Newcastle ended a 70-year wait for a domestic title by defeating Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley. Coach Eddie Howe's team excellently defeated The Kop with a score of 2-1.
Center back Dan Burn took the "Magpies" to the lead with a beautiful long-range header in the 45th minute. Then, Alexander Isak doubled the gap from close range early in the second half. Federico Chiesa scored a consolation goal in injury time for Liverpool.
After losing to Manchester United in the 2023 Carabao Cup final, Newcastle were determined and dominated throughout this match. And their victory secured their first domestic trophy since the FA Cup in00. In addition, Howe has also become the first English coach to win a major trophy since Harry Redknapp led Portsmouth to FA Cup glory in 2008.
Newcastle are no longer the most failed club in world football after ending their 70-year domestic title drought. They beat Carabao Cup champions Liverpool in an overwhelming performance at Wembley.
In fact, Newcastle won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup - a now-defurned tournament - in 1969. However, club fans have always considered the 55-year-old FA Cup final win over Manchester City as their last major trophy.
No other big club in world football has not won the title for such a long time. The Magpies have lost five major finals and finished second in the Premier League twice since their success in12. The importance of the victory over Liverpool was emphasized by the reaction of Newcastle players. Every time they win the ball or make an important clearance, they continuously urge fans to cheer even harder.
With Newcastle now owned by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund, they have the financial strength to build success similar to the development of Man City owned by Abu Dhabi and Paris St Germain supported by Qatar. However, after waiting too long to get a trophy, the joy and relief at the end of the tasteless day series will not be defeated by anything that happens afterwards.
"I am very, very touched at the moment. We know what the fans are waiting for. We want to bring them joy by winning and lifting the championship trophy.
I am really satisfied with the results and the performance of the students, we deserved to win today. When Liverpool scored, I thought about extra time, but luckily what I thought about didn't happen. This is the club's first title in many years and shows that we are on the right track" - the Newcastle coach expressed his feelings.
