Fabio Carvalho came off the bench to score a last-gasp winner for Liverpool as they came from behind to defeat Newcastle in a dramatic Premier League contest on Wednesday night.
Carvalho, who turned 20 on Tuesday, powered in off the underside of the bar following a 98th-minute corner to send Anfield into frenzy. The youngster’s goal came after Roberto Firmino maintained his brilliant form to equalise after Alexander Isak opened the scoring.
Isak struck on his debut for the visitors in the first half, finishing powerfully beyond Alisson after the Reds failed to clear their lines. Firmino responded after the interval, finding the bottom corner from Mohamed Salah’s cut-back in the 61st minute.
Jurgen Klopp rolled the dice with a triple substitution with 20 minutes remaining and one of his changes came up trumps as Carvalho made it two goals in two games with a poacher’s effort at the back post.
Newcastle successfully frustrated their hosts to keep the likes of Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Luis Diaz at bay. While there were some occasions when the Magpies were required to put their bodies on the line in last-ditch fashion, in truth, the Reds were largely kept at bay.
Liverpool only registered a handful of shots in the first half and their best chance fell shortly after the half-hour mark to the feet of Diaz, who collected Firmino’s through-ball and took the ball round Nick Pope only to blaze over from a tight angle.
