Newcastle vs Liverpool [1-2] | All Goals & Extended Highlights | Premier League 2023/24
Liverpool complete stunning comeback to beat Newcastle; Darwin Nunez scores two late goals after Virgil van Dijk's first-half red card; Anthony Gordon gave hosts lead after Trent Alexander-Arnold controversially avoided early sending off.
Darwin Nunez's late double completed a stunning comeback as Liverpool overcame Virgil van Dijk's red card to beat Newcastle 2-1 in a chaotic and controversial encounter.
The Magpies have not beaten Liverpool in the Premier League in nearly eight years and they will surely see this as a wasted opportunity to end that barren run given the visitors saw Van Dijk dismissed for a foul on Alexander Isak in the first half.
The Liverpool captain's red card came just minutes after Anthony Gordon punished an error from Trent Alexander-Arnold to put the hosts ahead.
The Liverpool right-back was lucky to avoid an early red card after referee Jon Brooks declined to show him a second yellow card for bringing down Gordon as he surged past him - leading Gary Neville to tell Sky Sports that the decision was "too big" for the official.
But Newcastle rested on their one-goal advantage in the second half and were punished by Nunez, who drew the scores level in the 81st minute when he robbed Sven Botman before lashing the ball beyond Nick Pope.
Worse was to come for the shell-shocked hosts when Nunez again finished emphatically in stoppage time to hand Jurgen Klopp a record-breaking 11th consecutive league victory over Eddie Howe.
Newcastle may have finished above Liverpool last season but the recent history in this fixture pointed to an away win, with the Magpies' last league victory over their opponents coming in December 2015.
Klopp had also racked up 10 consecutive Premier League wins over Howe and knew an 11th would create a new Premier League record.
Newcastle would have been forgiven for thinking the luck in this fixture was continuing to favour Liverpool when Alexander-Arnold avoided a second yellow card when he pushed Gordon to the floor as he broke down the wing in the seventh minute.
The right-back had already been booked for throwing the ball away as Newcastle tried to take a throw-in minutes earlier, although he should have been awarded a free-kick after being pushed by Gordon.
But Alexander-Arnold continued to struggle and his failure to control a pass in the 25th minute allowed Gordon - the former Everton forward - to slide a finish past Alisson.
The St James' Park crowd were eyeing a rare win over their top-four rivals and they were further boosted when Van Dijk - who Carragher branded "lazy" - made a clumsy challenge on Isak, with Brooks deeming him to have denied a goalscoring opportunity
But Newcastle appeared to lower their intensity in the second half, with a Miguel Almiron effort that came back off the post their only notable opportunity after the break.
Liverpool sensed the points were still there to be won and Nunez, who has struggled to justify his £85m transfer fee since signing last summer, stepped up to produce his finest moments for Klopp’s side.
The forward pounced on some Botman hesitancy to score his first and Newcastle could not reclaim the momentum, with Nunez again afforded too much space as he rifled in a dramatic 93rd-minute winner.
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