That those in red were found wanting, utterly spent from Tuesday night, will barely qualify as a footnote to history on Tyneside, the first major trophy most in Wembley's scarf-aloft West Stand will have seen Newcastle win. It was done so in the fashion that makes this team such a hellacious opponent for the Premier League's best.

Newcastle United win their first major silverware in 70 years, with a 2-1 defeat of Liverpool in the EFL Cup Final. Read below.

On the last four occasions the holders had reached the EFL Cup final prior to this match, they had gone on to lift the trophy, but Liverpool were not able to continue that trend