Ngumoha's Stoppage-Time Rescue Completes Liverpool's Escape Act

Incontournable Score Futmetrix: 100/100. Five goals, a VAR-upgraded red card, and a 90th-minute winner transformed what could've been a Newcastle statement into a Liverpool survival story.

When a Red Card Flips the Script

Newcastle had momentum. Cody Gakpo orchestrated early chaos with two assists, and Liverpool punished sloppiness twice in 11 minutes—Gravenberch's 35th-minute opener followed by a second before halftime. Then Anthony Gordon's tackle at 45+3 changed everything. VAR upgraded a yellow to red, and Newcastle faced 45 minutes with 10 men, Intensity spiking as Stakes shifted toward the visitors.

Bruno Guimarães pulled one back at 57, then William Osula leveled at 88 with a substitute's flourish. The Balance tilted impossibly—three lead changes, two ties, and Liverpool clinging to a 2-2 draw with seconds remaining. Intensity reached boiling point. Then Rio Ngumoha, on the pitch for mere moments, finished at 90+0 to steal it. Liverpool's 62% possession and clinical finishing—4 shots on target from 5 total—proved decisive despite Newcastle's 10-man resilience.