- 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manchester City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
Liverpool | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
Newcastle United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
Brentford | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
Aston Villa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
AFC Bournemouth | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
Fulham | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
West Ham United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
Leicester City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
Crystal Palace | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
Ipswich Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 1 |
Southampton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
Everton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 0 |