Believe it or not, Liverpool achieved a remarkable feat by drawing with Newcastle in the Premier League season opener.
On 24 August 2026, an interesting statistic emerged after the 2026-27 Premier League Week 1 match, where Newcastle United hosted Liverpool in an exciting game that ended 2-2.
In this match, Liverpool narrowly escaped defeat when Dominik Szoboszlai scored a penalty in the ninth minute of added time (90+9) to equalize 2-2. Under new manager Andoni Iraola, the Reds salvaged a point away from home.
This draw means Liverpool has maintained an unbeaten record in Premier League season openers for 14 consecutive years, the longest ongoing streak in the league to date. This record remains active and could be extended in coming seasons.
2013-14 Liverpool 1-0 Stoke City *win
2014-15 Liverpool 2-1 Southampton *win
2015-16 Stoke City 0-1 Liverpool *win
2016-17 Arsenal 3-4 Liverpool *win
2017-18 Watford 3-3 Liverpool *draw
2018-19 Liverpool 4-0 West Ham United *win
2019-20 Liverpool 4-1 Norwich City *win
2020-21 Liverpool 4-3 Leeds United *win
2021-22 Norwich City 0-3 Liverpool *win
2022-23 Fulham 2-2 Liverpool *draw
2023-24 Chelsea 1-1 Liverpool *draw
2024-25 Ipswich Town 0-2 Liverpool *win
2025-26 Liverpool 4-2 Bournemouth *win
2026-27 Newcastle United 2-2 Liverpool *draw
At the end of the first match, Liverpool earned 1 point, temporarily ranking ninth in the 2026-27 Premier League standings. Their next match is at home against Nottingham Forest on Saturday, 29 August.