Liverpool vs Newcastle
Ref: Simon Hooper, EnglandAnfield, Liverpool · 61,276 cap
Match recap
Liverpool beat Newcastle 4–1 in their Premier League fixture. Ekitike, Ekitike, Wirtz, and Konaté scored for Liverpool; Gordon replied for Newcastle. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.28 for Liverpool versus 0.36 for Newcastle. Liverpool sit 5th in the Premier League table while Newcastle are 12th.
First Half
11'
Gordon
Yellow Card
36'
⚽
Gordon
⚽
Ekitike
Assist: Wirtz
⚽
Ekitike
Assist: Kerkez
45+3'
Ramsey
Yellow Card
Second Half
Mac Allister
Yellow Card
⚽
Wirtz
Assist: Salah
73'
⇄
Elanga
73'
⇄
Willock
73'
⇄
Barnes
⇄
Salah
84'
⇄
Trippier
⇄
Ekitike
86'
Burn
Yellow Card
⇄
Wirtz
89'
⇄
Hall
⚽
Konaté
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 4 |  Aston Villa | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | +7 | 65 |
| 5 |  Liverpool | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | +10 | 60 |
| 6 |  Bournemouth | 38 | 13 | 18 | 7 | +4 | 57 |
| 11 |  Fulham | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | -4 | 52 |
| 12 |  Newcastle | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | -2 | 49 |
| 13 |  Everton | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 49 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
LiverpoolNewcastle
11Won
Statistical edge
11–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.28VS0.36
Attack5 · 1 won
17
Shots
8
7
Shots on target
2
11
Shots in the box
4
6
Shots outside box
4
7
Shots off goal
3
7
Corners
11
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
54%
Possession
46%
411
Total passes
332
345
Accurate passes
266
84%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline2 · 1 won
11
Fouls
7
1
Yellow cards
3
1
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
3
3
Blocked shots
3
0
Goals prevented
0
Liverpool
4-2-3-1
Newcastle
4-3-3
Liverpool
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Alisson BeckerG
- 4V. van DijkD
- 5I. KonatéD
- 6M. KerkezD
- 7F. WirtzM
- 8D. SzoboszlaiD
- 10A. Mac AllisterM
- 11Mohamed SalahM
- 18C. GakpoM
- 22H. EkitikeF
- 38R. GravenberchM
Substitutes
- 3W. EndoM
- 14F. ChiesaF
- 17C. JonesM
- 25G. MamardashviliG
- 26A. RobertsonD
- 42T. NyoniM
- 47C. RamsayD
- 65A. NalloD
- 73R. NgumohaF
Newcastle
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1N. PopeG
- 2K. TrippierD
- 3L. HallD
- 8S. TonaliM
- 10A. GordonF
- 11H. BarnesF
- 12M. ThiawD
- 20A. ElangaF
- 28J. WillockM
- 33D. BurnD
- 41J. RamseyM
Substitutes
- 4S. BotmanD
- 9Y. WissaF
- 18W. OsulaF
- 23J. MurphyM
- 27N. WoltemadeF
- 32A. RamsdaleG
- 37A. MurphyD
- 61L. ShaharD
- 67L. MileyM
Liverpool
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugo Ekitiké | F | 84 | 8.9 | 2 | — | 6 | 4 | — | — |
| Florian Wirtz | M | 87 | 8.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Cody Gakpo | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5/6 |
| Ibrahima Konaté | D | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Dominik Szoboszlai | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1/1 |
| Mohamed Salah | M | 84 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 0/2 |
| Ryan Gravenberch | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Virgil van Dijk(C) | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Alexis Mac Allister | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Miloš Kerkez | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Alisson | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Rio Ngumoha | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amara Nallo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trey Nyoni | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin Ramsay | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgi Mamardashvili | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrew Robertson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Jones | M | 12 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wataru Endo | M | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Federico Chiesa | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Newcastle
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Gordon | F | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1/3 |
| Joe Willock | M | 73 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/4 |
| Anthony Elanga | F | 73 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harvey Barnes | F | 73 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Lewis Hall | D | 89 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Sandro Tonali | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jacob Ramsey | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Burn | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kieran Trippier(C) | D | 84 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/2 |
| Malick Thiaw | D | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nick Pope | G | 90 | 5.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lewis Miley | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leo Shahar | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Murphy | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Ramsdale | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sven Botman | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yoane Wissa | F | 17 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jacob Murphy | M | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| William Osula | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Woltemade | F | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |