Newcastle v Liverpool
Play By Play
Fittingly for one of the Premier League's most storied fixtures, some late drama sees Newcastle United and Liverpool share the spoils at St. James' Park, claiming one point apiece on the opening matchday. Szoboszlai's nerveless penalty, taken with virtually the last kick, salvages a 2-2 draw for the Reds while breaking black-and-white hearts. The hosts had victory within their grasp after Willock put them ahead for a second time shortly after leaving the bench, but Hall's foul on Munoz gave Szoboszlai the chance to strike back. Earlier, Elanga's opening goal was cancelled out by Gakpo's clinical finish for Liverpool, who were far from fluent but still accrued an xG of 2.73 from 27 attempts. Newcastle's xG of 1.43 largely came from some swift counter-attacking, and they were so close to maximum points on Jaissle's dugout debut. Instead, Iraola extends his personal Premier League unbeaten streak to 19 games and Liverpool avoid their first top-flight defeat to Newcastle since 2015. Next up for the Magpies is an EFL Cup clash with West Brom on Wednesday, while the Reds will return to Anfield next Saturday for a league game against Nottingham Forest. On a day that paid tribute to 'King' Kevin Keegan - a true legend at both clubs - that's all from St. James' Park, so thank you for joining us and goodbye.
FULL-TIME: NEWCASTLE UNITED 2-2 LIVERPOOL
GOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!! 2-2! LIVERPOOL ARE LEVEL AGAIN! Szoboszlai scores! It's a last-gasp equaliser from the spot, as the Reds' set-piece specialist hammers his penalty into the top-left corner. Hornicek had no chance, and Newcastle see two points slip through their fingers!
PENALTY FOR LIVERPOOL! What drama on Tyneside! When Munoz bursts past Hall and into the box, the pair make contact and Liverpool's Spanish winger hits the deck. The referee then points straight to the spot! St. James' Park has been stunned into silence!
Soaking up more time, Newcastle make their final substitution. Cheered off following an excellent performance, Wissa is replaced by an extra defender, Schar.
Due to deliberately delaying the restart of play from a goal-kick, Hornicek is shown yellow by the referee. More precious seconds tick by.
Newcastle just have to survive five minutes or so of stoppage time, as the final whistle draws near. It's backs to the wall now, with every home player sitting inside their defensive third.
For clattering Wissa with a late tackle in midfield, Van Dijk is eventually booked when play comes to a halt.
Liverpool may have tried double the amount of shots - 24 to Newcastle's 12 so far - but most have been speculative or plain hopeful. Can they carve out one more good chance and salvage a point from their opening Premier League match?
SAVE! Alisson keeps Liverpool alive! He races out to save Wissa's low shot with his legs, before Munoz races into space at the other end and sees his low strike blocked by Botman.
Frimpong bursts to the right byline, then lofts a high ball up towards Isak. The latter can't generate any power on his 10-yard header, however, and it loops harmlessly into Hornicek's waiting gloves.
Continuing his solid display, Hall shuts down Koumas on the byline and even earns his team a goal-kick. That eases some pressure on Newcastle's defence, and Hornicek will be in no hurry to get play back under way.
Szoboszlai thuds a long-range free-kick into Newcastle's defensive wall, before Mac Allister sees his follow-up shot blocked by Ramsey. The hosts are closing in on their first league win over Liverpool for nearly 11 years.
Not long after arriving from the bench, Murphy clearly catches Mac Allister with a late challenge and is booked.
With time running out, Liverpool replace Gravenberch with a more attacking player, Koumas. It's another Premier League debut.
Bamba also arrives for his Premier League debut, taking the place of his fellow youngster Miley, who has put in an industrious shift today.
Opening goalscorer Elanga is next to depart, with Murphy replacing him on the wing.
Bringing down Wissa around 25 yards from his own goal, Szoboszlai concedes a potentially dangerous free-kick. Another Newcastle goal now would surely seal the deal. First, they'll introduce two more subs.
Szoboszlai and Gakpo combine just outside the area, before Kerkez picks up the ball and looks to deliver a telling cross. However, his pass completely fails to find Isak, who looks to the skies in disgust.
When Alisson's weak punch fails to fully clear some danger, Ramsey seeks to capitalise from the edge of the box. His first-time volley lacks accuracy, though, and skips well wide of the right-hand post.
Liverpool swap two of their new defenders. Jacquet departs and Araujo will now make his Premier League debut.
Bringing another huge cheer from the home fans, Isak shovels an ugly shot high over the crossbar from deep inside Newcastle's area. It's not been a great return to Tyneside so far.
CHANCE! After making an excellent run down the left, Hall drills a low cross along Liverpool's six-yard box, but Wissa just can't make contact! It would've been a tap-in for the Newcastle striker.
Szoboszlai's latest free-kick is delivered towards the back post, where Van Dijk cleverly pops up behind his marker. However, his first-time attempt is safely pouched by Hornicek.
Newcastle substitute Ramsey fells Isak with a sliding tackle; though he seemed to get some of the ball, he's still shown a yellow card.
