Newcastle draw 2-2 with Liverpool as former hero Keegan hailed
Dominik Szoboszlai scored in stoppage time as Liverpool recovered from two deficits and Newcastle’s 52,630 fans left with a point.
- On Sunday, August 23, 2026, Liverpool secured a 2-2 draw at St James' Park when midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai converted a stoppage-time penalty after referee Stuart Attwell penalized Newcastle defender Lewis Hall for fouling substitute Víctor Muñoz.
- Before kickoff, fans from both clubs honored late legend Kevin Keegan with a tifo and mosaic, while new managers Matthias Jaissle and Andoni Iraola made their competitive Premier League debuts.
- Anthony Elanga gave Newcastle an early fifth-minute lead, Cody Gakpo equalized soon after halftime, and Joe Willock restored the home side's advantage before Szoboszlai's late intervention.
- Alexander Isak endured a hostile reception from 52,630 fans during his first return to St James' Park since his £125 million move to Liverpool last summer.
- Jaissle's 'vertical football' gameplan rattled Iraola's side, underscoring tactical challenges both managers face while rebuilding squads depleted by significant summer departures.
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Liverpool kicked off the new English Premier League season on Sunday evening, escaping a disappointing defeat at a crucial moment.
The Uruguayan central entered the 70th minute of the match against Newcastle (2-2).
The Liverpool of the new coach Andoni Iraola tied 2-2 agonically to visit Newcastle on Sunday on the first day of the Premier League, thanks to a criminal committed to one of its new faces, the Spanish Victor Muñoz, and transformed by the Hungarian Dominik Szoboszlai.
Newcastle draw 2-2 with Liverpool as former hero Keegan hailed
Liverpool snatched a dramatic 2-2 draw with Newcastle United at St James' Park on Sunday as Dominik Szoboszlai converted a stoppage-time penalty on a day when both sets of fans united to honour their shared hero Kevin Keegan, who died aged 75 in July.
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