20 min Gordon crosses from the left towards the unmarked Barnes, forcing Van Dijk to stretch and volley behind for a corner. Important defending.

19 min Salah runs through on goal from inside his own half, which means he’s onside, but he doesn’t quite have the pace of old to get away from Trippier. Eventually Trippier knocks the ball behind for … a goalkick. It looked like Trippier got the last touch, though the main point is that the Salah of old wouldn’t have given Trippier a sniff.

17 min Ramsey stands on the ball in his own third, eventually leading to a crisp daisycutter from Ekitike, 20 yards out. Pope falls to his right to make a comfortable save.

15 min Gakpo beats three players in his own half with a thrilling, twisting run. Eventually Willocks gets back to knock him off the ball, but Gakpo’s skill has awoken the crowd.

14 min Newcastle have had two thirds of the possession, which is six tenths of the law.

12 min Gordon is booked for a late tackle on Alisson, who unwittingly invited the challenge with a slightly heavy touch. Gordon needs to be really careful or he could do a Vidic and receive two red cards against Liverpool in one season.

10 min No punishment for Gordon. It was off the ball so I guess the referee didn’t see it, and there wasn’t enough for VAR to intervene. They can’t recommend a yellow card yet.

9 min The Liverpool bench are annoyed when Gordon shoves Mac Allister over. He caught him just below the neck, I think, but Mac Allister is holding his throat and looks in a fair bit of distress. He doesn’t look like he’s faking it.

8 min Here’s our match report on Chelsea’s wild comeback at Stamford Bridge.

7 min Hall’s inswinging corner almost sneaks in at the far post, though Alisson had been fouled by Burn so any goal wouldn’t have counted.

7 min Two more corners in quick succession for Newcastle, who have started strongly.

5 min Gordon makes another good run in behind, this time in a central position, but Elanga overhits an admittedly difficult through ball. He looks sharp and is doubtless keen to make amends after being sent off in the return fixture in August.

4 min “I’m starting to think that film is the thing holding me back on Hinge,” writes Chris Paraskevas. “Women see ‘filmmaker’ and it must be a financial/emotional red flag...”

You keep telling yourself that, son.

3 min Gordon, playing as the No9, makes a perfectly timed run in behind and slides a deflected low cross that is walloped behind by Kerkez. The corner is headed away by Van Dijk.

2 min “I lived in Istanbul for many years and the James Joyce pub (there’s one in every city) up the hill from the Ritz is a wonderful spot to watch the Premier League,” writes Drew Gough. “One good turn etc etc. Backup: the Greatness Pub, though it’s a bit farther. God speed to Alun!”

Thanks for all your suggestions, which I’ll forward on to Alun (just the details of the pub, not your name/email address/bank details).

1 min Peep peep! Newcastle kick off from left to right as we watch.

The race for the golden boot

It feels very strange to scan this page and not see the letters S-A-L-A-H. For a variety of reasons he’s scored only four league goals in 2025-26; his lowest total at in a full season at Liverpool is 18.

Anyone in Istanbul? Your Guardian readership needs you!

“Evening Rob,” writes Alun Pugh. “It was lashing down in Istanbul ahead of tonight’s Beşiktaş v Konyaspor game. (2-1 btw). So we repaired to the nearest place to the stadium likely to be serving alcohol to dry out, the famously inexpensive Ritz Carlton hotel.

“It’s showing the Liverpool-Newcastle game but as a round there costs more than our black-and-white-striped knockoff replica Beşiktaş shirts, we are looking for alternative venues to watch the Toon. Can readers suggest a suitable venue?”

Our Australian Geordie Chris Paraskevas is first in my inbox

With the 7am kick-off for this game, it’s a nice change of pace for both myself and the neighbours: ordinarily this is the time I’m crawling into bed on a Sunday, only to be awoken in a cold sweat an hour later by parrot/puppy/whippersnapper... which never ends well for any of us.

I’m hoping our encouraging display in Paris is a springboard into more consistent domestic form: the likes of Ramsey and Elanga have struggled since joining but were much improved during the week, though Woltemade has gone off the boil recently and Wissa clearly isn’t fit.

But let’s please not talk about any other (former) strikers. We don’t need to go there. Eddie Howe is wrong. No one has moved on. I’m trying to maintain good vibes on a Sunday for a change. I want to be productive today and add some accomplishments (e.g. went for walk, had a coffee, went to art gallery) to my Hinge profile so women know I mean business.

We can do this, come on Eddie!

Eddie Howe is helping you with your Hinge profile? Also, you could mention one reasonable accomplishment – you did an actual film.

It’s just over 30 years since Newcastle last won at Anfield, when Steve Watson scored the only goal of a heavyweight League Cup tie. It was his second winner against Liverpool that month, following a late sting in a brilliant league game at St James’ Park that included one of the all-time-great forgotten saves from Shaka Hislop.

One of the reasons it’s forgotten is because Liverpool v Newcastle in the 1995-96 season means only thing.

Full time: Chelsea 3-2 West Ham

West Ham defender Jean-Clair Todibo was sent off for trying to throttle Joao Pedro during that late contremtemps. Chelsea are now celebrating in front of a delighted crowd after coming from 2-0 down at half-time to win – and move up to fourth in the table.

Chelsea have scored a late winner at Stamford Bridge, where things have just kicked off spectacularly.

It’s all change at Stamford Bridge, where Chelsea have made it 2-2 with 20 minutes to play. You can follow what is likely to be an eventful climax with Billy Munday.

Liverpool and Newcastle could be given a boost before kick-off. In the early evening game, fifth-placed Chelsea are 2-0 down at home to West Ham. Billy Munday has the latest.