· March 13 2025, 20:30
**Former Newcastle United midfielder Nicky Butt has been speaking about the Magpies' chances of ending their trophy drought on Sunday as they take on Liverpool at Wembley for the Carabao Cup.**
There aren't many people who are giving Newcastle much of a chance ahead of Sunday's massive game, but we're seeing more and more people at least soften on the level of beating they're expecting.
[Paul Merson has backed the game to go all the way to penalties](https://nufcfeed.com/paul-merson-believes-liverpools-champions-league-exit-has-changed-the-landscape-of-the-carabao-cup-final-vs-newcastle-united-1191858) before Liverpool will emerge victorious. It makes you wonder if he saw the state of their penalties on Tuesday night.
Former Newcastle United man Nicky Butt saw enough on Tuesday to believe his former side can get it done on Sunday afternoon.
Nicky Butt has a feeling Newcastle can win on Sunday
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Nicky Butt was on TalkSPORT on Wednesday when he was asked about the Carabao Cup final with the former Manchester United man backing Newcastle to win when being asked if Liverpool's Champions League exit would halt their momentum.
> "I think so. When you look at Newcastle going into it with a positive by the game they played against West Ham, and obviously Liverpool lost last night (Tuesday night), you're going into a game with not so much momentum.
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> "What I will say is that Newcastle fans are going to be loud, they'll be unbelievable. It's a tough game, I think if it weren't for last night I'd be saying Liverpool would were strong favourites but I've got a sneaky feeling for Newcastle and I hope they go on and win it."
Troy Deeney backed up Nicky Butt's calls on momentum too
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Troy Deeney who was alongside Nicky Butt then chimed in saying how it can take days to recover from losing in the manner Liverpool did on Tuesday night.
The pendulum is swinging and we'll only know where it stops on Sunday afternoon.
HOWAY THE LADS!