Disappointment for Newcastle fans after League Cup Final
The wait for Newcastle to bring home a trophy continues
Last updated 26th Feb 2023
It has been disappointment for Newcastle United fans this evening, after the League Cup Final at Wembley ended with Manchester United winning 2 nil.
Thousands of fans descended on the capital over the weekend, ahead of the Newcastle V Man United game, the Magpies first Wembley final since 1999.
But the wait to bring home a trophy continues,
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe replaced suspended goalkeeper Nick Pope with debutant Loris Karius in his first competitive game for almost two years.
Howe also drafted key midfielder Bruno Guimaraes straight back into his starting line-up following his three-match suspension as Elliot Anderson made way.
There was a return too for striker Callum Wilson, who was used only as a substitute in last weekend's 2-0 Premier League defeat by Liverpool, Alexander Isak dropping to the bench as a result.
It was a painful end to the Magpies' first final since losing by the same scoreline to the same opposition in the 1999 FA Cup showpiece.
Things could have been so different for Eddie Howe's men had David De Gea not been alert to deny Allan Saint-Maximin's close-range shot late in the first half.
Within seven minutes of that save the Red Devils had control of the final, with Casemiro heading home Luke Shaw's free-kick before Botman deflected a Marcus Rashford strike over Loris Karius.
The third-choice goalkeeper, making his debut and first competitive appearance in 728 days, denied Wout Weghorst putting the game to bed in first-half stoppage time.
Newcastle returned brightly from the break but were unable to mount a comeback, extending their wait for a first trophy since their 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup triumph.