LIVERPOOL. Liverpool found a way to reverse the scoreline against Newcastle United. It was Newcastle United to score first with a goal from J. Shelvey. Nevertheless, later Liverpool found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with D. Jota (21′), M. Salah (25′) and T. Alexander-Arnold (87′). Liverpool was truly superior in terms of ball possession (74%) was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool on Thursday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Mike Dean with the assistance of Edward Smart and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was Andy Madley. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.2 degrees Celsius or 46.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Liverpool was in firm control of the ball 74% while Newcastle United was struggling with a 26% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Liverpool was more pushing with 97 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the match​.

Liverpool shot 23 times, 8 on target, 15 off target. On the other side, Newcastle United shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Liverpool received 1 yellow card (J. Henderson). On the other side, Newcastle United received 3 yellow cards (Joelinton, R. Fraser and I. Hayden).

Standings

After this match, Liverpool will have 40 points to hold in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Newcastle United will stay with 10 points like Norwich City to hold in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Liverpool will play away against Tottenham Hotspur on the 19th of December with a 19-7 head to head statistic in favor of Liverpool (8 draws).

Newcastle United will host Manchester City on the 19th of December with a 23-2 head to head in favor of Manchester City (4 draws).

Liverpool – Formation

Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Jürgen Klopp decided to play with the following team: Alisson (6.3), Trent Alexander-Arnold (8.1), Joël Matip (7.2), Ibrahima Konaté (7.2), Andrew Robertson (6.5), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (6.8), Jordan Henderson (7.1), Thiago Alcântara (7.5), Mohamed Salah (7.4), Diogo Jota (7.8) and Sadio Mané (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Naby Keïta (6.2), Joe Gomez, Takumi Minamino, Caoimhin Kelleher, Roberto Firmino (7.0), Konstantinos Tsimikas, James Milner, Neco Williams and Marcelo.

Substitutions

Liverpool made 3 changes: M. Salah for R. Firmino (74′), A. Oxlade-Chamberlain for N. Keita (74′) and Thiago for J. Milner (90′).

Best player: Trent Alexander-Arnold​

The most impressive player for Liverpool was Trent Alexander-Arnold.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 84 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 11 crosses.

Newcastle United – Formation

Newcastle United started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

Eddie Howe played with: Martin Dúbravka (6.5), Javier Manquillo (6.5), Fabian Schär (6.5), Jamaal Lascelles (7.0), Jamal Lewis (6.2), Jacob Murphy (6.8), Isaac Hayden (7.0), Jonjo Shelvey (6.8), Joelinton (6.7), Ryan Fraser (6.9) and Allan Saint-Maximin (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Matt Ritchie (6.6), Karl Darlow, Joe Willock (6.4), Jeff Hendrick, Dwight Gayle, Ciaran Clark, Miguel Almirón, Sean Longstaff and Callum Wilson (6.1).

Newcastle United could not rely on the presence of M. Ritchie (injured) and C. Wilson (injured).

Substitutions

Newcastle United made 3 changes: J. Lewis for M. Ritchie (15′), A. Saint-Maximin for C. Wilson (79′) and R. Fraser for J. Willock (87′).

Best player: Jamaal Lascelles​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Newcastle United was Jamaal Lascelles.

His rating is (7.0) with 22 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3.

Results of the day

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

• Chelsea – Everton – 1-1
• Liverpool – Newcastle United – 3-1