Newcastle United hosted Liverpool in the final Sunday match of the 2026–27 Premier League opening weekend.
The fixture was played at St James’ Park on Sunday 23 August 2026 and began at 16:30 UK time. It followed the two simultaneous 14:00 matches involving Manchester City, Bournemouth, Brighton, and Aston Villa.
Newcastle and Liverpool drew 2–2. The result was the second draw of the opening round and left both clubs with one point after their first match. The other draw in the weekend’s fixture list was the 2–2 meeting between two different teams.
The match was the final Sunday fixture before Fulham versus Chelsea concluded the opening round on Monday 24 August. Newcastle’s home ground, St James’ Park, was listed with a capacity of 52,729 for the season.