Eddie Howe's side are back at Wembley in the competition's showpiece for the second time in three seasons, after suffering defeat by Manchester United in 2023.
Liverpoolfc.com spoke to Raul Kohli, stand-up comedian and host of the BBC's _Total Sport Newcastle United_ podcast, for the lowdown on the Magpies heading into this encounter...
**How are the excitement levels heading into another Carabao Cup final?**
I'm very excited. It's a bit bittersweet for me because as fortunate as I am to be in Australia gigging and doing a job where I can travel the world and pay my bills, if you would have told me we would have been in the Carabao Cup final, I would have sacrificed everywhere I've been – Adelaide, Melbourne, Tokyo, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, New Zealand, Dubai – just to be either in Wembley or in Newcastle for that game.
I'm still excited for the final and the day out it's going to be, but the mood has soured so quickly as a result of, firstly, crashing of the FA Cup like a damp squib and then the form we've been on hasn't been particularly great these last few weeks. On top of those losses, we've got some real insecurity around the team.
We've lost what was probably the best outlet of our team, the left-hand side. Lewis Hall is out for the season and I think you as Liverpool fans know just how good he is from how he dealt with Mo Salah at Anfield. I'm sure you guys are thrilled about Anthony Gordon's suspension but we're not, a moment of madness from a man who usually talks about meditation and visualisation. It's still not the end of the world because he's a great player on the left but Harvey Barnes is a great player too. Not to forget the defence that got us to the Champions League the same season we got to the Carabao Cup final last time, we've lost probably the diamond in there, which was Sven Botman – he's out for the season as well. The mood has soured around the city but I'm slightly optimistic. I think there's no pressure. If we want it more, with how tired you'll be from PSG, well there is nothing to lose?