Newcastle United's Swedish striker #14 Alexander Isak (C) celebrates in front of the Newcastle fans after scoring their second goal during the English League Cup final football match between Liverpool and Newcastle United at Wembley Stadium, north-west London on March 16, 2025. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may b
Newcastle United has won 2025 Carabao Cup final against league leaders Liverpool by 2-1 at Wembley on Sunday and this end their 70-years wait for a major domestic trophy.
The Magpies won the 1955 FA Cup final, but their next five final appearances (three FA Cup, two League Cup) had each ended in defeat – the last of which came in 2023, when they lost 2-0 to Man Utd in this same fixture.
A towering header from boyhood Newcastle fan Dan Burn just before the break and a sublime finish from talisman Alexander Isak just after the restart put them on course for a victory generations had longed for.
However, Federico Chiesa’s 96th-minute consolation goal – confirmed after a lengthy VAR review – set up a tense finale but it was not enough to help Liverpool find the equaliser that would have sent the game to extra-time
