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Kieran Trippier and Bruno Guimaraes lift the League Cup in front of 150,000 fans - Getty Images/Ed Sykes
Eddie Howe has warned the rest of English football that Newcastle United’s first domestic trophy for 70 years has only made them hungry for more success.
Howe is the first manager since Joe Harvey in 1969 to win a major piece of silverware with 24 of his predecessors trying and failing to end the most infamous trophy drought in English football.
“We are desperate for more,” said a visibly emotional Howe in front of around 150,000 fans. “When you have had a taste of something like this, it makes you hungry for more and that is how we all feel at the moment. Hopefully this is just the start. There is a lot of work ahead of us but we have experienced this feeling now and we want more.”
“When I came to this football club I had a dream to win a trophy, but that was all it was. You hope and dream that you can be the one who wins a trophy for this football club and these fans. To have been able to do that is incredibly special.”
07:43 PM GMT
Isak spoke some ‘Geordie’ to the Town Moor crowd
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Striker Alexander Isak gave the Town Moor crowd his best ‘Geordie’ impression - PA/Danny Lawson
07:40 PM GMT
Guimaraes grabbed the mic to sing about team-mate Sandro Tonali
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Bruno Guimaraes sings the famous Sandro Tonali anthem - Getty Images/Oli Scarff
07:20 PM GMT
Edwards: ‘Incredible scenes throughout the city and on the Town Moor’
07:02 PM GMT
Now time for the ‘Sela Spectacular Surprise’
To conclude proceedings, shirt sponsor Sela are putting on a special light show with the use of drones.
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A general view of the Carabao Cup displayed in the sky during the ‘Sela Spectacular Surprise’ drone light show - PA/Danny Lawson
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Newcastle badge lights up the Town Moor sky - PA/Owen Humphreys
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Alexander Isak in lights during the drone light show - PA/Danny Lawson
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Newcastle shirt sponsor Sela with a message for the fans - PA/Danny Lawson
06:46 PM GMT
Players and manager lap up the applause
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Club captains Kieran Trippier, Bruno Guimaraes and Jamaal Lascelles lift the Carabao Cup trophy on stage - Getty Images/Ed Sykes
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Goalscorer Alexander Isak lifts the cup in front of the applauding Town Moor crowd - Reuters/Craig Brough
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Manager Eddie Howe lifts the Carabao Cup on stage - Reuters/Craig Brough
06:32 PM GMT
Each player has moment with the cup
Every player is taking it in turns to lift the Carabao Cup to loud applause from the fans gathered at Town Moor.
06:29 PM GMT
Ant and Dec bring the team out
Lifelong Newcastle United fans Ant and Dec introduce the side to the Town Moor crowd.
06:12 PM GMT
Alan Shearer takes the stage
Newcastle’s all-time leading goalscorer Alan Shearer: “I wanted this to happen in my lifetime and it’s happened. Eddie Howe and those players have done this city so proud.
“I was lucky enough to win the Premier League with Blackburn Rovers but two weeks ago at Wembley is the best feeling I’ve had on or off a football pitch.
“Every single player brought their A-game [in the final]. Eddie’s put himself in a bracket other managers were unable to. He deserves all the credit and accolades that comes his way.”
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Former Newcastle striker Alan Shearer interviewed on the Town Moor stage by Lynsey Hipgrave and Pete Graves - Getty Images/Ed Sykes
06:02 PM GMT
Legends at Town Moor
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Bob Moncur waves to the Town Moor crowd - Reuters/Craig Brough
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Les Ferdinand acknowledges the crowd - Reuters/Craig Brough
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Fan holds up a cardboard cutout of Alan Shearer during the Town Moor celebrations - Getty Images/Ed Sykes
05:45 PM GMT
Incredible scenes in the city centre
05:41 PM GMT
Open-top bus arrives at Town Moor
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Newcastle open-top buses arrive at Town Moor - Reuters/Scott Heppell
05:31 PM GMT
Local car park filled to the brim
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Fans pack a local car park to catch a view of the open-top bus parade - Getty Images/Oli Scarff
05:23 PM GMT
Bird’s-eye view
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Newcastle fan watches on in a tree as the open-top bus passes - PA/Danny Lawson
05:18 PM GMT
Barnes: ‘The turnout is incredible’
Harvey Barnes speaking to Ant and Dec: “The turnout is incredible. This is just something else.
“We wanted to do it [win the final] for ourselves as a team, but we all knew for the fans this was going to be something special.”
05:11 PM GMT
Thousands line the streets
05:09 PM GMT
‘We did say this city did football differently’
There are people hanging off lampposts, standing on top of bus shelters and on top of buildings.
There are even people standing on top of Eldon square bus station. There are people hanging off the Haymarket monument. Hanging out of windows. We did say this city did football differently!
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Fan hangs off lamppost outside St James’ Park - PA/Owen Humphreys
05:04 PM GMT
Trippier: ‘The fans fully deserve this’
Kieran Trippier: “The fans fully deserve this. When I first signed we got beat by Cambridge in the first game.
“I’m proud of Burny [Dan Burn] and all the Geordie boys because they really deserve it, especially Dan. And what a week he’s had.”
04:55 PM GMT
Howe: ‘I can’t thank the people of Newcastle enough’
Eddie Howe speaking to Ant and Dec: “It’s unbelievable. I didn’t know what to expect today but this is incredible. I hoped people would show up but this is unbelievable.
“[Seeing the massive flag] was very emotional. I can’t thank the people of Newcastle enough.”
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Newcastle fans unveil a giant banner of Eddie Howe - Getty Images/Oli Scarff
04:51 PM GMT
Huge cheers for Eddie Howe at Town Moor
A huge cheer erupted at the Town Moor as Eddie Howe appeared on the big screen to be interviewed by Ant and Dec.
Howe is the most successful manager in Newcastle’s modern history and is now idolised on Tyneside. They probably will build a statue of him outside the new stadium, you know.
04:45 PM GMT
Jacob Murphy: ‘There’s not too many words to describe this’
Ant & Dec are on the bus and talking to the players.
Jacob Murphy is the first: “It’s unbelievabl... oh my God! There’s not too many words to describe this. It’s amazing!”
04:40 PM GMT
Players and staff board the bus
04:38 PM GMT
Team bus leaves St James’ Park
You would have got very short odds on Jacob Murphy to be the first player to do the ‘Oops I’ve dropped the trophy’ gag! Standing behind Ant and Dec as the team bus leaves St James’ Park.
04:36 PM GMT
‘I sat in the front row for Gazza’s show and saw a fragile soul laid bare’
Read Oliver Brown’s long read after his recent sit-down with Paul Gascoigne here.
04:22 PM GMT
Scaling crazy heights
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Fans move to extraordinary heights to get a good view - Getty Images/Oli Scarff
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Fan waves flag outside St James’ Park ahead of the open-top bus parade - PA/Owen Humphreys
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Fans, in good spirits, continue to gather outside St James’ Park - Getty Images/Oli Scarff
04:02 PM GMT
Some Eddie Howe acknowledgement
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— Newcastle United (@NUFC) March 29, 2025
03:50 PM GMT
‘More than 200,000 people already in the city centre’
The Geordies are made of strong stuff and it is just as well as the temperature is already dropping on the Town Moor and we are still more than two hours away from the team arriving on stage.
The crowd, though, continues to grow steadily and once the parade has finished you are going to see more people around the stage than you would for a headline act at Glastonbury.
More than 150,000 tickets have been taken by fans for the Town Moor party and the early estimate is that there are more than 200,000 people already in the city centre, with many of them packed on to the roads where the bus will travel along from St James’ Park.
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Fans are already packing the roads where the bus will travel along from St James’ Park - PA/Owen Humphreys
03:40 PM GMT
Fans brave the cold at Town Moor
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Newcastle fans queue to enter Town Moor - Getty Images/Ed Sykes
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Fans soak up the atmosphere ahead of celebrations - PA/Danny Lawson
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Fans react after watching a goal go in on the big screen - Reuters/Craig Brough
03:25 PM GMT
Scenes from Town Moor
03:21 PM GMT
‘This is what a Geordie carnival looks like’
The crowds lining the route for the bus parade are already at least 20 people deep with some grabbing a prime spot at 9am to ensure they were in the front row.
Every single bar in the city centre, Jesmond and Gosforth, which are all walking distance to the Town Moor, where the main party is taking place have been packed since before lunchtime. Newcastle has, basically, stopped to celebrate their football team’s first major trophy since 1969.
Despite the cold, there are already thousands of people on the Town Moor too, watching a full replay of Newcastle’s 2-1 win over Liverpool.
This is what a Geordie carnival looks like.
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Police on horses guide crowds as they gather ahead of Newcastle’s League Cup trophy parade - PA/Danny Lawson
03:17 PM GMT
Ant & Dec are about
03:11 PM GMT
Thousands expected to watch open-top bus parade
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Newcastle United fans outside St James’ Park - PA/Owen Humphreys
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Fans getting into the spirit of things early on - Getty Images/Oli Scarff
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Newcastle fans, young and old, are gathering to see their League Cup-winning heroes - Getty Images/Oli Scarff
02:59 PM GMT
Crowd already gathering outside St James’ Park
02:56 PM GMT
Party on the Moor gets under way
Good afternoon and welcome to coverage of Newcastle United’s League Cup celebrations.
Eddie Howe guided the club to their first major trophy since 1969 a little over two weeks ago when they saw off Premier League leaders Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final.
Dan Burn and Alexander Isak scored Newcastle’s goals in the 2-1 victory at Wembley and now more than 100,000 people are expected to attend the “Party on the Moor” event put on by the club that will include an open-top bus parade through the city centre.
Before the parade the Carabao Cup final will be shown on a big screen in Town Moor. That will be followed by main stage entertainment from the likes of Sonny Tennet, Ellie Scougall, The Belta Reivers and Paige Temperley, before the bus parade begins.
Newcastle’s first team players and staff will depart from St James’ Park at around 4:30pm. The convoy will turn left onto Percy Street, proceed past Haymarket and travel onto the Great North Road. The bus is due to arrive at Town Moor at 5pm and the players are not expected to be on stage until around 6:30pm.
Before that, a legends Q&A session featuring Alan Shearer, Les Ferdinand, Bob Moncur and Newcastle Women is scheduled for 5pm. There will also be a light show by shirt sponsor Sela before the event finishes at 7:30pm.
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