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:
Liverpool vs Newcastle LIVE: Carabao Cup final updates
- Newcastle defeat Liverpool 2-1 in Carabao Cup final at Wembley
- Newcastle celebrate first domestic trophy in 70 years on historic day
- Emotional Eddie Howe dedicates Newcastle’s cup triumph to late mother
- Liverpool well beaten as painful defeat follows Champions League exit
- 90+4’ GOAL! Chiesa gets in behind and scores for Liverpool (LIV 1-2 NEW)
- 52’ GOAL! Isak turns home Murphy’s knockdown (LIV 0-2 NEW)
- 45’ GOAL! Dan Burn nods Magpies ahead on stroke of half-time (LIV 0-1 NEW)
Liverpool FC 1 - 2 Newcastle United FC
Liverpool’s season is sliding off the rails and the reason is clear
09:14 , Richard JollyThe Carabao Cup had been lifted by Bruno Guimaraes and Kieran Trippier, Eddie Howe drenched in alcohol by Joelinton and the black-and-white hordes were starting to disperse when a manager reflected on a historic first. Not the victorious one, though. “It took us seven, eight, nine months to lose twice in a row,” said Arne Slot. It is perhaps not a statistic to echo through the ages like Newcastle’s 70-year wait for domestic silverware or the 56-year gap between claiming any major honour.
It was nevertheless a way of illustrating Liverpool’s consistency this season.
Liverpool’s season is sliding off the rails and the reason is clear
How Dan Burn and Alexis Mac Allister mismatch summed up Liverpool’s day to forget
08:22 , Jamie BraidwoodVirgil van Dijk became a striker on the halfway line, for once obscured by another “colossus”.
In his absence, Liverpool’s defence was held together by Dominik Szoboszlai, Jarell Quansah and Andy Robertson. Mohamed Salah stood on the periphery. For the second time in six days, he watched on, barely having a kick, as Liverpool suffered a painful defeat.
On the touchline, Arne Slot found that he had Federico Chiesa at his disposal. The lesser-spotted Italian not only saw the Wembley pitch but scored Liverpool’s consolation in the Carabao Cup final.
On the whole, it rather summed up an afternoon where barely anything went to plan for them.
How Dan Burn and Alexis Mac Allister mismatch summed up Liverpool’s day to forget
‘It’s like the World Cup!’ Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes hails Carabao Cup victory
07:21 , Jamie BraidwoodCaptain Bruno Guimaraes hailed Newcastle United’s Carabao Cup final victory as “like the World Cup” after a gripping 2-1 win over Liverpool.
The Brazilian lauded the club’s supporters for their dedication with Eddie Howe’s side finally delivering a piece of silverware for the first time in 70 years.
Dan Burn’s bullet header and Alexander Isak’s smart finish were enough, despite Federico Chiesa’s late strike awarded in stoppage time after a VAR check.
‘It’s like the World Cup!’ Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes hails Carabao Cup win
Newcastle end trophy drought with Carabao Cup glory as clever plan sinks Liverpool
06:21 , Richard JollyThe banner in Wembley’s top tier could have formed part of the team talk. It was certainly a motivation. “Write your name in the history books,” it read. Newcastle United did. Dan Burn and Alexander Isak, the scorers who will forever be bracketed together in Tyneside folklore.
The right-sided double act of Kieran Trippier and Jacob Murphy, who got an assist apiece. The unique Joelinton, the £40m misfit rebranded as midfield powerhouse. Bruno Guimaraes, the first Newcastle captain to lift a trophy at Wembley since 1955.
Eddie Howe, the manager who accomplished something that eluded even beloved figures like Kevin Keegan and Sir Bobby Robson.
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Newcastle secure Carabao Cup glory after clever plan sinks Liverpool at Wembley
'It's the start of a new era'
05:20 , Jamie BraidwoodNewcastle midfielder Joelinton said: "It's an unbelievable feeling, an unbelievable day. I dreamed so much of this feeling and this day. Well done to every player, coach and everyone connected to the club.
"My journey since I started playing football to come from Brazil to here today makes me feel proud. It's an honour for me to give something back to the fans. They support us even in difficult moment. They deserve this after so long.
"It's the start of a new era for this club.”
'It's one of the worst performances I've seen'
04:15 , Jamie BraidwoodJamie Carragher said: "It's one of the worst performances I have seen from Liverpool in a cup final, they've given so much this season, they've lost one league game, one Champions League game, lost in the FA Cup and a dead rubber in the Champions League, three or four games they wanted to win all season.
“It's shone a light on where Liverpool need to improve. I think the lack of pace in the team, in attack, is glaring.
“I feel sorry for Salah, he's taken criticism, he didn't do too much, but he doesn't get help off the attackers, not like Mane or Firmino.
“The current attacks, they're good players but not great players, Liverpool need to buy two attackers, not squad players, to play alongside Salah. I have been excited because they can win the league and still have a lot to improve."
Alexander Isak speaking to Sky Sports:
03:18 , Jamie Braidwood"It was his [Dan Burn's] game. He is brilliant. If he can score goals then great but it's the way he defends. That sets the foundation for us.
"This is really just the start. We will see more from the fans and what it means for the people when we get back to Newcastle. We are all aware of how long it's been for the fans without a trophy.
"This game is about moments and it's not about being really good as a striker but it's about being there to score when needed.
"The first half was a bit frustrating for me but I kept telling myself my moment would come.
"When you've been without a trophy for so long it can be in the back of your head but no hopefully we have won this it is bright days in front of us."
Newcastle goalscorer and man of the match Dan Burn told Sky Sports:
"I've had worse weeks. I don't want to go to sleep because I feel like I'm dreaming and it's all going to be a lie.
"I knew Alexis [Mac Allister] wasn't looking at the ball and I'd be able to get a jump on him. I don't get many so I saved it for a big occasion.
"I feel sometimes I get around bodies and it's tough to get free. I feel strange, I feel numb at the minute."
'We wanted to do the club proud'
01:17 , Jamie BraidwoodEddie Howe said: “I am very very emotional and been all day which is unlike me.
"We knew what was at stake today for all of our fans, we wanted to do them proud and win the trophy.
"I am so, so pleased with the result and the performance - we deserved to win today.
"It was tough when Liverpool scored. I was thinking about extra time, we always make it difficult for ourselves it was never going to be 2-0.
"We were well aware of the history and we wanted to do the club proud. We wanted to score, we wanted to perform and we wanted to win.
"We are breaking new ground, I thought we were magnificent today.”
Howe admits he disguised tactics during Premier League meeting with Liverpool
00:16 , Jamie BraidwoodNewcastle manager Eddie Howe admitted that he held back certain players and tactics during Premier League meetings with Liverpool in order to surprise them this afternoon.
“Yes we did, I can say that now, they got a glimpse of us,” Howe said.
“Obviously I didn't tell the players that, but we wanted to do it a different way.”
Liverpool vs Newcastle player ratings as Mohamed Salah anonymous in Wembley defeat
Sunday 16 March 2025 23:15 , Jamie BraidwoodNewcastle United stunned Liverpool to win the Carabao Cup and lift their first piece of domestic silverware in 70 years at Wembley. A famous day for Newcastle saw Dan Burn and Alexander Isak score either side of half time, as Eddie Howe’s side held on after Federico Chiesa’s late consolation to deservedly beat the Premier League leaders.
Here are how the players rated at Wembley
Liverpool vs Newcastle player ratings: Salah anonymous in defeat
Emotional Eddie Howe dedicates Newcastle’s Carabao Cup triumph to late mother
Sunday 16 March 2025 22:02 , Jamie BraidwoodEddie Howe’s thoughts turned to his late mother and his sons as Newcastle United ended their 70-year wait for a domestic trophy with Carabao Cup final victory over Liverpool.
Goals from Dan Burn and Alexander Isak at Wembley secured a 2-1 win, despite substitute Federico Chiesa’s late strike, and established head coach Howe as the first English manager to win one of the nation’s big men’s football prizes since Harry Redknapp in 2008.
Emotional Eddie Howe dedicates Newcastle’s Carabao Cup triumph to late mother
'He is a great man'
Sunday 16 March 2025 20:12 , Mike JonesJoelinton on Eddie Howe: "He is great. He is a great man who works hard to give everything. It has been an unbelievable journey together and I'm happy to give him the title too.
"Every time I step on the pitch I do it for him. He changed my position and gave me the confidence to play. He's a great man, I love him."
Reaction from Dan Burn
Sunday 16 March 2025 19:48 , Mike JonesNewcastle goalscorer and man of the match Dan Burn told Sky Sports:
"I've had worse weeks. I don't want to go to sleep because I feel like I'm dreaming and it's all going to be a lie.
"I knew Alexis [Mac Allister] wasn't looking at the ball and I'd be able to get a jump on him. I don't get many so I saved it for a big occasion.
"I feel sometimes I get around bodies and it's tough to get free. I feel strange, I feel numb at the minute."
Salah nullified
Sunday 16 March 2025 19:40 , Mike JonesFor the first time in his Liverpool career, Mohamed Salah neither attempted a shot nor created a chance in a match where he played 90+ minutes.
Reaction from Newcastle boss
Sunday 16 March 2025 19:33 , Mike JonesEddie Howe said: “I am very very emotional and been all day which is unlike me.
"We knew what was at stake today for all of our fans, we wanted to do them proud and win the trophy.
"I am so, so pleased with the result and the performance - we deserved to win today.
"It was tough when Liverpool scored. I was thinking about extra time, we always make it difficult for ourselves it was never going to be 2-0."
'Howe will be in upper echelons on Newcastle managers'
Sunday 16 March 2025 19:23 , Mike JonesIsaac Hayden, former Newcastle player, spoke about Eddie Howe and says he is one of the hardest working managers.
Hayden told BBC Radio 5 Live:
“Eddie Howe is one of the hardest working managers I have seen. It's a credit to him and he fully deserves it.
“He is going to be talked about in the upper echelons of Newcastle managers.”
Newcastle celebrate winning the Carabao Cup
Sunday 16 March 2025 19:20 , Mike Jones
'Eddie Howe deserves it'
Sunday 16 March 2025 19:17 , Mike JonesJamie Redknapp says: “Eddie Howe deserves it. He has been a brilliant coach.
“He's improved players. What he has done with Joelinton, he's turned him into a midfield powerhouse and that is all thanks to Howe.
“They had no Anthony Gordon and no Lewis Hall, did it matter? Not one bit.”
'I'm gutted for Liverpool'
Sunday 16 March 2025 19:13 , Mike JonesMore reaction from Sky Sports’ Jamie Carragher:
“I'm gutted Liverpool didn't win today but if there is any team you would accept losing to, it's Newcastle.
“They have such huge support in the North East.”
Newcastle win Carabao Cup final
Sunday 16 March 2025 19:09 , Mike JonesCue the celebrations, it’ll be busy in Newcastle tonight:
The winners of the 2024/25 Carabao Cup...
— Newcastle United (@NUFC) March 16, 2025
NEWCASTLE UNITED 🏆 pic.twitter.com/ksjLHrqdgi
Newcastle win Carabao Cup final
Sunday 16 March 2025 19:05 , Mike Jones
‘It’s like the World Cup!’ Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes hails Carabao Cup victory
Sunday 16 March 2025 19:01 , Mike JonesCaptain Bruno Guimaraes hailed Newcastle United’s Carabao Cup final victory as “like the World Cup” after a gripping 2-1 win over Liverpool.
The Brazilian lauded the club’s supporters for their dedication with Eddie Howe’s side finally delivering a piece of silverware for the first time in 70 years.
Dan Burn’s bullet header and Alexander Isak’s smart finish were enough, despite Federico Chiesa’s late strike awarded in stoppage time after a VAR check.
‘It’s like the World Cup!’ Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes hails Carabao Cup win
Howe overtakes Redknapp
Sunday 16 March 2025 18:57 , Mike JonesEddie Howe becomes the first English manager to win a domestic cup trophy since Harry Redknapp did so with Portsmouth in 2008.
'I'm delighted for Eddie Howe'
Sunday 16 March 2025 18:53 , Mike JonesGary Neville says: “I'm delighted for Eddie Howe, I really am.”
Newcastle win the Carabao Cup
Sunday 16 March 2025 18:50 , Mike Jones
Newcastle are the Carabao Cup champions!
Sunday 16 March 2025 18:47 , Mike JonesHere come Newcastle.
They walk up the steps and collect their medals. Kieran Trippier, the captain who lost this final two years ago, grabs one handle of the trophy.
Bruno Guimaraes, who captained the team to victory today, grabs the other.
Together they hoist the trophy high and the crowds at Wembley go wild.
Newcastle have done it. They’ve ended their long wait and the celebrations begin again.
'Newcastle battered Liverpool'
Sunday 16 March 2025 18:46 , Mike JonesJamie Carragher didn’t hold back when assessing the game on Sky Sports.
He said: "They battered Liverpool, it should have been three or four nil.
“I find it difficult to be too critical, Liverpool were poor at Paris Saint-Germain but Newcastle wiped the floor with them.
“Liverpool ran out of steam, thankfully they've got a big lead in the Premier League and can see that home."
Liverpool receive runners-up medals
Sunday 16 March 2025 18:45 , Mike JonesThe Liverpool players have already made their way up the Wembley steps and received their runners-up medals.
It’s the longest walk in football and a disappointing one for Arne Slot’s Reds.
'It's the best day of my life'
Sunday 16 March 2025 18:43 , Mike JonesMore reaction from Newcastle’s captain. Bruno Guimaraes says this is the ‘best day of his life’ after leading the Magpies to their first major trophy since 1955.
He said: “I don't have any words. It's the best day of my life. For them [the fans] it's like the World Cup. People have grown up and not seen us as champions. My first year as captain of this club and it's one of the best days. This is unbelievable.
"This is my second home. We are making history. Some day when I leave this club I want the fans to sing my name the way they do to Shearer. He text me before the game. I'm so emotional today."
A touch of class from Van Dijk
Sunday 16 March 2025 18:42 , Mike JonesAs the Newcastle players huddled together to begin the celebrations Liverpool’s captain Virgil van Dijk went across and shook the hands of each of them.
He’ll be suffering but showed a touch of class with that gesture in a painful moment.
'They deserve everything'
Sunday 16 March 2025 18:40 , Mike JonesNewcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes gave his immediate reaction to Sky Sports saying:
"It's all for these fans. They deserve everything. When I first came here I said I wanted to put my name in history.
"We can now say we are the champions again. This is one of the best days of my life.”
FT Liverpool 1-2 Newcastle
Sunday 16 March 2025 18:37 , Mike Jones
Full-time! Liverpool 1-2 Newcastle
Sunday 16 March 2025 18:30 , Mike Jones90+11 mins: Newcastle have done it!
They are the Carabao Cup champions and their long, long wait for silverware is over.
GOAL! Liverpool 1-2 Newcastle (Federico Chiesa, 90+4')
Sunday 16 March 2025 18:24 , Mike JonesChiesa scores!
Harvey Elliott slides a wonderful pass in behind the defensive line and picks out Federico Chiesa.
He touches it into the box then rolls a lovely shot wide of Nick Pope and into the back of the net.
Is there going to be another twist in the tale?
Liverpool 0-2 Newcastle
Sunday 16 March 2025 18:19 , Mike Jones90 mins: Eight minutes of added time to play.
Liverpool 0-2 Newcastle
Sunday 16 March 2025 18:17 , Mike Jones88 mins: This will easily be the worst week of Arne Slot’s tenure as Liverpool boss so far.
Knocked out of the Champions League, beaten in the Carabao Cup final.
Only two goals can stop that happening now.
Liverpool 0-2 Newcastle
Sunday 16 March 2025 18:14 , Mike Jones86 mins: Every foul results in a break in play as the Newcastle players go down with niggles and injuries.
Time is ticking away. Newcastle are so close to winning a trophy for the first time since 1955.
Liverpool 0-2 Newcastle
Sunday 16 March 2025 17:43 , Jamie Braidwood54 mins: Liverpool got a let-off. Two minutes later, Alexander Isak scores again. And this one does count. Liverpool have not dealt with Newcastle’s direct approach all afternoon. Murphy got the jump on Robertson and that is a perfect striker’s finish from Isak. The Newcastle fans at Wembley will be starting to believe that they are witnessing a historic afternoon.
GOAL! Liverpool 0-2 Newcastle (Alexander Isak, 52')
Sunday 16 March 2025 17:42 , Mike JonesThat will stand!
It’s the dangerman as well. Alexander Isak gives Newcastle hope that the trophy is coming hom with them.
Tino Livramento comes down the left and flicks the ball into the box. Jacob Murphy wins the header and nods it down to Isak who curls the ball home!
Liverpool 0-1 Newcastle
Sunday 16 March 2025 17:17 , Jamie BraidwoodNewcastle’s sixth corner of the half and they get the breakthrough at last right on the stroke of half time.
Of course Dan Burn was the target. The giant centre-back stayed clear at the back post, with Alexis Mac Allister closest but unable to offer any competition.
What a header. What a week for Burn, having received his first England call up two days ago.
GOAL! Liverpool 0-1 Newcastle (Dan Burn, 45')
Sunday 16 March 2025 17:16 , Mike JonesHarvey Barnes takes a shot from the left side of the box and wins a corner as Ibrahima Konate turns the ball behind.
The resultant corner is sent deep into the box. Dan Burn lunges at it and wins the header.
He directs it down into the ground and guides the ball into the far bottom corner!
Kick off! Liverpool 0-0 Newcastle
Sunday 16 March 2025 16:30 , Mike JonesLiverpool 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
Sunday 16 March 2025 15:45 , Mike JonesLiverpool 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
Sunday 16 March 2025 15:34 , Jamie BraidwoodThere’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
Sunday 16 March 2025 15:32 , Mike JonesLiverpool XI: Kelleher; Quansah, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz; Jota
Here’s how we line up for the #CarabaoCupFinal 👊
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) March 16, 2025
UP THE REDS! 🔴
Newcastle XI: Pope; Trippier, Schar, Burn, Livramento; Tonali, Guimaraes, Joelinton; Murphy, Isak, Barnes
Your Carabao Cup Final Magpies 💪
— Newcastle United (@NUFC) March 16, 2025
HOWAY THE LADS! 🖤🤍#wedontdoquiet pic.twitter.com/YRIL9XWrFV
A first for Slot?
Sunday 16 March 2025 15:17 , Mike JonesArne 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
Sunday 16 March 2025 14:59 , Jamie BraidwoodDan 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
Sunday 16 March 2025 14:46 , Jamie BraidwoodThe 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
Sunday 16 March 2025 14:45 , Miguel DelaneyBy 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'
Sunday 16 March 2025 23:20 , Jamie BraidwoodArne 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."
