Premier League: Schar grabs late equaliser as Newcastle holds Liverpool to 3-3 draw

Premier League: Schar grabs late equaliser as Newcastle holds Liverpool to 3-3 draw

Liverpool had its lead at the top of the Premier League cut down to seven points as Fabian Schar’s late equaliser got Newcastle United a thrilling 3-3 draw at St James’ Park on Wednesday.

Newcastle went ahead twice but Mohamed Salah’s brace looked like sealing victory for Arne Slot’s side, only for a 90th-minute sliding finish from Schar to punish a mistake by Liverpool custodian Caoimhin Kelleher.

Until Schar’s late intervention the night was once again all about the unstoppable Salah who has now scored and assisted in a record 37 Premier League games in his career.

The Egyptian guided in substitute Trent Alexander-Arnold’s pass in the 68th minute after Anthony Gordon had restored Newcastle’s lead from Alexander Isak’s pass.

Salah then struck the crossbar with an improvised effort but was not to be denied as he produced a silky turn in the area to fire a shot past Nick Pope in the 83rd minute.

This was the seventh successive Premier League game where Salah scored which moved him ahead of Manchester City’s Erling Haaland at the top of this season’s chart with 13 goals.

Newcastle had dominated the opening period and deserved the lead given by Isak’s spectacular shot from the edge of the area in the 35th minute.

The Swede stepped inside Virgil van Dijk and smashed an unstoppable shot into the roof of the net. Newcastle should have been further ahead with Gordon going clear on goal only for Kelleher to make a save.

Liverpool put a better display in the second half though and Salah’s superb pass with the outside of his foot enabled Curtis Jones to make it 1-1 five minutes after the restart.

Liverpool has 35 points from 14 games with Chelsea second on 28 points.

-with inputs from Reuters