- Roberto Firmino - 61'
- Fabio 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manchester City | 38 | 28 | 7 | 3 | +62 | 91 |
Arsenal | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | +62 | 89 |
Liverpool | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | +45 | 82 |
Aston Villa | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | +15 | 68 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | +13 | 66 |
Chelsea | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | +14 | 63 |
Newcastle United | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | +23 | 60 |
Manchester United | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | -1 | 60 |
West Ham United | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | -14 | 52 |
Crystal Palace | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | -1 | 49 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | -7 | 48 |
AFC Bournemouth | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | -13 | 48 |
Fulham | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | -6 | 47 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | -15 | 46 |
Everton | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | -11 | 40 |
Brentford | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | -9 | 39 |
Nottingham Forest | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | -18 | 32 |
Luton Town | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | -33 | 26 |
Burnley | 38 | 5 | 9 | 24 | -37 | 24 |
Sheffield United | 38 | 3 | 7 | 28 | -69 | 16 |