It took them years, it took them decades, it took them whole life to get to this, but the Geordies are finally here – with their hands on the silverware for the first time in 70 years!Newcastle United have won the EFL Cup – their first major trophy for the Magpies since 1955 – after dominantly beating Liverpool at Wembley 2-1 on Sunday night!Dan Burn and Alexander Isak found the back of the net for an ecstatic and deserved celebration of Eddie Howe’s side and thousands of their fans in the stands, including the club’s legend Alan Shearer.WE HAVE DONE IT!!!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/YZ9bMDYRCG— Newcastle United (@NUFC) March 16, 2025 And who could have predicted such an outcome after the Reds routinely defeated the Magpies 2-0 at Anfield in the Premier League recently? The majority of neutrals thought we were heading into a one-sided showdown. However, the last few days have transformed Liveprool’s incredible season into quite a horrific scenario, embellished with painful losses.It was all good just a week ago…😬 pic.twitter.com/H0JcrKpSuo— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) March 16, 2025 That shocking defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League have affected Arne Slot’s side massively, which was blatant at Wembley tonight.Liverpool were just shadows of their former selves as Mohamed Salah and his teammates failed to harm Newcastle’s defenders one bit.##EDITORS_CHOICE##On the other hand, the Geordies patiently built their game and waited for the perfect chance to strike- which came in the dying seconds of the first half through a set-piece.Kieran Trippier’s corner found big man Dan Burn on the far post, whose Shearer-esque header went past Kelleher and into the net. Along with Burn’s remarkable finishing, it needs to be said that Liverpool’s man-marking was as awful as it gets, with tiny Alexis Mac Allister standing miles away from a player of Burn’s height, which proved crucial for the opener.🚨🏴 GOAL | Liverpool 0-1 Newcastle | Dan BurnDAN BURN OPENS THE SCORING FOR NEWCASTLE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!pic.twitter.com/d1g3Yy2QaD— Tekkers Foot (@tekkersfoot) March 16, 2025 Dan fucking Big Man Burn 🖤🤍🖤🤍— Alan Shearer (@alanshearer) March 16, 2025 We expected to see the Scousers’ response almost straight from the restart, but we got another nail in that red coffin instead. Isak’s close-range tap-in was voided due to a controversial offside before the Swedish attacker made another effort – a few yards further away from the previous one – but this time according to football rules. Virgil van Dijk became a toothless bystander as the Geordies went 2-0 up.🚨🏴 GOAL | Liverpool 0-2 Newcastle | Alexander IsakALEXANDER ISAK DOUBLES THE LEAD FOR NEWCASTLE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!pic.twitter.com/21C0hjWSs3— Tekkers Foot (@tekkersfoot) March 16, 2025 Slot’s substitutions didn’t improve things for the favourites, who had their only decent chance through Curtis Jones. His shot was second to none, but Nick Pope’s mouth-watering save definitely proved we’re seeing a historic game for the St. James’ Park lot.Isak missed a chance to kill the tie on the other end, and back in the past, Liverpool would have probably punished their rival for such mistakes. Alas, this contemporary one hasn’t got what it takes to turn things around and provide us with another miraculous comeback.The only thing they did at Wembley is to pour in some late drama. Federico Chiesa managed to peg one back deep into the stoppage time, as his goal was disallowed in the first place, but the VAR review showed he was onside and we got a bit of that late drama.🚨🏴 GOAL | Liverpool 1-2 Newcastle | ChiesaCHIESA PULLS ONE BACK FOR LIVERPOOL !!!!!!pic.twitter.com/PeCRcsx4mW— Tekkers Foot (@tekkersfoot) March 16, 2025 Plymouth Argyle topped them in the FA Cup, PSG completed the mission (im)possible in the UCL and, now, NUFC clinched a larger-than-life EFL Cup victory.Sad days for Liverpool and what a night to remember if your heart beats for the Magpies. That 70-year-long wait is finally over!EFL CUP – FINALNewcastle United – Liverpool 2-1 (1-0)/Burn 45, Isak 52 – Chiesa 90+3/
