Dominik Szoboszlai scored a 99th-minute equaliser to rescue a 2-2 draw for Liverpool on an emotional day in Newcastle
Amen to that. What a player Keegan was, and what a game this was. Neither were perfect but both were utterly enthralling and full of quality.
Thank you for reading and thanks for your emails. Congratulations to both teams and RIP King Kev.
“As a Reds fan, I’ve been following your excellent blog with fear and trepidation as it looked as if Liverpool were heading towards inevitable defeat but when I read about Szobszlai’s equaliser, I let out a yell of delight that took the waitress in my Kenyan travel lodge slightly aback,” emails Colum Fordham. “I think somewhere up there, Kevin Keegan will be smiling at an exciting draw between his two main clubs. RIP King Kevin.”
The xG from today, for those that care about that sort of thing:
Matthias Jaissle, Newcastle head coach, speaks to Sky Sports:
double quotation markI’m really happy with that performance. They put their heart on the pitch, that’s not negotiable. Unfortunately we couldn’t get the three points. Our heads are a bit down but we know it’s a huge transition phase. It’s a brave project.
It’s a really soft penalty. I’m not a fan of that. If you give that penalty, there will be so many penalties in the future.
I hope we will do more business before the end of the window. We have some needs and we know that internally.
Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola is the next to speak:
double quotation markI don’t think we deserved to lose. I’m sure we had more chances. In the first half, we didn’t finish anything. We had a lot of ball on the edge. The players coming from the bench gave us energy. The way we want to play, nobody is going to last 90 minutes. That’s why we need that energy from the bench.
The first goal is hard to defend. Elanga is super fast, maybe we should have scored ourselves. The second one is easier to defend. Probably we should have had more bodies, maybe made a foul. Newcastle are one of the fastest team in the league.
Szoboszlai’s penalty was absolutely sensational, I should add. Postage-stamp stuff, and he absolutely wellied it. Hornicek went the right way but had no chance.
Dominik Szoboszlai, Liverpool’s hero, speaks to Sky Sports:
double quotation markI didn’t even hear the whistle from the ref. I had to look at him to know when it was time [to take the penalty. There were 50,000 people against me, you can’t hear your own words.
