NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. Liverpool tops Newcastle United with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Núñez (10′) and a goal from C. Gakpo (17′). Liverpool was much superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the St. James’ Park stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor with the assistance of Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Craig Pawson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.8 degrees Celsius or 46.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.​

Match Statistics​

Newcastle United

0 - 2

Liverpool

  • ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
  • 14 Total 13
  • 4 On Target 7
  • 7 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 93 Attack 107
  • 45 Dangerous attack 53
  • 72 Ball safe 83
  • 8 Free Kicks 5
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 2 Total 8
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Liverpool was in firm control of the ball 63% while Newcastle United was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Liverpool was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the match.​

Newcastle United shot 14 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Liverpool shot 13 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Newcastle United received 1 yellow card (M. Almirón). Talking about the opposition, Liverpool received 1 yellow card (Fabinho).

(Newcastle United) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (22′).

Match Timeline

10'
Darwin Núñez (goal)Trent Alexander-Arnold
11'
Darwin Núñez (var)
17'
Cody Gakpo(goal)Mohamed Salah
18'
Cody Gakpo(var)
20'
Nick Pope - Red
22'
Martin Dúbravka- sub ->E. Anderson
24'
Miguel Almirón- Yellow
38'
59'
Harvey Elliott- sub ->Jordan Henderson
59'
59'
Diogo Jota - sub ->C. Gakpo
59'
Jacob Murphy- sub ->Kieran Trippier
65'
Callum Wilson - sub ->Alexander Isak
65'
Anthony Gordon- sub ->M. Almirón
65'
Matt Ritchie- sub ->Joelinton
71'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
89
38
Arsenal
84
38
Manchester United
75
38
Newcastle United
71
38
Liverpool
67
38
Brighton & Hove Albion
62
38
Aston Villa
61
38
Tottenham Hotspur
60
38
Brentford
59
38
Fulham
52
38
Crystal Palace
45
38
Chelsea
44
38
Wolverhampton Wanderers
41
38
West Ham United
40
38
AFC Bournemouth
39
38
Nottingham Forest
38
38
Everton
36
38
Leicester City
34
38
Leeds United
31
38
Southampton
25
38

After playing this match, Newcastle United will stay with 41 points to sit in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Liverpool will have 35 points like Brighton & Hove Albion and Brentford to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Newcastle United will play away against Leeds United on the 13th of May with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Newcastle United (3 draws).

Liverpool will play away agasint Leicester City on the 13th of May with a 11-5 head to head statistic in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).

Newcastle United – Formation

Newcastle United
G
Nick Pope 22.England
5.8
22'
D
Kieran Trippier 2.England
8.0
65'
D
Fabian Schär 5.Switzerland
6.6
D
Dan Burn 33.England
6.9
D
Sven Botman 4.Netherlands
6.8
M
Elliot Anderson 32.Scotland
6.3
24'
M
Sean Longstaff 36.England
6.8
M
Joelinton 7.Brazil
6.9
71'
F
Miguel Almirón 24.Paraguay
6.6
65' 38'
F
Allan Saint-Maximin 10.France
8.0
F
Alexander Isak 14.Sweden
6.7
65'
Substitutes
G
Martin Dúbravka 1.Slovakia
7.6
24'
D
Jamal Lewis 12.Northern Ireland
D
Javier Manquillo 19.Spain
D
Paul Dummett 3.Wales
D
Jamaal Lascelles 6.England
M
Matt Ritchie 11.Scotland
7.0
71'
M
Jacob Murphy 23.England
6.8
65'
F
Callum Wilson 9.England
6.2
65'
F
Anthony Gordon 8.England
7.0
65'

Newcastle United adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Eddie Howe decided to play with the following team: Nick Pope (5.8), Kieran Trippier (8.0), Fabian Schär (6.6), Sven Botman (6.8), Dan Burn (6.9), Sean Longstaff (6.8), Joelinton (6.9), Elliot Anderson (6.3), Miguel Almirón (6.6), Alexander Isak (6.7) and Allan Saint-Maximin (8.0).

The home team had on the bench: Matt Ritchie (7.0), Jamal Lewis, Javier Manquillo Gaitán, Callum Wilson (6.2), Paul Dummett, Anthony Gordon (7.0), Martin Dúbravka (7.6), Jamaal Lascelles and Jacob Murphy (6.8).

Newcastle United could not rely on the presence of Matt Ritchie (injured).

Substitutions

Newcastle United made 5 changes: E. Anderson for Martin Dúbravka (24′), Kieran Trippier for Jacob Murphy (65′), Alexander Isak for Callum Wilson (65′), M. Almirón for Anthony Gordon (65′) and Joelinton for Matt Ritchie (71′).

Best player: Kieran Trippier​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Newcastle United was Kieran Trippier.

His rating is (8.0) with 29 passes (65% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 8 crosses.

Liverpool – Formation

Liverpool
G
Alisson 1.Brazil
7.6
D
Virgil van Dijk 4.Netherlands
7.1
D
Andrew Robertson 26.Scotland
7.6
D
Joe Gomez 2.England
7.1
D
Trent Alexander-Arnold 66.England
8.0
M
Stefan Bajčetić 43.Spain
6.6
59'
M
Jordan Henderson 14.England
6.9
59'
M
Fabinho 3.Brazil
6.8
20'
F
Mohamed Salah 11.Egypt
7.5
F
Cody Gakpo 18.Netherlands
7.1
59' 17'
F
Darwin Núñez 27.Uruguay
6.8
59' 10'
Substitutes
G
Caoimhín Kelleher 62.Republic of Ireland
D
Joel Matip 32.Cameroon
D
N. Phillips 47.England
D
Konstantinos Tsimikas 21.Greece
M
James Milner 7.England
6.8
59'
M
Harvey Elliott 19.England
7.1
59'
M
Naby Keïta 8.Guinea
F
Diogo Jota 20.Portugal
6.2
59'
F
Roberto Firmino 9.Brazil
6.8
59'

Also Liverpool adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Jürgen Klopp played with: Alisson (7.6), Trent Alexander-Arnold (8.0), Joe Gomez (7.1), Virgil van Dijk (7.1), Andrew Robertson (7.6), Jordan Henderson (6.9), Fabinho (6.8), Stefan Bajčetić (6.6), Mohamed Salah (7.5), Cody Gakpo (7.1) and Darwin Núñez (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Joël Andre Job Matip, Nathaniel Phillips, James Milner (6.8), Caoimhin Kelleher, Diogo Jota (6.2), Konstantinos Tsimikas, Harvey Elliott (7.1), Naby Deco Keïta and Roberto Firmino (6.8).

Liverpool could not rely on the presence of Roberto Firmino (injured).

Substitutions

Liverpool made 4 changes: Stefan Bajčetić for James Milner (59′), C. Gakpo for Diogo Jota (59′), Darwin Núñez for Roberto Firmino (59′) and Jordan Henderson for Harvey Elliott (59′).

Best player: Trent Alexander-Arnold​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Liverpool was Trent Alexander-Arnold even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 76 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​