Liverpool snatch late draw with Newcastle as Iraola era begins

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Soccer Football - Premier League - Newcastle United v Liverpool - St James' Park, Newcastle, Britain - August 23, 2026 Liverpool's Dominik Szoboszlai celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Scott Heppell

Soccer Football - Premier League - Newcastle United v Liverpool - St James' Park, Newcastle, Britain - August 23, 2026 Liverpool's Dominik Szoboszlai scores their second goal from the penalty spot REUTERS/Scott Heppell

Soccer Football - Premier League - Newcastle United v Liverpool - St James' Park, Newcastle, Britain - August 23, 2026 Newcastle United manager Matthias Jaissle celebrates after Anthony Elanga scores their first goal Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith

Soccer Football - Premier League - Newcastle United v Liverpool - St James' Park, Newcastle, Britain - August 23, 2026 Newcastle United's Nick Woltemade, Amar Dedic, Lewis Hall and Malick Thiaw after the match Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith

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Aug 23 : Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola said his side's refusal to give up salvaged a valuable point after Dominik Szoboszlai's stoppage-time penalty secured a 2-2 Premier League draw at Newcastle United on Sunday.

Both Iraola and Newcastle manager Matthias Jaissle were overseeing their first Premier League games at their new clubs.

Newcastle led 1-0 and 2-1, but Liverpool clawed their way back twice, finally securing a point with Szoboszlai's spot kick in the ninth minute of stoppage time.

It was an underwhelming display against a Newcastle side that let itself down with a couple of costly defensive lapses.

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The Magpies' defence stood off early in the second half as Cody Gakpo cancelled out Anthony Elanga's opener, while Lewis Hall's foul on Liverpool's Victor Munoz in the box when the game was all but over cost them two valuable points.

"It's not the result you wanted before the game, but obviously finishing, scoring in the last minute, it gives you a better taste ... I don't think we deserve to lose the game today," Iraola said.

"I value the effort from the players, they never gave up, and at the end it arrived, and we could recover at least one point."

There was frustration for Newcastle at conceding such a late goal, but also pride given that former coach Eddie Howe stepped down and influential players such as Bruno Guimaraes (sold to Arsenal) and Sandro Tonali (sold to Tottenham Hotspur) left the club in the close season.

"It's rough, especially 30 seconds before the end of the game, but that's a huge step for us. That's the mentality we need to have through the season," Newcastle forward Yoane Wissa said.

"The manager (Jaissle) came three weeks ago and gave us a lot of information, now we show on the pitch we are ready for the season. We needed this win to make a statement, but in the end we draw. We have so much to work on."

Liverpool snatch late draw with Newcastle as Iraola era begins

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