London: Newcastle United brought a royal end to their seven-decade wait for a domestic trophy at Wembley Stadium. Newcastle won the English League Cup final by defeating Liverpool, who have been in excellent form this season. Newcastle United won 2-1 in a thrilling final. This is Newcastle’s first major trophy since 1969.
Newcastle United players with the trophy (Image shared by Newcastle)
After a goalless first half, all three goals in the match were scored in the second half. Dan Byrne (45th minute) and Alexander Isak (52nd minute) scored for Newcastle. In the final moments of the match, substitute Federico Chiesa (90+4) scored Liverpool’s consolation goal in injury time. Liverpool, who won the first leg of the Champions Trophy but lost the second leg and then lost to PSG in a penalty shootout and were eliminated in the pre-quarters, suffered a heavy defeat. It is noteworthy that Newcastle won the domestic tournament title after a seven-decade wait since winning the FA Cup in 1955. Since then, the disappointment of losing nine consecutive matches at Wembley Stadium can be forgotten for the time being. Moreover, this is the first time Newcastle have won a major trophy since winning the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1969.∙ Final route
Newcastle United reached the final by defeating strong Arsenal 2–0 in the semi-finals. Jacob Murphy (19) and Anthony Gordon (52) scored for Newcastle at home. Newcastle had also won the first leg 2–0.
Liverpool entered the final by defeating Tottenham Hotspur. In the second leg of the semi-final, which turned out to be one-sided, Liverpool defeated Tottenham by four goals to none. Liverpool’s progress was also avenged by the 1–0 defeat in the first leg at Tottenham’s stadium.
