Newcastle vs Liverpool 2022-23 English Premier League
Liverpool 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': First Half begins.
- 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.
- 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.
- 20': Fabinho (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Nick Pope (Newcastle United) is shown the red card.
- 24': Substitution, Newcastle United. Martin Dúbravka replaces Elliot Anderson.
- 37': Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Liverpool 2.
- 59': Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Darwin Núñez because of an injury.
- 59': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Stefan Bajcetic.
- 59': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Jordan Henderson.
- 59': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 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.
- 71': Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Ritchie replaces Joelinton because of an injury.
Game Information
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,758
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +46 | Liverpool | 36 | 83 | 3 |
| +33 | Arsenal | 36 | 68 | 4 |
| +23 | Newcastle United | 36 | 66 | 10 |
| +24 | Manchester City | 36 | 65 | 9 |
Statistics
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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 |
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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