In a thrilling 3-3 draw against Newcastle on Wednesday, Liverpool gave up an equalizer in the 90th minute, allowing Arsenal and Chelsea to narrow their lead in the Premier League to seven points. Before Arsenal defeated Manchester United 2-0, Chelsea defeated 10-man Southampton 5-1 to go up to second place on goal differential. Manchester City defeated Nottingham Forest 3-0 to end their seven-game losing streak and move up to fourth place.
Liverpool lost for the third time in 21 games under Arne Slot, and Mohamed Salah’s double in the second half was unable to prolong their winning streak of seven games in all competitions.
Alexander Isak gave Newcastle a 1-0 halftime lead at St James’ Park, forcing the league leaders to battle back from behind twice.
Anthony Gordon gave Newcastle the lead again after Curtis Jones tied the score.
Salah’s season total now stands at 15 goals after converting two Trent Alexander-Arnold passes to shift the tide of the match.
There was a late twist to the story, though, when Fabian Schar gave the Magpies a late equalizer after Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher made a rare mistake.
“He has performed quite well for us, and he was fantastic today as well. “Unfortunately, he miscalculated the situation,” Slot, the manager of Liverpool, said of Kelleher’s error.
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