Newcastle vs Liverpool LIVE: Szoboszlai rescues point for Reds but questions over Isak remain

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Chris Wilson23 August 2026 20:00Iraola: 'We need this energy'“I don't think we deserve to lose the game today and I value the effort from the players,” says Andoni Iraola on Sky. “I haven't looked at the stats, but I'm sure we will have more chances, more everything.“I think we were arriving, probably in the first half, we were not finishing anything.“We were having a lot of balls on the edge and we were trying to overplay a little bit.

So we need this energy from the ones coming from the bench and I think today it happened,” he added. I think we gave them so much back today and that's what we need to give them all season.“We know we needed to give the fans something after this period so that's why we tried to start fast.

(Reuters)Chris Wilson23 August 2026 19:35Matthias Jaissle calls out ‘really soft’ penalty decision after Newcastle draw with LiverpoolNewcastle’s new manager Mattias Jaissle called Liverpool’s 95th minute penalty during their 2-2 draw ‘really soft’ and said he did not agree with the decision.Anthony Elanga and Joe Willock scored either side of a Cody Gakpo goal to put Newcastle in a commanding position before Lewis Hall, who had had a wonderful game, brought down Victor Munoz in the box and gave up a penalty to the Reds with mere seconds remaining in the match.Dominik Szoboslai rattled in the spot kick and secured a point for Liverpool though he believed that his team should have won the game.Chris Wilson23 August 2026 19:25'You don't win easy in the Premier League' “If I am honest, we should have won. Chris Wilson23 August 2026 19:15Szoboszlai: 'We need to take the positivity' “To be honest, I didn't even hear the referee's whistle.