Newcastle back in League Cup final

Newcastle are back in the English League Cup final for another chance to end their 70-year wait for a major domestic trophy.

The Saudi-controlled northeast club beat Arsenal 2-0 in the second leg of the semi-finals yesterday to advance 4-0 on aggregate. Jacob Murphy and Anthony Gordon scored the goals at a boisterous St James' Park.

Newcastle will play either Tottenham or Liverpool in the March 16 final at Wembley Stadium. Tottenham lead 1-0 after the first leg, with the return match at Anfield today.

For Newcastle, it marks another opportunity to capture a first piece of silverware since being bought by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund in 2021. Newcastle's last trophy was the now-defunct Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1969 and the most recent domestic title was the FA Cup in 1955.

Newcastle reached the 2023 League Cup final, but lost 2-0 to Manchester United.

"Play like that and we can dream big," Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes said after the Arsenal match. "It would be amazing in my first season as the captain to lift a trophy, it is my dream."