The Toon Army were sent into ecstasy as goals either side of half-time by Dan Burn and Alexander Isak put them on course for a triumph that will lead to legendary status on Tyneside for manager Eddie Howe and his players. Burn celebrated his first England call-up by meeting Kieran Trippier's corner with a towering header in first-half stoppage time, before Isak pounced to finish clinically from Jacob Murphy's knockdown after 52 minutes. Liverpool, who were knocked out of the Champions League on penalties by Paris St-Germain in midweek, pulled a goal back through substitute Federico Chiesa in injury time. Newcastle, however, survived a tense finish to clinch their first major silverware since the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1969 and first domestic success since the 1955 FA Cup.

Both of these sides came into the match without their first-choice striker, with Kai Havertz ruled out for the season with a hamstring injury for Arsenal and Nicolas Jackson missing for Chelsea. Chelsea were also without their most important player in Cole Palmer, who was out of the squad with an injury, and it was the first time the Blues have to had to play without him since they lost 5-0 to Arsenal in April last season. Arsenal, again naming Merino as a makeshift striker, dominated the game early on and Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Martinelli and Declan Rice all went close. Merino's winner came in the 20th minute when he flicked on a curling corner from Martin Odegaard past a stretching Robert Sanchez. Chelsea's best opportunity to take something from the game came when Marc Cucurella's powerful effort slipped through David Raya's hands but the ball rolled just past the post. Robert Sanchez, recently restored as Chelsea's first-choice keeper, had some shaky moments as the Blues were put under pressure with a number of crosses into the area and he was jeered by the home crowd when he had the ball at his feet. Sanchez produced an excellent save to deny Merino in the second half, but Chelsea could not find the goal to get something from the game. Liverpool are not playing in the league this weekend as they are involved in the Carabao Cup final.

Bompastor has exceeded expectations since succeeding Emma Hayes as head coach last May, winning 26 of her 28 games. Mayra Ramirez netted an early opener for Chelsea, bundling in a rebound that bounced off City skipper Laia Aleixandri at Derby County's Pride Park. Aoba Fujino levelled after the break with a stunning strike, but an own goal by Yui Hasegawa restored Chelsea's lead and ended their three-year losing streak in League Cup finals. "It feels great, for sure. I'm really happy," Bompastor said. "From the beginning of the season we said we are going to be ambitious and when you have the opportunity to win a first title that is always really positive so I am really happy for that reason and I am really proud of my players."

Juan Foyth opened the scoring for the hosts but two Mbappe strikes in six first-half minutes earned the points for Madrid. It puts Los Blancos three points clear of previous leaders Barcelona, who visit third-placed Atletico Madrid on Sunday night. Villarreal remain fifth in La Liga, five points off the Champions League qualification places after back-to-back league defeats. They started the stronger, with top scorer Ayoze Perez twice denied by Thibaut Courtois in the opening seven minutes. After Courtois tipped a low curling Perez effort behind, Villarreal scored from the resulting corner when captain Foyth slammed home amid a goalmouth scramble.

Erling Haaland became the first player to reach 100 Premier League goal involvements in fewer than 100 games when he marked his 94th appearance in the competition with his 84th goal by sending Brighton keeper Bart Verbruggen the wrong way with his 11th-minute penalty. In a game of superb goals, Pervis Estupinan levelled with a curling free-kick that bounced in off a post, although City keeper Stefan Ortega, in for injured first-choice Ederson, did not cover himself in glory as he initially moved to his right before changing direction and eventually watching the ball go in with a shocked look on his first. Omar Marmoush levelled with a superb 20-yard strike into the bottom corner, only for City's brittle defence to let them down again three minutes after the restart as Abdukodir Khusanov diverted Jack Hinshelwood's effort into his own net. In a frenzied finish, City manager Pep Guardiola grew increasingly irritated at referee Simon Hooper following challenges on Josko Gvardiol and Bernardo Silva, who had to be replaced 18 minutes after coming on as a substitute. Guardiola was most annoyed at winger Jeremy Doku getting booked for diving as he jumped up and landed on the ground as he sought to avoid a challenge from Jan Paul van Hecke. "If he doesn't jump, he can break his leg," said the City boss. "He goes onto the grass to make a tackle and Jeremy jumps so there is no contact. "Jeremy is not a diving player. They should know it. But it is what it is. We didn't win or lose for that decision." Nico Gonzalez hit a post as the hosts pressed but it was Brighton, who have never won an away game against City and were claiming their first point in the fixture since 1982, who should have claimed victory, only for Carlos Baleba to balloon a shot over the bar when he had arrived with a perfectly timed run to meet Joao Pedro's cross unmarked in a central position 12 yards out.