Newcastle United are set to face Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley Stadium today, with the wives and girlfriends of the players descending on the capital ahead of the showdown.
The Magpies are hoping to end their 70-year trophy drought in this afternoon’s clash.
This represents Newcastle’s second chance in three years to win the EFL Cup under Eddie Howe after they suffered a 2-0 defeat by Manchester United in the 2023 final.
Liverpool will be looking to make a statement after crashing out of the Champions League to Paris Saint-Germain in midweek.
Newcastle United are set to face Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley Stadium today, with the wives and girlfriends of the players descending on the capital ahead of the showdown
Juliette Pastore, fiancee of Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali, has joined the Magpies’ faithful in London ahead of today’s final.
The Italian fashionista was spotted in high spirits during pre-match celebrations.
She posed with fans and draped herself in Newcastle flags, including one featuring Sandro’s face in a Birra Moretti-style design.
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Pastore is a regular at St James’ Park.
Joelinton’s partner Thays Gondim De Lira has also joined in the pre-match excitement.
She was accompanied by their young son, who had dyed his hair white to match his father’s.
Gondim De Lira shared several photos of herself wearing Newcastle kit on her Instagram.
She was spotted soaking up the atmosphere alongside other Newcastle supporters in London.
Newcastle fans made their presence felt in London the night before the match.
The Toon Army took over Trafalgar Square and Covent Garden with a massive turnout.
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Both Pastore and Gondim De Lira were spotted among the travelling supporters.
This gathering continued the tradition of Newcastle supporters creating a carnival atmosphere before major finals.
The match is set to kick off at 16:30 GMT at Wembley Stadium.
Around 32,000 Newcastle fans are expected to make the journey to London.
Newcastle fans have descended on London for today’s Carabao Cup final clash with Liverpool
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Toon boss Howe wants his players to make history. The Englishman said: “I think it’s a real motivation for us to try and break that long time and that long wait that everyone’s feeling,.
“It should be inspiring for us – not a negative. I understand it will be a negative or a perceived negative for a lot of people, but we’re trying to look at it the other way round.
“It’s a chance to make history for us as a team – that’s very rare in football. You get very few opportunities to do that, a chance to be remembered positively.
“I want the players to look at it that way, as I said earlier, to attack the game and to get a good representation of us.”