Liverpool booked their way to Wembley and a League Cup final against Newcastle United after defeating a lethargic Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 at Anfield on Thursday, and 4-1 on aggregate.

Follow reaction after Liverpool hammered Tottenham at Anfield to reach the Carabao Cup final for a record 15th time

Liverpool stormed their way in the final after drubbing of Tottenham Hotspurs. Learn the details of Liverpool's opponents below.

Newcastle have the opportunity to end an extended domestic trophy drought that stretches all the way back to 1955, when they won the FA Cup. They have never won the League Cup but have reached the final twice before, losing to City in 1976 and to Manchester United in 2023.

Liverpool will play Newcastle in the English League Cup final after routing Tottenham 4-0 on Thursday. A rampant performance overturned Spurs’ 1-0 lead from the first leg of the semifinal and sealed a 4-1 aggregate victory that keeps Arne Slot's team in contention for an unprecedented quadruple of trophies in his first season in charge.

Newcastle United reached a second League Cup final in three seasons as they overwhelmed Arsenal 2-0 at a feverish St James' Park on Wednesday to complete a crushing 4-0 aggregate win. Moments after Arsenal's Martin Odegaard wasted a chance to halve the deficit,

Arne Slot hailed a special moment after guiding Liverpool into the Carabao Cup final during his first season, but insisted his thoughts were already on the next game. The holders booked a Wembley date with Newcastle next month as they comfortably overturned a 1-0 first-leg deficit in their semi-final against Tottenham with a convincing 4-0 victory in the Anfield return on Thursday.