Overview
- Ryan Gravenberch opened the scoring on 35 minutes and Hugo Ekitiké doubled the lead seconds after halftime to put Liverpool 2-0 up.
- Anthony Gordon was sent off just before the break after a VAR review, leaving Newcastle with 10 men for the entire second half.
- Bruno Guimarães pulled one back with a 57th-minute header and substitute William Osula equalized in the 88th minute.
- More than 11 minutes of stoppage time followed injuries to Sandro Tonali and Fabian Schär, and Ngumoha struck on debut around the 100th minute.
- Liverpool moved to six points alongside Arsenal and Tottenham, while Newcastle were without Alexander Isak due to an ongoing transfer dispute and Liverpool’s Alexis Mac Allister was absent for unconfirmed personal reasons.