Rio Ngumoha scored a 100th-minute winner for Liverpool against Newcastle, clinching a 3-2 victory despite Newcastle playing with ten men. The goal followed a clever dummy by Dominik Szoboszlai and a composed first-time finish that quietened the St James' Park crowd. Ngumoha turned 17 and became the fourth-youngest Premier League goalscorer and the youngest in Liverpool history. Manager Arne Slot said there is still room for Ngumoha in the squad and that he will likely be on the bench with a fair chance of being used against Arsenal. Slot also praised newcomer Hugo Ekitike's early scoring impact.
Ngumoha was Liverpool's hero in Monday's game against Newcastle United at St James' Park, scoring in the 100th minute to clinch a 3-2 win over the 10-man Magpies. The game turned out to be a fiery affair, with ongoing speculation over Alexander Isak's future and a potential move to the Premier League champions adding fuel to the fire. But the occasion did not faze Ngumoha, who calmly slotted a first-time shot into the far corner after a clever dummy from Dominik Szoboszlai, silencing a raucous crowd on Tyneside.
"It is the beauty of football that although we have spent a lot, there is still room for [Ngumoha], and he can show his quality," Slot said at his pre-match press conference. "As things stand, there is still room for him to show that in the upcoming game as well. "So I think he will be on the bench and has a fair chance of coming in if needed."
The winger, who turned 17 on Friday, became the fourth-youngest goalscorer in Premier League history with his strike, and the youngest in Liverpool's history. Only James Vaughan (16 years, 270 days), James Milner (16 years, 356 days) and Wayne Rooney (16 years, 360 days) have netted at a younger age than Ngumoha. Meanwhile, only Rooney has netted a winning goal at a younger age, famously firing Everton to victory against Arsenal in October 2002 while just one day older than Ngumoha was on Monday.
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