Carabao Cup final: Key storylines as Liverpool and Newcastle meet at Wembley for the first piece of major silverware this season

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A statistical and historical look ahead to the first major final of the season

The Carabao Cup on a green plinth at Wembley Stadium, February 2023
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Will Newcastle get revenge for 1974?

Newcastle United captain Bobby Moncur and Liverpool captain Emlyn Hughes at the toss ahead of the 1974 FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium

Newcastle captain Bobby Moncur and Liverpool captain Emlyn Hughes at the toss ahead of the 1974 FA Cup final at Wembley (Image credit: Alamy)

?Ecstasy vs agony?

Newcastle United captain Jimmy Scoular is held up by his teammates with the FA Cup, as manager Doug Livingstone joins the celebrations following the victory over Manchester City in the 1955 FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium

Captain Jimmy Scoular holds the FA Cup aloft following Newcastle's victory over Manchester City in the 1955 final at Wembley (Image credit: Alamy)

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Tom Hancock
Tom Hancock

Tom Hancock started freelancing for FourFourTwo in April 2019 and has also written for the Premier League and Opta Analyst, among others. He supports Wycombe Wanderers and has a soft spot for Wealdstone. A self-confessed statto, he has been known to watch football with a spreadsheet (or several) open...

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