Newcastle United and Liverpool drew 2–2 on the 2026–27 Premier League opening weekend.
The match at St James’ Park was decided by late drama. Liverpool twice came from behind, with Cody Gakpo scoring Liverpool’s first equaliser and Dominik Szoboszlai converting a penalty deep into stoppage time.
Newcastle’s goals came from Joe Willock and another Newcastle attack involving Yoane Wissa. Liverpool’s late penalty secured a point in Andoni Iraola’s first match as the club’s head coach.
The fixture was also marked by tributes to Kevin Keegan, who had played for both clubs and managed Newcastle. Because the match produced a very late equaliser, it is sometimes remembered as a Liverpool win; the official result was a 2–2 draw.