Newcastle defeat Liverpool to win EFL Cup and end trophy drought | OneFootball

Newcastle ended 70 years of waiting for a major trophy, defeating Liverpool 2-1 at Wembley to win the EFL Cup.

Scorers: Burn 45+1', Isak 52'; Chiesa 90+4'

As tends to be the case in finals, the game got off to a cagey start with most of the play taking place in midfield with very few chances.

Sandro Tonali came closest to breaking the deadlock just after the 20 minute mark, but his rasping drive went well wide of Caoimhín Kelleher's post.

The game finally sprang into action in added time of a slow first half when Dan Burn powered a brilliant header home from Kieran Trippier's corner. It was a fully deserved opener for the Magpies, who were the better side for the first 45 minutes.

The Magpies momentarily though they had doubled their lead minutes into the second half when Alexander Isak tapped home from two yards out. However, Bruno Guimarães was offside and blocking the view of Kelleher, leading to VAR disallowing it.

Moments later, the Swedish striker did score with a brilliant strike, smashing Jacob Murphy's knockdown into the bottom corner.

Liverpool finally kicked into gear at 2-0 down, substitute Curtis Jones forcing a fine save from Nick Pope, before Isak almost ended the game as a contest. Like his opposite number, Kelleher did very well to keep his side alive.

Four minutes into added time, the Reds finally scored through Federico Chiesa, who finished smartly past Pope to give his side late hope.

The Magpies held on for the remaining minutes to deservedly claim the trophy and end English football's most famous drought.

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