- Roberto Firmino (61')
- Fábio Carvalho (90'+8')
- Alexander Isak (38')
Carvalho's stoppage-time goal earns Liverpool dramatic win
LIVERPOOL, England -- — Substitute Fabio Carvalho sent Anfield wild by scrambling home a goal in the eighth minute of stoppage time as Liverpool beat Newcastle 2-1 for a second straight Premier League win on Wednesday.
After the ball popped up off the shoulder of Mohamed Salah in a penalty-box melee, Carvalho was there to turn home a close-range finish into the roof of the net and break Newcastle's resolve.
The goal came with the clock reading 97 minutes and nine seconds — after only five minutes of stoppage time were shown — and tempers frayed between the benches.
While Jurgen Klopp punched the air with gusto in front of the celebrating Kop after the final whistle, it was a tough end for Newcastle given how impressive the visitors had been in frustrating Liverpool on a night when record signing Alexander Isak marked his debut with a goal.
The 22-year-old Sweden striker tucked away an emphatic finish in the 38th minute and later saw the offside flag deny him another, but Newcastle still looked set to leave with a point as the hosts toiled following Roberto Firmino’s 61st-minute equalizer.
The dramatic win backed up a 9-0 thrashing of Bournemouth on Saturday, which came after Liverpool was winless in its opening three games.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Andre Marriner
English Premier League Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arsenal | 36 | 26 | 5 | 5 | +60 | 83 |
Manchester City | 35 | 25 | 7 | 3 | +54 | 82 |
Liverpool | 36 | 23 | 9 | 4 | +43 | 78 |
Aston Villa | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | +20 | 67 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 35 | 18 | 6 | 11 | +11 | 60 |
Newcastle United | 35 | 17 | 5 | 13 | +22 | 56 |
Chelsea | 35 | 15 | 9 | 11 | +11 | 54 |
Manchester United | 35 | 16 | 6 | 13 | -3 | 54 |
West Ham United | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | -14 | 49 |
AFC Bournemouth | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 48 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 35 | 12 | 11 | 12 | -4 | 47 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | -11 | 46 |
Fulham | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | -4 | 44 |
Crystal Palace | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 43 |
Everton | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | -11 | 37 |
Brentford | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 36 |
Nottingham Forest | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -18 | 29 |
Luton Town | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -29 | 26 |
Burnley | 36 | 5 | 9 | 22 | -35 | 24 |
Sheffield United | 36 | 3 | 7 | 26 | -65 | 16 |