Newcastle United win Carabao Cup, ending 70-year domestic trophy drought
What's the story
Newcastle United ended their 70-year wait for a major domestic trophy by beating Liverpool 2-1 in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley.
Newcastle's last major title came in the 1955 FA Cup final.
Since then, they have suffered five consecutive final defeats (three FA Cups and two League Cups), with the latest one coming in 2023 against Manchester United.
This win over the Reds is a massive moment for the club and the fans alike.
Match highlights
Dan Burn, Alexander Isak secure victory for Newcastle
The match opened with a thumping header from lifelong Newcastle fan Dan Burn, just before halftime.
This was followed by an exquisite finish from Alexander Isak soon after the start of the second half. Jacob Murphy made the assist for Isak.
Despite Federico Chiesa's 94th-minute goal for Liverpool, confirmed after a lengthy VAR review, it wasn't enough to equalize and take the game into extra time.
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Here are the match stats
The Reds had two shots on target from 7 attempts. Newcastle clocked 17 attempts with 6 shots on target. Liverpool had 17 touches in the opposition box to Newcastle's 26. The Reds had 66% ball possession.
Opta stats
Howe enters record books; Murphy-Isak partnership blossoms
Eddie Howe is the first English manager to win either the FA Cup or League Cup since Harry Redknapp with Portsmouth in 2008.
Meanwhile, he is the first to do so in the League Cup specifically since Steve McClaren with Middlesbrough in 2004.
Murphy has now assisted Alexander Isak eight times for Newcastle this season; the most by any Premier League player for a team-mate across all competitions.
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Isak shines in his 100th Newcastle appearance
Isak made his 100th appearance for Newcastle. He now owns 58 goals for the club. This season, Isak has 23 goals from 33 matches in all competitions. This was his 3rd goal of the Carabao Cup this season from 6 matches.
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As per Opta, Dan Burn (32y 311d) is the third-oldest Englishman to score in a League Cup final, after Stoke's George Eastham in 1972 (35y 163d) and John Terry for Chelsea in 2015 (34y 84d).
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