Fabio Carvalho’s last-gasp strike gave Liverpool a dramatic win as Newcastle United looked set to secure a point at Anfield.
Newcastle United’s new £60m striker Alexander Isak crowned an impressive debut with a goal to give Eddie Howe’s side the lead seven minutes before the break
The signing from Real Sociedad, who only received visa clearance to play hours before kick-off, had a second ruled out for offside before Liverpool mounted the comeback that ended with a familiar Anfield finale.
Liverpool were never at their best after Saturday’s 9-0 thrashing of Bournemouth but they maintained the pressure and were back on level terms just after the hour when Roberto Firmino sent a crisp finish beyond Newcastle keeper Nick Pope from Mohammed Salah’s pass.
And with only seconds left, substitute Carvalho pounced at the far post after Newcastle failed to clear a corner to give Jurgen Klopp’s side victory.
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Liverpool
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Squad number7Player nameMilner
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Squad number21Player nameTsimikas
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Squad number28Player nameFábio Carvalho
Newcastle United
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Squad number22Player namePope
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Squad number2Player nameTrippier
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Squad number6Player nameLascelles
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Squad number33Player nameBurn
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Squad number13Player nameTargett
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Squad number28Player nameWillock
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Squad number36Player nameS Longstaff
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Squad number7Player nameJoelinton
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Squad number24Player nameAlmirón
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Squad number14Player nameIsak
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Squad number21Player nameFraser
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Squad number20Player nameWood
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Squad number23Player nameMurphy
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Squad number32Player nameAnderson
Line-ups
Liverpool
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Alisson
- 66Alexander-ArnoldSubstituted forFreitas Gouveia Carvalhoat 71′minutes
- 2Gomez
- 4van Dijk
- 26RobertsonSubstituted forTsimikasat 71′minutes
- 19Elliott
- 3Fabinho
- 14HendersonSubstituted forMilnerat 71′minutes
- 11Salah
- 9Firmino
- 23DÃaz
Substitutes
- 7Milner
- 13Adrián
- 17Jones
- 21Tsimikas
- 28Freitas Gouveia Carvalho
- 32Matip
- 43Bajcetic
- 47Phillips
- 95Davies
Newcastle
Formation 4-3-3
- 22Pope
- 2TrippierBooked at 90mins
- 6LascellesBooked at 87mins
- 33Burn
- 13Targett
- 28Willock
- 36S Longstaff
- 7Joelinton
- 24AlmirónSubstituted forAndersonat 84′minutes
- 14IsakSubstituted forWoodat 64′minutes
- 21FraserSubstituted forMurphyat 64′minutes
Substitutes
- 4Botman
- 5Schär
- 11Ritchie
- 12Lewis
- 19Manquillo
- 20Wood
- 23Murphy
- 26Darlow
- 32Anderson
Live Text
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Match ends, Liverpool 2, Newcastle United 1.
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Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Newcastle United 1.
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Goal! Liverpool 2, Newcastle United 1. Fábio Carvalho (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah following a corner.
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Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
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Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Dan Burn.
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Attempt missed. Joe Gomez (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
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Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
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Luis DÃaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
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James Milner (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
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Attempt missed. Fábio Carvalho (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by James Milner following a set piece situation.
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Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Luis DÃaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United).
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Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Elliot Anderson.
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Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United).
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Attempt missed. Fabinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
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