Newcastle × Liverpool · Premier League
Goals
Match report
Newcastle United and Liverpool opened the 2026/27 Premier League season with a 2-2 draw at St James' Park on 23 August 2026, in Matchweek 1. Anthony Elanga struck after five minutes to put the hosts in front, and that 1-0 lead held to the interval. Cody Gakpo levelled on 55 minutes, Joe Willock restored the Newcastle advantage two minutes later, on 57, and the visitors were chasing once more.
Newcastle were 2-1 up deep into stoppage time when Lewis Hall brought down substitute Víctor Munoz inside the area. Referee Stuart Attwell pointed to the spot immediately, a protracted VAR check left the decision standing, and Dominik Szoboszlai drove the kick into the top corner at 90+9, the final act of the match. There were no red cards, and the two points Newcastle had all but banked disappeared with the last kick.
The draw leaves both clubs on a point from their opening fixture, though Newcastle will feel it more keenly: they led twice at home and were seconds away from three. Liverpool salvaged something from a match in which they trailed for the best part of an hour. Four goals, from the fifth minute to 90+9, and Newcastle led or were level throughout, with the last of them landing when there was nothing left to play.
Table
- 6.Liverpool9 pts · 5J · +3
- 9.Newcastle United8 pts · 5J · 0
Match events
NewcastleLiverpool
- 5′Newcastle: Goal: Anthony Elanga (Assists: William Osula)
- 25′Newcastle: Yellow card: Yoane Wissa
- 30′Liverpool: Yellow card: Jeremie Frimpong
- 30′Liverpool: Yellow card: Milos Kerkez
- 34′Newcastle: Yellow card: Lewis Miley
- 55′Liverpool: Goal: Cody Gakpo (Assists: Ryan Gravenberch)
- 56′Newcastle: Substitution: Jacob Ramsey on, Sean Steur off
- 56′Newcastle: Substitution: Joe Willock on, William Osula off
- 57′Newcastle: Goal: Joe Willock (Assists: Yoane Wissa)
- 63′Liverpool: Substitution: Alexis Mac Allister on, Florian Wirtz off
- 63′Liverpool: Substitution: Víctor Muñoz on, Rio Ngumoha off
- 64′Newcastle: Yellow card: Jacob Ramsey
- 70′Liverpool: Substitution: Ronald Araujo on, Jérémy Jacquet off
- 76′Newcastle: Substitution: Aladji Bamba on, Lewis Miley off
- 76′Newcastle: Substitution: Jacob Murphy on, Anthony Elanga off
- 78′Liverpool: Substitution: Lewis Koumas on, Ryan Gravenberch off
- 79′Newcastle: Yellow card: Jacob Murphy
- 90′Liverpool: Yellow card: Virgil van Dijk
- 90+3′Newcastle: Yellow card: Lukas Hornicek
- 90+5′Newcastle: Substitution: Fabian Schär on, Yoane Wissa off
- 90+9′Liverpool: Penalty: Dominik Szoboszlai
Match statistics
All match statistics42
Lineups
Newcastle
- 21Lukas Hornicek
- 37Amar Dedic
- 12Malick Thiaw
- 4Sven Botman
- 3Lewis Hall
- 14Sean Steur
- 67Lewis Miley
- 19Anthony Elanga
- 9Yoane Wissa
- 11Harvey Barnes
- 10William Osula
- 5Fabian Schär
- 8Aladji Bamba
- 17Bazoumana Touré
- 23Jacob Murphy
- 24Ewen Jaouen
- 27Nick Woltemade
- 28Joe Willock
- 41Jacob Ramsey
- 51Leo Shahar
Liverpool
- 1Alisson
- 30Jeremie Frimpong
- 5Jérémy Jacquet
- 4Virgil van Dijk
- 6Milos Kerkez
- 8Dominik Szoboszlai
- 38Ryan Gravenberch
- 73Rio Ngumoha
- 7Florian Wirtz
- 18Cody Gakpo
- 9Alexander Isak
- 3Wataru Endo
- 10Alexis Mac Allister
- 21Konstantinos Tsimikas
- 23Víctor Muñoz
- 25Giorgi Mamardashvili
- 33Ronald Araujo
- 42Trey Nyoni
- 53James McConnell
- 67Lewis Koumas
Head-to-head
Of the last 10 meetings: 0 wins for Newcastle, 2 draws, and 8 wins for Liverpool. Across those 10 meetings: 33 goals in total, 3.3 per match; both teams scored in 7 matches.
Match officials
- Stuart Attwell
- Constantine Hatzidakis
- Lee Betts
- Tony Harrington
Venue
St. James' Park
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 52,409
