Newcastle United vs Liverpool, 2022-23 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueLiverpool beats 10-man Newcastle to boost EPL top-4 hopes
— Liverpool won at 10-man Newcastle 2-0 and boosted its push for a top-four finish in the English Premier League on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt saved. Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin with a through ball.
- 5': Attempt missed. Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Stefan Bajcetic (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 9': Offside, Newcastle United. Fabian Schär tries a through ball, but Kieran Trippier is caught offside.
- 10': Goal! Newcastle United 0, Liverpool 1. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a through ball.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 11': VAR Decision: Goal Liverpool - Newcastle United 0-1 Liverpool (Darwin Núñez).
- 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 12': Offside, Newcastle United. Fabian Schär tries a through ball, but Alexander Isak is caught offside.
- 15': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kieran Trippier.
- 17': Goal! Newcastle United 0, Liverpool 2. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 17': Delay in match (Liverpool). VAR checking.
- 18': VAR Decision: Goal Liverpool - Newcastle United 0-2 Liverpool (Cody Gakpo).
- 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 20': Elliot Anderson (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Foul by Stefan Bajcetic (Liverpool).
- 20': Fabinho (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Hand ball by Nick Pope (Newcastle United).
- 22': Nick Pope (Newcastle United) is shown the red card.
- 24': Substitution, Newcastle United. Martin Dúbravka replaces Elliot Anderson.
- 25': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 31': Attempt saved. Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kieran Trippier.
- 31': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Alisson.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Sven Botman (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 33': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Jordan Henderson.
- 33': Attempt saved. Joelinton (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dan Burn with a headed pass.
- 36': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Darwin Núñez.
- 37': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 37': Attempt missed. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross following a corner.
- 37': Foul by Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United).
- 37': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 39': Attempt saved. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 41': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 41': Dan Burn (Newcastle United) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 45'+2': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 45'+2': Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Liverpool 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 0, Liverpool 2.
- 46': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 46': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
- 48': Delay in match because of an injury Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United).
- 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 52': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
- 52': Joelinton (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt missed. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin with a cross.
- 53': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
- 53': Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United).
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 55': Attempt missed. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross following a corner.
- 56': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 56': Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 58': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Martin Dúbravka.
- 58': Delay in match because of an injury Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
- 59': Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Darwin Núñez because of an injury.
- 59': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Stefan Bajcetic.
- 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Jordan Henderson.
- 59': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 61': Attempt missed. Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Dan Burn following a fast break.
- 63': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 64': Substitution, Newcastle United. Callum Wilson replaces Alexander Isak.
- 64': Substitution, Newcastle United. Anthony Gordon replaces Miguel Almirón.
- 64': Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Kieran Trippier.
- 65': Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
- 65': Attempt blocked. Joelinton (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Wilson.
- 66': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
- 66': Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Offside, Newcastle United. Anthony Gordon tries a through ball, but Sven Botman is caught offside.
- 68': Attempt saved. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabinho.
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury Joelinton (Newcastle United).
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Foul by Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United).
- 70': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Ritchie replaces Joelinton because of an injury.
- 80': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Matt Ritchie.
- 81': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
- 82': Attempt saved. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
- 87': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Sean Longstaff.
- 88': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 88': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.
- 90': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
- 90'+2': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Liverpool 2.
- 0': Match ends, Newcastle United 0, Liverpool 2.
Statistics
 LIV |
NEW |
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|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 3 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 5 |
| 62.6 | Possession | 37.4 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 533 | Accurate Passes | 287 |
| 605 | Passes | 350 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 19 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 14 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 20 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,758
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,758
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 11 | +15 | 28 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 12 | +5 | 23 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 12 | +9 | 22 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 12 | +9 | 22 |
Line-Ups
Newcastle United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Nick Pope (GK)  |
| 4 | Sven Botman |
| 5 | Fabian Schär |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 2 | Kieran Trippier |
| 7 | Joelinton |
| 32 | Elliot Anderson |
| 36 | Sean Longstaff |
| 14 | Alexander Isak |
| 10 | Allan Saint-Maximin |
| 24 | Miguel Almirón  |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 2 | Joe Gomez |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 43 | Stefan Bajcetic |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
| 27 | Darwin Núñez |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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