League Cup Final 2023: Manchester United vs Newcastle United

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Date, Time and Place: Sunday, February 26 2023 (16:30 GMT) at Wembley Stadium

The League Cup Semi Final matches are now completed as Manchester United and Newcastle United have advanced to the 2022 League Cup Final.

Manchester United will be looking for their first silverware under Erik Ten Hag. Their last silverware was the Europa League in 2017 when Mourinho was coaching them.

Newcastle will be looking to win their first League Cup and their first piece of silverware in decades.

Newcastle last made the League Cup Final in 1976 losing to Manchester City. In contrast, Man United last made the League Cup Final in 2017, defeating Southampton 3-2.

Manchester United are looking to win their sixth League Cup, while Newcastle is hoping to win the competition for the first time in its history.

Road to Wembley:

Manchester United:
Third Round - Manchester United 4-2 Aston Villa
Fourth Round - Manchester United 2-0 Burnley
Quarter Final - Manchester United 3-0 Charlton Athletic
Semi Final - Manchester United 5-0 Nottingham Forest (over two legs)

Newcastle United:
Second Round - Tranmere Rovers 1-2 Newcastle United
Third Round - Newcastle United 1-1 Crystal Palace (3-2 on penalties)
Fourth Round - Newcastle United 1-0 Bournemouth (4-3 on penalties)
Quarter Final - Newcastle United 2-0 Leicester City
Semi Final - Newcastle United 3-1 Southampton (over two legs)

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Manchester United 2-0 Newcastle United

Goals:
Manchester United - 33' (Casemiro)
Manchester United - 39' (Rashford)

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League Cup Tally:

Liverpool = (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2012, 2022) = 9

Manchester City = (1970, 1976, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) = 8

Manchester United = (1992, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2023) = 6

Aston Villa = (1961, 1975, 1977, 1994, 1996) = 5
Chelsea = (1965, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2015) = 5

Nottingham Forest = (1978, 1979, 1989, 1990) = 4
Tottenham Hotspur = (1971, 1973, 1999, 2008) = 4

Leicester City = (1964, 1997, 2000) = 3

Wolves = (1974, 1980) = 2
Norwich City = (1962, 1985) = 2
Arsenal = (1987, 1993) = 2
Birmingham City = (1963, 2011) = 2

West Bromwich Albion = (1966) = 1
Queens Park Rangers = (1967) = 1
Leeds United = (1968) = 1
Swindon Town = (1969) = 1
Stoke City = (1972) = 1
Oxford United = (1986) = 1
Luton Town = (1988) = 1
Sheffield Wednesday = (1991) = 1
Blackburn Rovers = (2002) = 1
Middlesbrough = (2004) = 1
Swansea City = (2013) = 1