Liverpool vs Newcastle LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction after late Fabio Carvalho winner
Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool end Newcastle’s unbeaten start with last minute winner
The clock had ticked into the 98th minute. It was so late that it felt Divock Origi territory, except there is no Origi at Anfield any more. But if there was a vacancy for a new supersub, perhaps Fabio Carvalho is filling it.
His first Liverpool goal came as a replacement against Bournemouth on Saturday. His second was far more significant, ending Newcastle’s unbeaten start to the season, getting Liverpool a win when a draw beckoned, suggesting they have regained their capacity for the unlikely.
It was taken beautifully, Carvalho celebrating his 20th birthday the previous day by swivelling to volley in after a bout of penalty-box pinball.
The ball had come via Mohamed Salah’s shoulder but the sweetest touch came from the summer signing and Liverpool, not for the first time in Klopp’s reign, proved experts in escapology.
For the eighth time in nine league games they trailed. They conjured a comeback victory against a hugely impressive Newcastle side.
Relive all the action from Anfield as Liverpool defeated Newcastle United:
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Ten minutes until kick-off. Spurs at West Ham is now also underway.
Victory for either of these sides could lift them into the top six tonight, depending on how results go elsewhere of course.
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Early goal in the Premier League - no surprise, and no positive for Liverpool.
Erling Haaland has Man City ahead against Forest.
Arsenal and Villa are still goalless but it’s fiesty and aggressive there. Bournemouth and Wolves are also still goalless.
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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has had his say ahead of kick-off, with some of that unusual feeling of disappointment having lifted from Anfield following that massive weekend win.
There have of course still been questions over whether any more transfers will happen, but it’s full focus on the pitch tonight.
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This is one of five games in the Premier League tonight and is the last to start. We’ll keep you up to date with the goals going in elsewhere ahead of kick-off.
7:30pm KO - Arsenal vs Aston Villa
7:30pm KO - Bournemouth vs Wolves
7:30pm KO - Man City vs Forest
7:45pm KO - West Ham vs Spurs
8:00pm KO - Liverpool vs Newcastle
Plenty of action and no doubt plenty of goals to come - how many at Anfield? Surely not another nine!
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Upcoming fixtures:
Liverpool maybe haven’t had the greatest start from a relatively routine start to their season. Coming up after tonight’s challenge:
- Everton (a)
- Napoli (a) - UCL
- Wolves (h)
- Ajax (h) - UCL
- Chelsea (a)
Newcastle are unbeaten so far this term ahead of this Anfield clash, with a handful of mid-table and lower-half clubs coming next:
- Palace (h)
- West Ham (a)
- Bournemouth (h)
- Fulham (a)
- Brentford (h)
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Obviously Isak is the team is the main talking point for the Magpies, but he is in among several absences.
Centre-back pairing Botman and Schar are on the bench in a surprise move from Eddie Howe, with each of Guimaraes, Wilson and Saint-Maximin very big losses from the first-choice XI.
There’s plenty of height at the back though with Burn, Targett and now Lascelles all in there.
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Let’s take a look at the home side first.
All the same as expected in the line-up, but the big boost for Klopp will be having two seniors finally back available: Joel Matip joins Curtis Jones among the subs, boosting at least the boss’ options off the bench. For a couple of games now it had been Tsimikas, Milner, Carvalho - himself a teen - and then a few kids and reserves.
With Jota, Thiago and Kelleher all expected in training in the coming days, the injury crisis is just starting to ease.
Liverpool vs Newcastle confirmed line-ups
Team news is in! The Reds are unsurprisingly unchanged after a 9-0 weekend win.
Eddie Howe throws Isak straight into the XI, with Targett and Lascelles also in with changes in defence.
Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Elliott, Henderson, Salah, Firmino, Diaz.
Newcastle XI: Pope, Trippier, Lascelles, Burn, Targett, Longstaff, Willock, Joelinton, Almiron, Fraser, Isak
Liverpool vs Newcastle team news imminent
Full line-ups are on the way.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has to choose between James Milner and Jordan Henderson in midfield, as long as Harvey Elliott has shown no ill effects after coming off at the weekend. Joel Matip is back in training but not too many changes are likely after such a huge win.
Newcastle might be without Allan Saint-Maximin, while Callum Wilson is out. That could mean another start for Chris Wood, unless Isak is thrown straight in. Bruno Guimaraes is still out in midfield, so Sean Longstaff is likely to start again. Jacob Murphy or Ryan Fraser are the replacements if Saint-Maximin cannot play.
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The clubs have both been relatively active in the transfer market, though it’s probably fair to say many onlookers expected perhaps another deal or two from both - at least on the incoming side.
Darwin Nunez was the big signing of the summer for Liverpool but he’s sitting out the third of a three-match suspension tonight after an up-and-down start to life at Anfield. Calvin Ramsey has been injured all season so far. Fabio Carvalho is the other addition and the youngster has impressed off the bench, scoring against Bournemouth at the weekend.
Newcastle brought in a new first-choice goalkeeper in Nick Pope, who has been excellent so far, with Matt Targett’s loan from Aston Villa made permanent. Sven Botman also joined in defence and now the aforementioned Isak is their big addition of the window on a club record fee.
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