Newcastle vs Liverpool
Ref: Simon HooperSt. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne · 52,758 cap
Match recap
Liverpool beat Newcastle 3–2 in their Premier League fixture. Guimarães and Osula scored for Newcastle; Gravenberch, Ekitike, and Ngumoha replied for Liverpool. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.98 for Newcastle versus 0.69 for Liverpool. Newcastle sit 12th in the Premier League table while Liverpool are 5th.
First Half
8'
Gravenberch
Yellow Card
25'
Konaté
Yellow Card
35'
⚽
Gravenberch
Assist: Gakpo
Burn
Yellow Card
VAR
Card upgrade
Gordon
Red Card
Second Half
46'
⚽
Ekitike
Assist: Gakpo
Guimarães
Yellow Card
⚽
Guimarães
Assist: Livramento
⇄
Tonali
⇄
Joelinton
⇄
Barnes
⇄
Trippier
80'
⇄
Wirtz
80'
⇄
Ekitike
⇄
Schär
87'
Bradley
Yellow Card
⚽
Osula
90+6'
⇄
Gakpo
90+6'
⇄
Jones
90+12'
⇄
Salah
90'
⚽
Ngumoha
Assist: Salah
| # | 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
NewcastleLiverpool
6Won
Statistical edge
6–7
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.98VS0.69
Attack4 · 1 won
10
Shots
5
3
Shots on target
4
8
Shots in the box
3
2
Shots outside box
2
4
Shots off goal
0
7
Corners
1
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
38%
Possession
62%
248
Total passes
446
170
Accurate passes
370
69%
Pass accuracy
83%
Discipline1 · 2 won
17
Fouls
15
2
Yellow cards
3
1
Red cards
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
1
3
Blocked shots
1
0
Goals prevented
0
Newcastle
4-3-3
Liverpool
4-2-3-1
Newcastle
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1N. PopeG
- 2K. TrippierD
- 5F. SchärD
- 7JoelintonM
- 8S. TonaliM
- 10A. GordonF
- 11H. BarnesF
- 20A. ElangaF
- 21T. LivramentoD
- 33D. BurnD
- 39Bruno GuimarãesM
Substitutes
- 3L. HallD
- 4S. BotmanD
- 12M. ThiawD
- 18W. OsulaF
- 23J. MurphyM
- 28J. WillockM
- 32A. RamsdaleG
- 41J. RamseyM
- 67L. MileyM
Liverpool
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Alisson BeckerG
- 4V. van DijkD
- 5I. KonatéD
- 6M. KerkezD
- 7F. WirtzM
- 8D. SzoboszlaiD
- 11Mohamed SalahM
- 17C. JonesM
- 18C. GakpoM
- 22H. EkitikeF
- 38R. GravenberchM
Substitutes
- 2J. GomezD
- 3W. EndoM
- 12C. BradleyD
- 14F. ChiesaF
- 15G. LeoniD
- 19H. ElliottM
- 25G. MamardashviliG
- 26A. RobertsonD
- 73R. NgumohaF
Newcastle
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Barnes | F | 76 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Bruno Guimarães(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/6 |
| Valentino Livramento | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3/5 |
| Joelinton | M | 76 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sandro Tonali | M | 66 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Anthony Gordon | F | 48 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3/3 |
| Fabian Schär | D | 81 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Elanga | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Kieran Trippier | D | 76 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nick Pope | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Burn | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Sven Botman | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Ramsdale | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Willock | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Murphy | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| William Osula | F | 14 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Jacob Ramsey | M | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lewis Hall | D | 14 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Miley | M | 24 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malick Thiaw | D | 9 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Liverpool
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Gakpo | M | 89 | 7.5 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Hugo Ekitiké | F | 80 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Ryan Gravenberch | M | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Curtis Jones | M | 89 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Virgil van Dijk(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alisson | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dominik Szoboszlai | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miloš Kerkez | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Florian Wirtz | M | 80 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ibrahima Konaté | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohamed Salah | M | 89 | 6.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Giovanni Leoni | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgi Mamardashvili | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wataru Endo | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrew Robertson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Gomez | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rio Ngumoha | F | 8 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Harvey Elliott | M | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Federico Chiesa | F | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conor Bradley | D | 10 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |