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Newcastle Triumphs Over Liverpool in Thrilling League Cup Final
Newcastle United clinched the 2024 League Cup title after defeating Liverpool in a dramatic match at London’s Wembley Stadium. The game, played on March 16th, 2025, was a thrilling encounter filled with intense moments until the final whistle.
Dan Burn put the Magpies ahead in the 45th minute, assisted by Kieran Trippier. Alexander Isak extended the lead in the 52nd minute, following an assist from Jacob Murphy, after an earlier offside goal was disallowed. Liverpool mounted a late comeback, scoring through Federico Chiesa in the 90th minute, assisted by Harvey Elliott, but it proved too little, too late. Newcastle dominated in shots, with 17 attempts (6 on target) compared to Liverpool’s 7 (2 on target). While Liverpool enjoyed more possession (65%), Newcastle’s clinical finishing proved decisive. Yellow cards were shown to two Newcastle players (Pope and Tonali) and one Liverpool player.
Substitutions liverpool: at minute 56 D. Nunez came in and Diogo Jota went out., at minute 57 C. Jones came in and I. Konate went out., at minute 67 C. Gakpo came in and A. Mac Allister went out., at minute 74 F. Chiesa came in and R. Gravenberch went out., at minute 74 H. Elliott came in and L. Diaz went out.
Substitutions newcastle: at minute 81 C. Wilson came in and A. Isak went out., at minute 81 J. Willock came in and H. Barnes went out., at minute 90 E. Krafth came in and J. Murphy went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Liverpool
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