Cups.
They could equal Manchester United's haul of 19 if they are victorious this afternoon.
Kelleher starts ahead of Alisson in Carabao Cup final
There’s only one place to start in terms of team news: Arne Slot has gone for Kelleher over Alisson in a huge call. The Irishman played in every game in the competition, barring the semi-final win over Tottenham, and has stared in Liverpool’s last two Carabao Cup triumphs.
He scored a penalty in the shootout win over Chelsea in 2022 and made key saves against the Blues as Virgil van Dijk scored a late winner in 2024.
Liverpool vs Newcastle line-ups
Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Quansah, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz; Jota
Newcastle XI: Pope; Trippier, Schar, Burn, Livramento; Tonali, Guimaraes, Joelinton; Murphy, Isak, Barnes
A first for Slot?
Arne Slot can become the first Reds boss since Joe Fagan in 1984 to win the League Cup in his first season in charge.
This will be his fourth final in charge of a team, with all three previous games ending 1-0 when he was in the dugout for Feyenoord.
Newcastle players arrive at Wembley
Dan Burn, called up to Thomas Tuchel’s first England squad on Friday, leads the Newcastle team out onto the Wembley pitch, stopping as Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville offer a handshake and a word of congratulations as he does so.
There aren’t many Newcastle fans in the stadium yet, but those set behind the goal made quite the noise as their players walked out onto the turf.
Newcastle fans descend on London
The London underground was a sea of black and white this afternoon as Newcastle fans flocked to their second Carabao Cup final in three years. With Trafalgar Square closed due to an event, the travelling Geordies were stationed at Covent Garden this afternoon soaking up the atmosphere, before making their way down Wembley Way.
They will hope to see their team end a 70-year wait for a domestic trophy.
As Newcastle and Liverpool clash in unique Carabao Cup final, so do romance and politics
By the early hours of Wednesday morning, Arne Slot was already thinking about ways to subtly recondition Liverpool’s focus. He wanted to make sure the players seamlessly went from the disappointment of Wednesday in the Champions League to seizing the opportunity of Sunday in the Carabao Cup final.
There were no such necessities for Newcastle United. They’ve been gearing up to this for weeks, because they’ve been waiting for such an opportunity for years.
Many at Newcastle can’t remember winning any trophy at all. Nobody needs reminding that it is 56 years since the club lifted the old Fairs Cup, which was the Europa League’s forerunner, and 70 since the FA Cup. You can sense the yearning.
Preview by Miguel Delaney
As Newcastle and Liverpool clash in unique final, so do romance and politics
'They deserved to win'
Arne Slot said: "We have to be better with the ball, you have to create more, always waiting for a ball. When the game can go your way, more space opens up.
“Going 1-0 down on the stroke of half-time, normally it opens up more, but we gave them the positive mindset to be 1-0 up, then not long after the break it's 2-0, they'll fight even harder. We had one or two chances, but all together, they deserved the win.
"No, these two games are the opposite to each other, all the things of Tuesday are the opposite tonight. No, that would not do justice to Newcastle, the game went how they wanted, it wasn't about energy."
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