Eddie Howe sets sights on Newcastle glory in Carabao Cup final

Eddie Howe is desperate to end Newcastle's trophy drought by winning the Carabao Cup.

The Magpies booked their spot in the final with a 2-0 win (4-0 on aggregate) in the second leg of their semi-final tie against Arsenal on Wednesday (05.02.25) and the manager wants his team to finish the job in the final to end a 70-year wait for a major honour.

Howe said: "It’s a long time. We’d love to end it and we’ll work as hard as we can and prepare right to try to do that."

Newcastle will take on either Liverpool or Tottenham in the Wembley showpiece next month and Howe says his team won't be caught up in the "emotion" of who they could play in the final.

The coach said: "Fate will naturally take its course, I don’t think we’ll engage on the emotion of who we’ll play. That will come in time, of course.

"Two elite teams, two very good sides that we have faced this season, so we know whoever we play will be a tough opponent.

"But I think it’s just a case at the moment of being really pleased to have won today, continued our good momentum and good form and yes, we’ve shown that we can compete against any team in the Premier League.

"At our very best levels, I think we’re a very good team, so I think that should give us loads of confidence."

Howe has led Newcastle to two Carabao Cup finals in three years but was keen to pass the credit on to his players.

He said: "The players always deserve the credit. This group of players, since I have been here have been magnificent for me.

"Again tonight, they’ve gone hard for us. They’ve given everything physically, mentally. I’m very, very honoured to manage that group."