Newcastle vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result and final score after late Schar equaliser denies Reds win
Newcastle 3-3 Liverpool: The points are shared after enthralling encounter at St. James’ Park
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Your support makes all the difference.Newcastle United battled to an entertaining 3-3 draw with Liverpool in the Premier League on Wednesday night, to leave the league leaders seven points clear.
Eddie Howe’s men started brightly in the first half and found themselves ahead after Alexander Isak lashed in a fantastic effort from outside the box. But the lead didn’t last long after the break, with Mo Salah providing a lovely assist for Curtis Jones to level it.
It was Newcastle who re-took the lead after Isak combined with Anthony Gordon before the England winger squeezed a finish past Caoimhin Kelleher, but the introduction of Trent Alexander-Arnold changed the game as he set up Salah’s equaliser for 2-2.
The league leaders were in the ascendancy from there, and they looked like they had won it when Salah found the bottom corner with a shot on the turn, only for Kelleher to make a mistake to allow Fabian Schar to slide in and have the last say.
Follow all of the reaction from St. James’ Park in our live blog below:
Newcastle 0-0 Liverpool
14 mins
SAVE!
Liverpool get forward and Jones threads it into Salah. The Egyptian’s cross ends up being deflected away, and it comes to Mac Allister on the edge of the area, and the midfielder tests Pope with a low shot caught on the half-volley.
Newcastle 0-0 Liverpool
12 mins
CLOSE!
Lovely play from the hosts, as Isak squares it to Joelinton, who threads through a brilliant one-two pass into the box. The Swedish striker tries to fizz a ball across goal, but it’s deflected behind for a corner.
Newcastle 0-0 Liverpool
11 mins
Guimaraes almost creates a chance with a clever spin in midfield, but he can’t quite get it out of his feet before the hosts lose possession trying to get forward.
Liverpool look to get forward but Nunez gives it away.
Newcastle 0-0 Liverpool
9 mins
The visitors haven’t had a chance yet but they’re settling in better in possession now, with Salah and Quansah almost combining well down the right.
Newcastle 0-0 Liverpool
6 mins
Liverpool have settled a little in the last couple of minutes, though Quansah concedes possession as he can’t get a pass under control.
Moments later, the home side win a free-kick on the left wing. Hall delivers, but it’s straight into the gloves of Kelleher.
Newcastle 0-0 Liverpool
4 mins
The corner bounces out to Hall but he skews his attempt at the half-volley.
Newcastle win it back near halfway again, but this time the attempted through ball can’t find Isak.
The home side have started brightly here!
Newcastle 0-0 Liverpool
2 mins
SAVE! A good start from Newcastle, who win possession near halfway and pour numbers forward. It comes to Tonali on the edge of the box, and he skips past a challenge before his curled effort forces a good low save from Kelleher.
The hosts have a corner, but there’s a delay in taking it as Guimaraes is down after colliding with Gravenberch.
KICK-OFF! Newcastle 0-0 Liverpool
The league leaders get us underway on Tyneside!
Newcastle vs Liverpool LIVE
Both sides in the tunnel at St. James’ Park, so kick-off is around five minutes away.
Match facts
Newcastle won just one of their six midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) Premier League games last season (D1 L4), losing both such games played on Wednesday.
Liverpool have won 16 of their last 18 midweek (Tues, Weds, Thurs) Premier League games (D1 L1), though their last such match was a 2-0 defeat away to Everton in April.
The Magpies have lost two of their last three home Premier League games (W1), as many as they had in their previous 20 combined (W13 D5). They’ve also scored just one goal across their last three at St James’ Park, having scored in 22 consecutive home games beforehand (53 goals). They have also won just one of their last 26 Premier League matches against teams starting the day top of the table.
Mohamed Salah has been involved in 14 Premier League goals against Newcastle (8 goals, 6 assists), with these coming in his last 13 appearances against them.
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