Anthony Elanga scored Newcastle United’s first goal in the 2–2 draw with Liverpool on 23 August 2026.
Elanga opened the scoring at St James’ Park after Newcastle broke forward early in the match. His goal gave the home side the advantage in a dramatic opening-weekend fixture.
Joe Willock later scored Newcastle’s second goal, but Liverpool refused to lose. Dominik Szoboszlai converted a penalty deep into stoppage time to rescue a point for Andoni Iraola’s team.
The match also marked the beginning of Matthias Jaissle’s Newcastle tenure and Iraola’s first Premier League match in charge of Liverpool. Newcastle twice led, yet Liverpool’s late equaliser meant the clubs shared the points in one of the weekend’s most eventful games.