Newcastle end trophy drought with League Cup final win over Liverpool

Newcastle United ended a 70-year domestic trophy drought as they beat holders Liverpool 2-1 to win the English League Cup with goals in each half by Dan Burn and Alexander Isak sparking a Geordie party at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.

Fittingly it was local hero Burn who sent his side on the way to a memorable victory as he thumped home a header in the 45th minute to reward Newcastle's dominant first-half display.

Roared on by a sea of fans clad in black and white, Newcastle took control of the showpiece final seven minutes after the break when Swedish forward Isak swept a shot past Liverpool keeper Caoimhin Kelleher.

Runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool halved the deficit in stoppage time with substitute Federico Chiesa slotting in but the damage was done and the day belonged to Eddie Howe's Newcastle who won the club's first domestic trophy since 1955.

Newcastle suffered heartbreak two years ago in the League Cup final against Manchester United, their ninth straight loss at Wembley, but they were determined to write their names into folklore as they tapped into the energy from their supporters.

Liverpool on the other hand looked flat and appeared to be suffering a Champions League hangover after being knocked out of Europe by Paris St Germain on penalties on Tuesday.

"Well, it's amazing what football can do. I think it's one of the rare sports that has that ability to give people days that they'll always remember. And with such a long wait for a trophy, this will be a day that I'm sure everyone will never forget. We will never forget it. I certainly won't. I think there's different ways to win trophies today. Today, we won it in the best way. We played a brilliant opponent who have been the best team in the Premier League all season, by a long way. And for me, we were the better team," said Hows.

"Disappointing result, disappointing performance. So, completely different than I felt after the Paris Saint-Germain game. Losing twice in a row is something I think we've done for the first time. But that probably also comes with going into the latter stages of the tournament. So, facing Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle in a final are two very good teams, both in their own styles. But very difficult teams to face because we already knew from the game against at St James' Park how difficult it is to beat them. And it was a tough week, but it was also a week where we extended our lead to 12 points from it being 10. So, it wasn't all negative. But yeah, the last two were definitely not the way we wanted it to be," said Liverpool manager Arne Slot.