Newcastle 2-2 Liverpool: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 1

Newcastle

2 : 2

Liverpool

A. Elanga5'
J. Willock57'

55'C. Gakpo
90' (pen)D. Szoboszlai

St James' ParkStuart AttwellCapacity 52,758Sun, 23 Aug 202617:30

Newcastle4-2-3-1

Line ups

4-2-3-1Liverpool Liverpool crest

Assistant

Graeme Jones

Assistant

Sipke Hulshoff

Assistant

Graeme Jones

Substitutions

56'
106.6A
W. Osula
287.6
J. Willock
56'
146.5
S. Steur
416.5
J. Ramsey
76'
677.3
L. Miley
86.7
A. Bamba
76'
197.6
A. Elanga
236.2
J. Murphy
90'
96.9A
Y. Wissa
5
F. Schar

Unused

Assistant

Sipke Hulshoff

Substitutions

63'
77.0
F. Wirtz
106.9
A. Mac Allister
63'
736.2
R. Ngumoha
237.2
V. Munoz
70'
56.6
J. Jacquet
337.2
R. Araujo
78'
386.9A
R. Gravenberch
676.7
L. Koumas

Unused

Home

Joelinton
Injury
Out
V. Livramento
Hamstring Injury
Out

Away

C. Bradley
Knee Injury
Out
H. Ekitike
Achilles Tendon Injury
Out
J. Gomez
Injury
Out
G. Leoni
Knee Injury
Out

Player of the match

Lukas Hornicek

Goalkeeper · Newcastle

7.9

This match

Attacking

Goals0

Assists0

Build-up

Passes38

Pass accuracy58%

Goalkeeping

Saves5

Goals conceded2

Penalties saved0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Lukáš HorníčekG	5	2	2,97	+0,97	22/38	7/23
AlissonG	3	2	1,56	-0,44	15/19	0/4

Live stats

Possession & Passing

39%Possession61%

296Total passes445

76%Pass accuracy84%

2Corners6

Attack

13Shots27

4On target7

5Off target4

4Blocked shots16

Box & Quality

6Shots in box16

7Shots out box11

1.6xG3.0

-0.4Goals prevented-0.4

Defense & Discipline

5Goalkeeper saves3

2Offsides1

16Fouls15

5Yellow cards3

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,36xG0,53

6Shots9

1On target2

1Big chances0

5Touches in box12

47%Possession53%

2Corners4

Second half

1,21xG2,45

7Shots18

3On target5

2Big chances3

11Touches in box24

32%Possession68%

0Corners2

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Newcastle

1.5813839%

92% open play8% set piece

Liverpool

3.00272361%

32% open play42% set piece26% penalty

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

40 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Newcastle1,58 xG · 2 scored

Liverpool3,00 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

Newcastle24

Open play 18Set piece 1Dribble 1Foul won 2Rebound 1Defensive 1

Liverpool50

Open play 32Set piece 6Dribble 1Foul won 5Rebound 6

Momentum

21 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Newcastle23% pressure

Liverpool77% pressure

Match replay

91'

2-2

0%Draw 100%0%

1.58xG3.00

13Shots27

8On target23

Momentum

90' Goal Dominik Szoboszlai 0.79 xG · Penalty · Right foot

Shot map

13 v 27

Newcastle shoot right, Liverpool left. Bigger dot = better chance.

NEWNewcastleLIVLiverpoolgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

31 on target · 4 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

NewcastleLiverpoolgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

NewcastleDefensive line 31%

LiverpoolDefensive line 44%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

NewcastleUntil 56'

Most-connected pair: Thiaw and Hornícek, 12 passes between them.

LiverpoolUntil 63'

Most-connected pairs: Gravenberch and Jacquet; Jacquet and Szoboszlai. 12 passes each.

Running

Fastest on the pitch

Anthony Elanga

34.9 km/h

Distance covered and sprints, per player.

Newcastle112.8 km

DistanceSprints

Harvey Barnes11.4 km16×
Lewis Hall10.9 km17×
Yoane Wissa10.4 km16×
Amar Dedić10.1 km14×
Sven Botman9.8 km4×

Liverpool107.2 km

DistanceSprints

Dominik Szoboszlai10.7 km8×
Miloš Kerkez10.4 km25×
Jeremie Frimpong10.0 km27×
Alexander Isak9.7 km8×
Cody Gakpo9.3 km10×

Tactical battle

35control65

Cody Gakpo

10 touches in box

In possession

29,5%Field tilt70,5%

6Passes into box9

16Progressive passes35

9Carries into final third5

6Chances created14

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

9,61Press intensity (PPDA)7,00

4High turnovers7

12Regains within 5s9

26,9sBall recovery time16,7s

13Interceptions9

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

85Carries108

1251mCarry distance1566m

18Progressive carries23

749mProgressive carry distance946m

2Carries into the box3

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

4Take-ons won5

11Take-ons attempted16

300mProgressive pass distance579m

2Through balls0

0Switches of play6

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,66Expected threat (xT)0,96

1,01Action value (VAEP)1,33

24Shot-creating actions50

3Goal-creating actions4

1,10Expected assisted goals0,75

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

2,6Passes per attack3,8

8,7sAttack duration13,6s

3,26 m/sAttack directness2,20 m/s

3Build-up attacks8

11Direct attacks18

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

16Touches in box36

36Final third entries78

3Big chances3

1,56xG on target2,97

2Big chances missed2

Passing

1/8 (13%)Crosses7/27 (26%)

15/53 (28%)Long balls22/46 (48%)

20Throw-ins17

15Free kicks15

13Goal kicks5

Duels

48Total52

37/75 (49%)Ground38/75 (51%)

11/24 (46%)Aerial13/24 (54%)

4/14 (29%)Dribbles5/13 (38%)

7Dispossessed11

Defending

40Recoveries47

4Interceptions8

19Tackles17

42%Tackles won53%

39Clearances18

1Big chances scored1

1Big saves0

2Errors led to shot1

2Fouled in final third6

7,17Average rating7,40

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

NewcastleThis season

Scores most 0-15 · concedes most 46-60

LiverpoolThis season

Scores most 46-60 · concedes most 61-75

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 6 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

100%1+ goal67%

67%2+ goals50%

They concede

83%1+ goal50%

67%2+ goals50%

33%3+ goals17%

Heaviest results

best 2-0 (A)·worst 1-4 (A)

best 2-0 (A)·worst 0-3 (H)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

NewcastleshootallowLiverpool

9.5%Six-yard box-2.55.9%

55.3%-5.1Penalty area60.6%

28.1%+3.4Edge of the box-1.623.1%

7.1%Long range+3.810.3%

494 shots taken · 437 faced

LiverpoolshootallowNewcastle

5.9%-2.5Six-yard box-1.66.8%

60.8%Penalty area61.3%

26.7%+2.0Edge of the box25.3%

6.6%Long range6.6%

589 shots taken · 470 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Newcastle and Liverpool drew 2-2 at St James' Park in the Premier League. Newcastle led 1-0 at half-time. Scorers: A. Elanga (5'), J. Willock (57') for Newcastle; C. Gakpo (55'), D. Szoboszlai (90' pen) for Liverpool. In their last 32 meetings, Newcastle have won 5, Liverpool 19, with 8 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.