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Possession
40%60%
Newcastle v Liverpool 2-2 · Premier League
What happened
Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added
Newcastle and Liverpool drew 2-2 in the Premier League.
A. Elanga 5' and J. Willock 57' scored for Newcastle, C. Gakpo 55' and D. Szoboszlai 90+8' for Liverpool.
Newcastle had 40% of the ball to Liverpool's 60%; the sides had 13 and 26 shots (4 and 6 on target).
The referee showed 8 yellow cards and no reds.
Key stats
Shots
1326
xG
1.421.44
Shots on Target
46
Corners
26
Pass Accuracy
77%84%
Match timeline
- 90+8’D. SzoboszlaiLiverpool2–2
- 90+5’SubstitutionY. Wissa · On: F. Schar
- 90+3’Yellow cardL. Hornicek
- 90+1’Yellow cardV. van Dijk
- 79’Yellow cardJ. Murphy
- 78’SubstitutionR. Gravenberch · On: L. Koumas
- 76’SubstitutionA. Elanga · On: J. Murphy
- 76’SubstitutionL. Miley · On: A. Bamba
- 70’SubstitutionJ. Jacquet · On: R. Araujo
Team stats comparison
NewcastleLiverpool
- 40Possession60
- 13Shots26
- 4Shots on Target6
- 1.42xG1.44
- 2Corners6
- 2Offsides1
- 5Saves3
- 288Passes426
- 77Pass Accuracy84
- 15Fouls14
- 4Yellow Cards3
Match info
- Competition
- Premier League
- Referee
- Stuart Attwell, England
- Newcastle coach
- Matthias Jaissle
- Liverpool coach
- Andoni Iraola
Match record
- Competition
- Premier League
- Kick-off
- Match ID
cornerflick:match:newcastle-vs-liverpool-premier-league-2026-08-23
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Lineups
Confirmed selections
Newcastle4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 21Lukáš HorníčekGK
- 37Amar DedićDF
- 12Malick ThiawDF
- 4Sven BotmanDF
- 3Lewis HallDF
- 67Lewis MileyMF
- 14Sean SteurMF
- 19Anthony ElangaMF
- 9Yoane WissaMF
- 11Harvey BarnesMF
- 10William OsulaFW
Bench
- 24Ewen Jaouen
- 5Fabian Schär
- 51Leo Shahar
- 8Aladji Bamba
- 17Bazoumana Touré
- 28Joe Willock
- 41Jacob Ramsey
- 23Jacob Murphy
- 27Nick Woltemade
Coach · Matthias Jaissle
- Newcastle
- Liverpool
Liverpool4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 1AlissonGK
- 30Jeremie FrimpongDF
- 5Jérémy JacquetDF
- 4Virgil van DijkDF
- 6Miloš KerkezDF
- 8Dominik SzoboszlaiMF
- 38Ryan GravenberchMF
- 73Rio NgumohaMF
- 7Florian WirtzMF
- 18Cody GakpoMF
- 9Alexander IsakFW
Bench
- 25Giorgi Mamardashvili
- 21Kostas Tsimikas
- 33Ronald Araújo
- 3Wataru Endo
- 10Alexis Mac Allister
- 42Trey Nyoni
- 53James McConnell
- 23Víctor Muñoz
- 67Lewis Koumas
Coach · Andoni Iraola
Premier League table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 12 |
| 2 |  Manchester City | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 12 |
| 3 |  Hull City | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 8 |
| 4 |  Brighton | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +8 | 7 |
| 5 |  Chelsea | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 7 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 6 |
| 10 | Newcastle | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
Full timeline
21 events
- 5’A. ElangaNewcastle · assist W. Osula1–0
- 25’Yellow cardY. Wissa
- 30’Yellow cardM. Kerkez
- 30’Yellow cardJ. Frimpong
- 34’Yellow cardL. Miley
- 55’C. GakpoLiverpool · assist R. Gravenberch1–1
- 56’SubstitutionS. Steur · On: J. Ramsey
- 56’SubstitutionW. Osula · On: J. Willock
- 57’J. WillockNewcastle · assist Y. Wissa2–1
- 63’SubstitutionR. Ngumoha · On: V. Munoz
- 63’SubstitutionF. Wirtz · On: A. Mac Allister
- 65’Yellow cardJ. Ramsey
- 70’SubstitutionJ. Jacquet · On: R. Araujo
- 76’SubstitutionA. Elanga · On: J. Murphy
- 76’SubstitutionL. Miley · On: A. Bamba
- 78’SubstitutionR. Gravenberch · On: L. Koumas
- 79’Yellow cardJ. Murphy
- 90+1’Yellow cardV. van Dijk
- 90+3’Yellow cardL. Hornicek
- 90+5’SubstitutionY. Wissa · On: F. Schar
- 90+8’D. SzoboszlaiLiverpool2–2
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