- 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arsenal | 35 | 25 | 5 | 5 | +57 | 80 |
Manchester City | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | +50 | 79 |
Liverpool | 35 | 22 | 9 | 4 | +41 | 75 |
Aston Villa | 35 | 20 | 7 | 8 | +21 | 67 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | +13 | 60 |
Manchester United | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | +1 | 54 |
Newcastle United | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | +19 | 53 |
Chelsea | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | +6 | 51 |
West Ham United | 35 | 13 | 10 | 12 | -9 | 49 |
AFC Bournemouth | 35 | 13 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 48 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 35 | 13 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 46 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | -5 | 44 |
Fulham | 35 | 12 | 7 | 16 | -4 | 43 |
Crystal Palace | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | -12 | 40 |
Everton | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | -11 | 37 |
Brentford | 35 | 9 | 8 | 18 | -8 | 35 |
Nottingham Forest | 35 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -20 | 26 |
Luton Town | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -29 | 26 |
Burnley | 35 | 5 | 9 | 21 | -32 | 24 |
Sheffield United | 35 | 3 | 7 | 25 | -63 | 16 |