# 2023 EFL Cup final
The 2023 [EFL Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/efl-cup) final was the concluding match of the 2022–23 EFL Cup, played at [Wembley Stadium](https://www.edgepedia.org/wembley-stadium) on 26 February 2023, in which Manchester United defeated Newcastle United 2–0 to win the competition, then known as the Carabao Cup, for the sixth time.[1](https://www.efl.com/news/2023/february/carabao-cup-final-post-match-stat-pack/) First-half goals from Casemiro and [Marcus Rashford](https://www.edgepedia.org/marcus-rashford) decided the match, giving manager Erik ten Hag a trophy in his debut season and ending United's first trophyless run of almost six years.[2](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/manchester-united-2-newcastle-united-0) • [3](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64693810)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Result | Manchester United 2, Newcastle United 0, at Wembley Stadium, 26 February 2023[1](https://www.efl.com/news/2023/february/carabao-cup-final-post-match-stat-pack/) |
| Goals | Casemiro (33 minutes, header from Luke Shaw's cross, confirmed by VAR); Rashford (39 minutes, shot deflected in off Sven Botman)[2](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/manchester-united-2-newcastle-united-0) • [4](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/3085601) |
| Significance for United | Sixth EFL Cup title, behind only Liverpool (9) and Manchester City (8); first trophy since 2017 and the first of Ten Hag's tenure[1](https://www.efl.com/news/2023/february/carabao-cup-final-post-match-stat-pack/) • [3](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64693810) |
| Goalkeeping note | Newcastle's Loris Karius, deputizing for the suspended Nick Pope, made his first senior club appearance in 728 days[1](https://www.efl.com/news/2023/february/carabao-cup-final-post-match-stat-pack/) • [2](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/manchester-united-2-newcastle-united-0) |
| European consequence | The win qualified United for the 2023/24 UEFA Europa Conference League[4](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/3085601) |
## The match
Newcastle, managed by [Eddie Howe](https://www.edgepedia.org/eddie-howe), made the brighter start and their early pressure produced chances, most notably when [Allan Saint-Maximin](https://www.edgepedia.org/allan-saint-maximin) got past [Diogo Dalot](https://www.edgepedia.org/diogo-dalot) after Sean Longstaff's low ball across the box, but David De Gea repelled the attempt with an instinctive arm.[2](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/manchester-united-2-newcastle-united-0) United, in a 4-3-3 with Wout Weghorst as the central forward, were first to register a shot on target through a scuffed effort from Weghorst.[2](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/manchester-united-2-newcastle-united-0) • [5](https://learning.coachesvoice.com/cv/manchester-united-newcastle-erik-ten-hag-league-cup-final-2022-23-tactics/)
**Two goals in six minutes** settled the final before half-time. Just after the half hour, Casemiro glanced home a header from [Luke Shaw](https://www.edgepedia.org/luke-shaw)'s cross from the left, a goal awarded after a VAR review.[2](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/manchester-united-2-newcastle-united-0) Six minutes before the break, Rashford timed an overlapping run beyond Weghorst and his shot took a deflection off Sven Botman, looping past goalkeeper [Loris Karius](https://www.edgepedia.org/loris-karius); the Premier League's match account credits the goal to Rashford's shot deflected into his own net by Botman.[2](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/manchester-united-2-newcastle-united-0) • [4](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/3085601)
Howe introduced Alexander Isak for Longstaff at half-time, joining [Callum Wilson](https://www.edgepedia.org/callum-wilson) in a front two as Newcastle switched from a 4-3-3 to a 4-4-2 and pressed against a United side willing to drop into a low block.[5](https://learning.coachesvoice.com/cv/manchester-united-newcastle-erik-ten-hag-league-cup-final-2022-23-tactics/) Despite sustained second-half pressure, with [Joelinton](https://www.edgepedia.org/joelinton) and [Bruno Guimarães](https://www.edgepedia.org/bruno-guimaraes) blocked on shooting attempts, Newcastle could not find a way back.[2](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/manchester-united-2-newcastle-united-0) • [4](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/3085601) Ten Hag's substitutions, including Aaron Wan-Bissaka for Dalot at half-time to contain Saint-Maximin and Marcel Sabitzer and Scott McTominay in midfield, helped United see the game out.[5](https://learning.coachesvoice.com/cv/manchester-united-newcastle-erik-ten-hag-league-cup-final-2022-23-tactics/)
## Match statistics
The statistical balance of the game favored Newcastle territorially without producing goals. United recorded 14 shots with 10 on target against Newcastle's 14 shots with 2 on target; Newcastle held 64 percent of possession and made 30 attacks into the area against United's 19; and the expected-goals figures, which measure the quality of chances created, were 1.66 for Newcastle and 1.44 for United.[5](https://learning.coachesvoice.com/cv/manchester-united-newcastle-erik-ten-hag-league-cup-final-2022-23-tactics/) The decisive difference was finishing: United converted set-piece and counter-attacking moments while Newcastle's two shots on target did not trouble the scoreboard.[5](https://learning.coachesvoice.com/cv/manchester-united-newcastle-erik-ten-hag-league-cup-final-2022-23-tactics/)
## Context and consequences
**For Manchester United**, the trophy was the club's sixth in the competition's history, placing it behind only Liverpool with 9 and Manchester City with 8.[1](https://www.efl.com/news/2023/february/carabao-cup-final-post-match-stat-pack/) It was United's first major trophy since the 2016–17 [UEFA Europa League](https://www.edgepedia.org/uefa-europa-league), ending a wait of nearly six years, and the first silverware of Ten Hag's reign in his debut season at [Old Trafford](https://www.edgepedia.org/old-trafford).[4](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/3085601) • [3](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64693810) • [1](https://www.efl.com/news/2023/february/carabao-cup-final-post-match-stat-pack/) For Casemiro, named man of the match, it was the 17th major trophy of his career, including five [UEFA Champions League](https://www.edgepedia.org/uefa-champions-league) wins.[4](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/3085601) Winning the competition also qualified United for the 2023/24 UEFA Europa Conference League, though a top-four Premier League finish would have converted their European place to the Champions League.[4](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/3085601)
**For Newcastle**, the defeat came in the club's first cup final in 24 years, since the 1999 [FA Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/fa-cup) final, which United also won 2–0 at Wembley with goals from Teddy Sheringham and Paul Scholes.[2](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/manchester-united-2-newcastle-united-0) • [6](https://www.manutd.com/en/news/history-repeats-itself-as-man-utd-beat-newcastle-in-wembley-cup-final) The final attracted an audience of almost 10 million globally, part of a 2022/23 competition cumulative TV audience of more than 84 million, and drew a record peak UK live audience for an EFL Cup final on Sky Sports.[8](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/gc-media-assets.gc.eflservices.co.uk/2023_EFL_AnnualReview_AMENDED_02_10-24_compressed.pdf)
## References
1. [Carabao Cup Final: post-match stat pack, The English Football League](https://www.efl.com/news/2023/february/carabao-cup-final-post-match-stat-pack/)
2. [Manchester United 2 Newcastle United 0, Newcastle United FC match report](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/manchester-united-2-newcastle-united-0)
3. [Manchester United 2-0 Newcastle United: Erik ten Hag's side win Carabao Cup for first trophy since 2017, BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64693810)
4. [Casemiro shines as Man Utd beat Newcastle in EFL Cup final, Premier League](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/3085601)
5. [Manchester United 2 Newcastle 0 tactics: League Cup final analysis, The Coaches' Voice](https://learning.coachesvoice.com/cv/manchester-united-newcastle-erik-ten-hag-league-cup-final-2022-23-tactics/)
6. [How history repeated itself at Wembley Stadium, Manchester United FC](https://www.manutd.com/en/news/history-repeats-itself-as-man-utd-beat-newcastle-in-wembley-cup-final)
7. [Newcastle reach EFL Cup final: Revitalised Magpies continue on upward curve, BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64478432)
8. [EFL Annual Review 2023](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/gc-media-assets.gc.eflservices.co.uk/2023_EFL_AnnualReview_AMENDED_02_10-24_compressed.pdf)
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