The reflector could be in the absence of Alexander Isak before the Liverpool trip to Newcastle United, but belonged to the 16-year-old Rio Ngumoh, whose stunning winner of the stop closed the dramatic victory of 3-2 for the Premier League champions.
Ngumoha, who made his debut with the debut of the Premier League, entered folklore by becoming the youngest goalkeeper Liverpool and the fourth youngest in the history of the league. His instinctive for the first time ending in the 100th minute silenced the roaring park ST James’ and completed the wild See-Saw competition, which few people forget.
Red card, return and break the heart for Newcastle
All eyes in front of the excavation were on ISAK, whose pressure on connection with Liverpool dominated the accumulation. When the attacker disappeared again from the team, the home crowd was fired, determined to gather behind the side under pressure.
This energy seemed to have paid off soon when Newcastle began clearly, but Liverpool took the lead against running the game. Ryan Gravenberch cut inside and fired at the 35th minute low shot around Nick Pope.
Newcastle frustration was cooked when Anthony Gordon was sent in the first half of the stop. Initially reserved for the ruthless challenge of Virgil van Dijk, yellow was upgraded to red after the VAR revision. Moments in the second half, Hugo Ecitike made 2-0 with a calm side foot that emphasized Liverpool’s offensive depth.
Even with the man below, Newcastle refused to disappear. Bruno Guimaraes caused a belief with a pounding of the head just before an hour and William Osula finished the comeback in the 88th minute and punished the lack of Liverpool control over a long ball of the Pope.
But with the last kick of the game, Ngumoha released a knockout blow. He caught up on a free ball in a box and pushed it to the lower corner to send the fans of the wilderness passenger and lift Liverpool to six points out of two matches.
“It was a strange moment,” said Captain Liverpool van Dijk. “It’s a great talent and doing it here, in this atmosphere it tells you a lot about his mentality.”
Liverpool Top, Newcastle in Unrest
The Arne Slot side is now sitting on points with Arsenal and Tottenham at the top of the table. For Newcastle, the situation looks more complicated. They have only one point from their first two games and a transmission saga that refuses to go away.
Manager Eddie Howe appreciated the resistance of his team, but admitted that the result was difficult to accept.
“We had a mountain to climb 2-0 down with 10 men, but I thought we controlled the game,” Howe said. “We fought incredibly well, but we couldn’t overcome the line.”
Howe refused to comment that Newcastle’s Saudi ownership arrived at emergency interviews with ISAK. The 100 million Liverpool offers for the Swedes were rejected last week, but the tension remains high as the window is close to its closure.
Yet, at night, dominated by big names and larger stories, it was the decisive moment of the youngest player on the pitch. The debut of the dreams of Rio Ngumoha may only lasted a few minutes, but it was enough to change the game and better glue his name to the history of the Premier League.
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Published:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published on:
August 26, 2025
