Newcastle 3-3 Liverpool 4 December 2024
What is it about these two? Newcastle and Liverpool met in early December, a precursor to March’s Carabao Cup final. Liverpool were on a run of seven wins in all competitions, most recently over Real Madrid and Manchester City, but St James’ Park under the lights was still an ominous task. The Premier League’s two most potent forwards faced off and both delivered. Newcastle’s Alexander Isak scored a thunderous opener, leathering a shot into the top corner, while the Swede also provided an assist for Anthony Gordon. At 2-1 Mohamed Salah put on a clinic with two expertly taken goals and one assist. The Liverpool winger appeared unstoppable at this stage of the season – despite (or because of?) questions circling over his contract – and this game came in the middle of a run when Salah scored 12 goals in 11 games between November and January. A 90th-minute equaliser by Fabian Schär capped a brilliantly even game by two of the league’s outstanding sides.
