The primary main trophy of the English season can be determined at Wembley on Sunday as Liverpool face Newcastle United within the ultimate of the EFL Cup.
Having tumbled out of the Champions League on the last-16 stage, shedding on penalties to Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool are hoping to cap a tough week on a excessive by claiming the primary trophy of an anticipated double for the Premier League leaders.
Newcastle, in the meantime, are looking for to finish their notorious 70-year await a serious home trophy, the Magpies final such honour coming after they received the FA Cup in 1955. Their most up-to-date main trophy of any type was the Inter-Cities Gala’s Cup, the forerunner to the UEFA Cup/Europa League, which Newcastle received in 1969.
101GreatGoals.com has you coated for the lineups, crew information and confirmed beginning sides.
Liverpool lineup v Newcastle
Arne Slot has made a giant name at goalkeeper, going with Caoimhin Kelleher forward of Premier League and Champions League No. 1 Allison.
Slot stated of that call: “That was not that tough, for all the opposite video games [in the cup] we’ve all the time performed the second-choice.”
Jarell Quansah predictably will get the beginning at right-back with each Trent Alexander-Arnold and Conor Bradley unavailable.
Right here’s how we line up for the #CarabaoCupFinal 👊
UP THE REDS! 🔴
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) March 16, 2025
Liverpool beginning XI: Kelleher, Quansah, Konaté, Van Dijk, Robertson, Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Salah, Szoboszlai, Díaz; Jota.
Liverpool subs: Alisson, Endo, Nunez, Chiesa, Jones, Gakpo, Elliott, Tsimikas, McConnell
Newcastle lineup v Liverpool
With accidents to Lewis Corridor and Sven Botman, together with Anthony Gordon’s suspension, there are few surprises within the Newcastle XI, which is identical because the one which beat West Ham within the Premier League on Monday.
The one eyebrow-raising determination is, like Liverpool, in purpose, the place Nick Pope retains his place forward of Martin Dubravka.
Dubravka was wonderful throughout Pope’s harm lay-off earlier within the season, with the England worldwide typically shaky since his return. He might want to rise to the event if Newcastle are to finish their trophy drought.
Your Carabao Cup Closing Magpies 💪
HOWAY THE LADS! 🖤🤍#wedontdoquiet pic.twitter.com/YRIL9XWrFV
— Newcastle United (@NUFC) March 16, 2025
Newcastle beginning XI: Pope, Trippier, Schar, Burn, Livramento, Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton, Murphy, Barnes, Isak.
Newcastle subs: Dubravka, Wilson, Targett, Krafth, Osula, Willock, Longstaff, Miley, Neave.