Newcastle United assured themselves of a spot in European football next season with victory over Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday. The Magpies ended their 70-year wait for a major

There were only eight Premier League matches this weekend, with Liverpool and Newcastle busy contesting the Carabao Cup final at Wembley Stadium and Aston Villa and Crystal Palace sitting at home idle. Let’s see what happened.

The gap closing to three after Wembley yesterday, due to that magnificent NUFC win and performance. Whisper it, but could Newcastle United even close that gap further in the weeks ahead…? Plus, Newcastle have one more Premier League match to play compared to the scousers.

Liverpool will be without Trent Alexander-Arnold on Sunday as Arne Slot tried to win the club a third League Cup title in four tries when the side takes on Newcastle