Newcastle United 2 – 2 Liverpool: Premier League Match Report

Premier League · 1

Newcastle United

Full Time

2–2

Sunday, 23 August 2026 · St. James' Park

Liverpool

Game ended in draw.

⚽ Joe Willock 57'⚽ Anthony Elanga 5' ⚽ Cody Gakpo 55'

Match Events

90+9'

Dominik SzoboszlaiLiverpool

2-2

90+5'

Fabian SchärNewcastle United · Yoane Wissa

90+3'

Lukas HornicekNewcastle United

90'

Virgil van Dijk Liverpool

79'

Jacob MurphyNewcastle United

78'

Lewis KoumasLiverpool · Ryan Gravenberch

76'

Jacob MurphyNewcastle United · Anthony Elanga

76'

Aladji BambaNewcastle United · Lewis Miley

70'

Ronald AraujoLiverpool · Jérémy Jacquet

64'

Jacob RamseyNewcastle United

63'

Víctor MuñozLiverpool · Rio Ngumoha

63'

Alexis Mac AllisterLiverpool · Florian Wirtz

57'

Joe WillockNewcastle United · Yoane Wissa

2-1

56'

Joe WillockNewcastle United · William Osula

56'

Jacob RamseyNewcastle United · Sean Steur

55'

Cody GakpoLiverpool · Ryan Gravenberch

1-1

34'

Lewis MileyNewcastle United

30'

Milos KerkezLiverpool

30'

Jeremie FrimpongLiverpool

25'

Yoane WissaNewcastle United

Anthony ElangaNewcastle United · William Osula

1-0

League positions

TeamPWDLGDPts

Liverpool523039

Newcastle United522108

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VenueSt. James' ParkSunday, 23 August 2026

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RefereeStuart Attwell

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AttendanceNot available

Formation

Lineups

Newcastle United Starting XI

Formation 4-2-3-1

21 7.1

Lukas Hornicek

37 6.1

Amar Dedic

12 6.7

Malick Thiaw

4 6.7

Sven Botman

3 6.6

Lewis Hall

14 6.3

Sean Steur

67 7.2

Lewis Miley

19 7.3

Anthony Elanga

9 6.8

Yoane Wissa

11 6.2

Harvey Barnes

10 7

William Osula

Substitutes 9

#5 Fabian Schär Defender

#8 Aladji Bamba Midfielder

6.5

#17 Bazoumana Touré Attacker

#23 Jacob Murphy Midfielder

6.2

#24 Ewen Jaouen Goalkeeper

#27 Nick Woltemade Attacker

#28 Joe Willock Midfielder

7.3

#41 Jacob Ramsey Midfielder

6.7

#51 Leo Shahar Defender

Liverpool Starting XI

Formation 4-2-3-1

1 6.3

Alisson

30 6.4

Jeremie Frimpong

5 6.7

Jérémy Jacquet

4 6.9

Virgil van Dijk

6 6.7

Milos Kerkez

8 7.5

Dominik Szoboszlai

38 6.8

Ryan Gravenberch

73 6.3

Rio Ngumoha

7 6.8

Florian Wirtz

18 7.9

Cody Gakpo

9 6.2

Alexander Isak

Substitutes 9

#3 Wataru Endo Midfielder

#10 Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder

6.8

#21 Konstantinos Tsimikas Defender

#23 Víctor Muñoz Attacker

#25 Giorgi Mamardashvili Goalkeeper

#33 Ronald Araujo Defender

6.8

#42 Trey Nyoni Midfielder

#53 James McConnell Midfielder

#67 Lewis Koumas Attacker

6.5

Statistics

Match Statistics

Newcastle United

Comparison

Liverpool

39% Ball Possession % 61%

13 Shots Total 27

4 Shots On Target 7

5 Shots Off Target 4

4 Shots Blocked 16

6 Shots Insidebox 16

7 Shots Outsidebox 11

8 Goal Attempts 10

3 Big Chances Created 3

2 Big Chances Missed 2

2 Corners 6

2 Offsides 1

16 Fouls 15

5 Yellowcards 3

296 Passes 445

224 Successful Passes 375

76% Successful Passes Percentage 84%

6 Key Passes 14

53 Long Passes 46

15 Successful Long Passes 22

28% Successful Long Passes Percentage 48%

8 Total Crosses 27

1 Accurate Crosses 7

14 Dribble Attempts 13

4 Successful Dribbles 5

29% Successful Dribbles Percentage 38%

19 Tackles 17

4 Interceptions 8

48 Duels Won 51

5 Saves 3

69 Attacks 111

26 Dangerous Attacks 66

16 Free Kicks 19

20 Throwins 17

13 Goal Kicks 5

0 Penalties 1

5 Substitutions 4

11 Successful Headers 13

2 Assists 1

2 Goals 2

84 Ball Safe 71

7 Tackles Won 17