Alexander Isak of Newcastle United.

Liverpool 1-2 Newcastle: Burn and Isak secure EFL Cup glory to end 70-year drought

Newcastle United finally ended their 70-year wait for a major domestic trophy as they produced an outstanding EFL Cup final performance to beat Premier League leaders Liverpool 2-1 at Wembley. The Magpies were seen as underdogs for their second EFL Cup final in three years, Newcastle having lost 2-0 to Manchester United on the same…

Reporter Notebook

How prepared are Newcastle to end their 70-year wait for silverware?

I handed Eddie Howe a bottle of water before our cup final preview interview last week and he asked jokingly if the bottle had vodka in it. Of course, it was said with a smile from the Newcastle boss, and our subsequent interview underlined he was already looking forward positively, but he must have been…