Liverpool 3-0 Newcastle United: result and report
Premier League · Sunday 3 May 2009
Result
Liverpool 3-0 Newcastle United
Premier League · Sunday 3 May 2009, 12:30 UTC · half-time 2-0
Liverpool 3-0 Newcastle United: match report
Liverpool defeated Newcastle United 3-0 in the Premier League on Sunday 3 May 2009. The half-time score was 2-0.
Yossi Benayoun opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Liverpool's goals came from Yossi Benayoun (22'), Dirk Kuyt (27') and Lucas Leiva (87'). Newcastle United did not score.
Discipline: Liverpool received no yellow cards; Newcastle United received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Liverpool were 2nd on 74 points from 34 and Newcastle United 18th on 31 points from 34. Liverpool went on to finish that season 2nd with 86 points, and Newcastle United 18th with 34.
Liverpool lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Newcastle United in a 4-2-3-1.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Liverpool wins, 1 draw and 2 for Newcastle United.
Going into the match Liverpool's last five read W-D-W-W-W and Newcastle United's D-L-D-L-L.
Key events
- 22'Goal · Yossi Benayoun
- 27'Goal · Dirk Kuyt
- 62'Yellow card · Alan Smith
- 77'Red card · Joey Barton
- 84'Yellow card · Fabricio Coloccini
- 87'Goal · Lucas Leiva
Head-to-head
Team news
Liverpool line-up (4-2-3-1)
Pepe Reina, Daniel Agger, Fábio Aurélio, Álvaro Arbeloa, Javier Mascherano, Jamie Carragher, Albert Riera, Yossi Benayoun, Dirk Kuyt, Steven Gerrard, Xabi Alonso
Newcastle United line-up (4-2-3-1)
Damien Duff, Steve Harper, Sebastien Bassong, Obafemi Martins, Peter Rosenkrands Løvenkrands, Mark Viduka, Fabricio Coloccini, Joey Barton, Alan Smith, Habib Beye, Nicky Butt