It seems the final whistle never arrives on time when Liverpool faces Newcastle. Once again, the Reds waited until the dying embers to deny their opponents victory, after Dominik Szoboszlai snatched a 2-2 draw in the ninth minute of stoppage time at St James’ Park.
Newcastle began the match in ideal fashion, with Anthony Elanga opening the scoring after just five minutes, before Cody Gakpo brought Liverpool back into the contest in the 55th minute. However, the hosts needed only two minutes to restore their lead through Joe Willock, and the 2-1 scoreline held until the Reds were awarded a late penalty, which Szoboszlai successfully converted at 90+9′.
The Hungarian player’s goal was not an isolated incident in this fixture; since August 2022, Liverpool has scored six goals against Newcastle after the 90th minute—three of which secured victories, alongside today’s equalizer.
The streak began at Anfield when Fábio Carvalho scored in the 90+8th minute to seal a 2-1 comeback win in August 2022, after Newcastle believed they had secured a point away from home.
A year later, the late sting moved to St James’ Park. Liverpool was trailing by a goal and down to ten men before Darwin Núñez scored an equalizer in the 81st minute, followed by a dramatic winner at 90+3′ to secure an extraordinary 2-1 victory.
The scenario returned even more wildly at the same venue in August 2025: ten-man Newcastle recovered from a two-goal deficit, only for Rio Ngumoha to score in the 90+10th minute and hand Liverpool a 3-2 victory, making his strike the latest winning goal in the club’s Premier League history.
The six late goals also included Federico Chiesa’s strike in the 90+4th minute during the 2025 League Cup final, and Ibrahima Konaté’s goal at 90+3′ in a 4-1 victory in January 2026, before Szoboszlai added the latest chapter, cementing St James’ Park as the backdrop for three heartstopping Liverpool strikes in three years.
Following the opening-day points split, Liverpool hosts Nottingham Forest at Anfield on Saturday, August 29, while Newcastle travels to face Tottenham on the same day—bearing the sting of another opportunity slipped away against the Reds past the 90th minute.
