Newcastle United versus Liverpool kicked off at 16:30 UK time during the 2026–27 Premier League opening weekend.
The match took place on Sunday, 23 August 2026, at St James’ Park. It was the final Sunday fixture and followed two simultaneous 14:00 matches: Brighton & Hove Albion versus Aston Villa and Manchester City versus Bournemouth.
Newcastle and Liverpool drew 2–2, making the fixture the only opening-weekend match without a winner. The game was also a notable managerial meeting, with Matthias Jaissle leading Newcastle and Andoni Iraola taking charge of Liverpool.
The time can be confused with the 17:30 Saturday fixture between Brentford and Tottenham Hotspur or the 20:00 Monday finale between Fulham and Chelsea. UK schedules use the 24-hour format, so 16:30 means 4:30 p.m. local time. Kick-off times may be altered later in a season, but this was the published opening-weekend schedule.