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Newcastle ended their 70-year wait for a major domestic trophy as they beat holders Liverpool 2-1 at Wembley to win the Carabao Cup final.

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 very 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 Toon on course for a victory generations had longed for.

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A confident start kept the black and white end of Wembley vocal throughout.

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VAR reviewed the incident, but decided there had been no foul play.

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It was the stuff of dreams for the boyhood Toon fan.

It got better less than 10 minutes into the second half when Isak - moments after seeing a close-range finish ruled out for offside - swept a second into the bottom left corner after Jacob Murphy headed Tino Livramento's cross into an inviting spot in the box.

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Substitute Curtis Jones forced a superb one-handed save from Nick Pope just before the hour, but despite Arne Slot effectively deploying a front four as the conclusion neared, there was to be no onslaught.

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