Eddie Howe makes Anthony Gordon red card claim after Liverpool drama - 'He's tried to'

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Eddie Howe insisted that Anthony Gordon was unfortunate to get sent off against Liverpool in a dramatic game between the Reds and Newcastle United at St James' Park.

Gordon was shown a yellow card for his tackle on Virgil van Dijk initially before referee Simon Hooper was sent to the pitch-side VAR screen.

"I think Anthony was going in full blooded into the challenge.



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It didn't look good, but I don't think there was any intent."

Liverpool was two goals up through Ryan Gravenberch and Hugo Ekitike but Bruno Guimaraes and Will Osule dragged 10-man Newcastle back into the contest.

It was then over to 16-year-old Rio Ngumoha to score his first Premier League goal in the 100th minute of the game when Dominik Szoboszlai let the ball roll to the unmarked winger at the far post.

Rio Ngumoha is surrounded by teammates as they celebrate his winning goal during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Liverpool at St James' Park on August 25, 2025.

"At that moment, you think, could we go on and win the game?

"We put a lot of set plays into their box, and we asked a lot of questions of them defensively, but you always feel in that moment, especially with 11 minutes of injury time, there's always going to be chances for both teams.

"Unfortunately, they took two of theirs in that second half

In addition to being without Gordon for three games because of his straight red card, Newcastle also picked up a couple of injury concerns to Joelinton and Sandro Tonali.

"I don't know with Joe and Sandro," Howe said