How to watch 2025 Carabao Cup final for FREE as Liverpool face Newcastle at Wembley

Liverpool will battle Newcastle at Wembley in the first free-to-air Carabao Cup final for over a decade.

The Reds, who are the defending champions of the competition, will look to capture the first piece of silverware of the Arne Slot era.

The Carabao Cup will be the first major trophy contested at Wembley this seasonCredit: Getty

However, Eddie Howe's Magpies, who lost the 2023 final, are hoping to lift the club’s first domestic trophy since the FA Cup in 1955.

Sky Sports have had the exclusive rights to the trophy, formerly known as the Carling Cup, since taking over from the BBC in 2012.

This year, Sky have engineered a simulcast partnership with ITV for fans to watch free-to-air coverage of the Wembley final.

Carabao Cup final: How to watch

The 2024/25 Carabao Cup final is set to take place at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, March 16. 

The showpiece match will be held at Wembley and is set to kick-off at 4:30pm.

Sky Sports Main Event and Football will broadcast the match, with their coverage starting at 3pm.

Sky Go customers will be able to stream the action through their laptops and mobile devices.

Alternatively, fans and viewers can purchase a one-day NOW TV membership for £14.99 to watch the final.

It will also be available to watch on free-to-air ITV1 and it will be streamed for free on ITV X.

Liverpool's clash with Newcastle will be watched by fans up and down the countryCredit: Getty

Carabao Cup final: talkSPORT coverage

talkSPORT will have live commentary of the final between Liverpool and Newcastle presented by Adrian Durham.

Commentary will come from Sam Matterface, former England striker Darren Bent and former Newcastle midfielder Lee Clark.

To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream. 

You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

In addition, talkSPORT.com will provide a live blog to cover all of the best action and reaction from Wembley.

Liverpool are the defending Carabao Cup holdersCredit: Getty

Carabao Cup: Route to final

Newcastle

Round 2 – Beat Nottingham Forest 4-3 on penalties following a 1-1 drawRound 3 – Beat Wimbledon 1-0Round 4 – Beat Chelsea 2-0Quarter-final – Beat Brentford 3-1Semi-final – Beat Arsenal 4-0 on aggregate

Liverpool

Round 3 – Beat West Ham 5-1Round 4 – Beat Brighton 3-2Quarter-final – Beat Southampton 2-1Semi-final – Beat Tottenham 4-1 on aggregate