Teenage thunder at the death: Ngumoha's 100th-minute strike crowns a ferocious St James' Park classic
Liverpool edged a breathless 3-2 victory over 10-man Newcastle United as 16-year-old Rio Ngumoha marked his Premier League debut with a 100th-minute winner, becoming the youngest goalscorer in the club’s history. The decisive moment arrived after Newcastle had hauled themselves back from 2-0 down despite Anthony Gordon’s first-half dismissal, only to be stung by the very last kick.
In a cauldron supercharged by the Alexander Isak transfer saga and the summer tussle for Hugo Ekitiké, the champions struck first through Ryan Gravenberch and doubled their lead seconds after the restart, via Ekitiké. Bruno Guimarães sparked a rousing response, and Will Osula made it 2-2 in the 88th minute, but Ngumoha, sent on in the 96th minute, swept the winner into the far corner in the 100th minute of stoppage time.
A cauldron stoked by a transfer saga