The Magpies pulled off a sensation by beating the Premier League's undisputed leaders in the fight for the trophy.
Newcastle won the 2024/25 English League Cup after beating Liverpool 1-2 in the final at Wembley Stadium in London.
Eddie Howe's men opened the scoring late in the first half, when Dan Byrne headed home a corner from the left flank in the 45th minute.
At the start of the second half, the Magpies strengthened their advantage – in the 52nd minute, Alexander Isak made an accurate shot into the near corner.
Arne Sloth's team managed to respond with a goal from Federico Chiesa in the 90+4th minute, but were unable to score any more, and therefore lost the fight for the trophy.
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Newcastle won the English League Cup for the first time in their history. The Magpies previously reached the final of this tournament in 1976 and 2023, but suffered defeat both times – from Manchester City (1:2) and Manchester United (0:2) respectively.
Liverpool played in the English League Cup final for the 15th time. The Reds have won the trophy 10 times, which is an absolute record in the competition.
Let us recall that in the semi-final of the English League Cup, the Merseysiders defeated Tottenham (0:1, 4:0), and the Magpies knocked out of the tournament Arsenal of Ukrainian Oleksandr Zinchenko (2:0, 2:0).