Newcastle vs Liverpool 2023-24 English Premier League
Aug 27, 2023, 3:30 PM
FT
1 - 2
1 - 2
Nunez bags late double as 10-man Liverpool win at Newcastle
Darwin Nunez came off the bench to score twice as Liverpool snatched a sensational 2-1 Premier League win over Newcastle United on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 25': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Liverpool 0. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 28': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) is shown the red card.
- 33': Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Luis Díaz.
- 45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 1, Liverpool 0.
- 51': Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Wataru Endo.
- 58': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 72': Substitution, Newcastle United. Callum Wilson replaces Alexander Isak.
- 72': Substitution, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes replaces Anthony Gordon.
- 72': Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Sandro Tonali.
- 77': Substitution, Liverpool. Jarell Quansah replaces Joël Matip.
- 77': Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
- 81': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Liverpool 1. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 82': Substitution, Newcastle United. Elliot Anderson replaces Joelinton.
- 85': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Targett replaces Sven Botman because of an injury.
- 90'+3': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Liverpool 2. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball.
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
3:30 PM, Sun, Aug 27, 2023
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,214
3:30 PM, Sun, Aug 27, 2023
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,214
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +45 | Liverpool | 38 | 84 | 4 |
| +35 | Arsenal | 38 | 74 | 4 |
| +28 | Manchester City | 38 | 71 | 9 |
| +21 | Chelsea | 38 | 69 | 9 |
Statistics
| LIV | NEW | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 7 | Saves | 2 |
| 40 | Possession | 60 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 307 | Accurate Passes | 508 |
| 384 | Passes | 590 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 16 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 12 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 19 | Clearances | 15 |
Newcastle United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Nick Pope (GK) |
| 4 | Sven Botman |
| 5 | Fabian Schär |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 2 | Kieran Trippier  |
| 39 | Bruno Guimarães |
| 7 | Joelinton |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali |
| 14 | Alexander Isak |
| 10 | Anthony Gordon |
| 24 | Miguel Almirón |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk  |
| 32 | Joël Matip |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Wataru Endo |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
| 7 | Luis Díaz |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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