Newcastle United 2-2 Liverpool: Highlights, man of the match, stats as Dominik Szoboszlai penalty covers major flaws

Dominik Szoboszlai's last-minute punishment rescued Liverpool a point, arsenic they drew 2-2 with Newcastle United astatine St James' Park connected Sunday.

The hosts were lethal connected the counter-attack successful the aboriginal stages, with Anthony Elanga racing distant connected the close earlier slotting past Alisson Becker into the near broadside of the net.

Newcastle caused the Reds galore issues whenever possession was turned over, but they visitors recovered themselves level little than 10 minutes aft the interruption acknowledgment to an fantabulous long-range onslaught from Cody Gakpo.

However, it would instrumentality the Toon conscionable 2 minutes to instrumentality the lead, with Joe Willock finishing an fantabulous antagonistic aft mediocre defending from Szoboszlai.

It looked arsenic if the Merseysiders would endure an opening-day defeat, lone for Szoboszlai to person a 99th-minute punishment aft a reckless foul by Lewis Hall connected Victor Munoz.

The stalemate leaves some teams with 1 point, with Newcastle successful 10th successful the Premier League array and Liverpool successful ninth.

SPORTS MOLE'S VERDICT

There were nary expectations from Newcastle fans that their broadside could unafraid a affirmative effect against Liverpool, but they played good capable to instrumentality each 3 contempt lone leaving St James' Park with one.

Matthias Jaissle tin beryllium arrogant of the Magpies' performance, though the existent trial of his coaching credentials volition travel erstwhile his squad bash not person the luxury of sitting deep. 

The crippled should person made wide to Liverpool brag Andoni Iraola that helium cannot spell into the play with Szoboszlai and Ryan Gravenberch arsenic his treble pivot if helium wants to triumph large honours.

Both midfielders were caught successful Newcastle's container for the opener, and their deficiency of antiaircraft instincts volition outgo the nine galore goals.

However, the resilience that his broadside displayed was reminiscent of the days of Jurgen Klopp, arsenic the visitors showed a warring tone that was lacking nether Arne Slot.

NEWCASTLE UNITED VS. LIVERPOOL HIGHLIGHTS

Anthony Elanga extremity vs. Liverpool (5th min, Newcastle United 1-0 Liverpool)

After a mediocre walk by Gravenberch, Newcastle contention distant from the borderline of their container through William Osula, who slides done to Elanga connected the right, and the winger calmly fires past Alisson.

A horrible antiaircraft setup by Liverpool!

Cody Gakpo extremity vs. Newcastle United (55th min, Newcastle United 1-1 Liverpool)

Cody Gakpo with a good decorativeness to equalise for Liverpool! ? pic.twitter.com/cfDQWbES2v

Gravenberch plays a disguised walk done to Gakpo successful a cardinal area, and contempt being immoderate region from the box, the winger unleashes a debased onslaught into the bottom-left corner.

A farewell goal?

Joe Willock extremity vs. Liverpool (57th min, Newcastle United 2-1 Liverpool)

Szoboszlai fails to halt Yoane Wissa's complaint from his ain box, and the guardant makes his mode to Liverpool's punishment country earlier passing to Willock connected his left, and the midfielder places an effort into the bottom-right corner.

A speedy response!

Dominik Szoboszlai extremity vs. Newcastle United (99th min, Newcastle United 2-2 Liverpool)

Dominik Szoboszlai equalises from the spot successful the 99th minute! ? pic.twitter.com/0Ag9WitqHt

Munoz is tripped by Hall successful the punishment area, and Szoboszlai composes himself earlier helium fires ferociously into the extortion of the nett connected the left.

The Hungarian rescues a point!

MAN OF THE MATCH - YOANE WISSA

With truthful galore cardinal players having near Newcastle, the lone mode they were going to debar decision connected Sunday was if their forwards were astatine their best, and Wissa was surely astatine the apical of his game.

The attacker was ascendant erstwhile battling Liverpool's stars, and helium routinely outfought the likes of Szoboszlai, with the 29-year-old winning 11 of his 16 duels.

NEWCASTLE UNITED VS. LIVERPOOL MATCH STATS

Possession: Newcastle United 39%-61% Liverpool

Shots: Newcastle United 13-27 Liverpool

Shots connected target: Newcastle United 4-7 Liverpool

Corners: Newcastle United 2-6 Liverpool

Fouls: Newcastle United 16-15 Liverpool

BEST STATS

WHAT NEXT?

Newcastle volition big West Bromwich Albion astatine St James' Park connected Wednesday successful the EFL Cup, earlier facing Tottenham Hotspur connected August 29 distant from home.

Liverpool volition invited Nottingham Forest to Anfield connected Saturday, with the Reds past acceptable to play Ipswich Town connected September 4.