Rio Ngumoha scored a 100th-minute winner on his Premier League debut as Liverpool beat 10-man Newcastle United 3-2 at St James' Park. Ryan Gravenberch opened the scoring with a long-range drive in the 35th minute, and Hugo Ekitike hit the post 20 seconds into the second half. Anthony Gordon was sent off for a lunge on Virgil van Dijk in first-half stoppage time. Bruno Guimaraes reduced the deficit in the 57th minute, and William Osula equalised in the 88th. Ngumoha was introduced six minutes into stoppage time and finished following a Dominik Szoboszlai dummy and Mohamed Salah's pass. Liverpool join Tottenham and Arsenal on maximum points; Newcastle sit 15th with one point amid transfer speculation.
Ngumoha picked out the far corner following a clever dummy from Dominik Szoboszlai to silence a raucous crowd on Tyneside, where Liverpool seemed to have thrown two points away. Amid continued speculation that Alexander Isak could leave Newcastle for the Premier League champions, Monday's game was played out in a fiery atmosphere. Anthony Gordon was sent off for a needless lunge on Virgil van Dijk in first-half stoppage time, after Ryan Gravenberch's long-range drive put Liverpool ahead in the 35th minute.
And when Hugo Ekitike - a former Newcastle target - side-footed against the left post and just 20 seconds into the second half, the Reds were in cruise control. However, Bruno Guimaraes' header halved the arrears in the 57th minute, and Liverpool were forced to defend a barrage of crosses as Newcastle continued to press forward. They looked to have clinched a point in the 88th minute, as Dan Burn's flick on allowed substitute William Osula to peel off Ibrahima Konate and prod home.
But after being introduced six minutes into stoppage time, Ngumoha was the hero, beating Pope with a confident finish after Szoboszlai let Mohamed Salah's pass run through to him. While Liverpool join Tottenham and Arsenal - their next opponents - on maximum points, Newcastle's wait for a win goes on. They sit 15th in the table with a single point, ahead of what should be a busy end to the transfer window.
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