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Cities Fairs Cup: Newcastle United moved a step closer to ending a 56-year wait to win a major trophy as they secured a place in the Carabao Cup final with a 4-0 aggregate victory over Arsenal on Thursday (IST).

Eddie Howe's side, who held a 2-0 advantage from the semifinal first leg, completed the second part of the assignment with 2-0 win, and will now face Liverpool or Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley as they stand one victory away from ending a sequence without major success stretching back to the 1969 triumph in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

Newcastle have reached their second Carabao Cup final in the last three seasons (also 2022-23) while This is the ninth time that Arsenal have been eliminated from a Carabao Cup semi-final, now the most of any side at this stage of the competition (Tottenham on 8 before their second leg vs. Liverpool).