Liverpool 2-1 Newcastle United: result and report
Premier League · Wednesday 31 August 2022
Result
Liverpool 2-1 Newcastle United
Premier League · Wednesday 31 August 2022, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
Liverpool 2-1 Newcastle United: match report
Liverpool won against Newcastle United 2-1 in the Premier League on Wednesday 31 August 2022. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Alexander Isak opened the scoring in the 38th minute. Liverpool's goals came from Roberto Firmino (61') and Fábio Carvalho (90+8'). Newcastle United scored through Alexander Isak (38').
Discipline: Liverpool received no yellow cards; Newcastle United received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Liverpool were 12th on 5 points from 4 and Newcastle United 10th on 6 points from 4. Liverpool went on to finish that season 5th with 67 points, and Newcastle United 4th with 71.
Liverpool lined up in a 4-3-3 and Newcastle United in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Mohamed Salah of Liverpool (7.7), ahead of Roberto Firmino (7.6).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Liverpool wins, 3 draws and 0 for Newcastle United.
Going into the match Liverpool's last five read W-L-D-D and Newcastle United's D-D-D-W.
Key events
- 38'Goal · Alexander Isak
- 61'Goal · Roberto Firmino
- 87'Yellow card · Jamaal Lascelles
- 90'Yellow card · Kieran Trippier
- 90+8'Goal · Fábio Carvalho
Head-to-head
Team news
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Liverpool line-up (4-3-3)
Alisson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joe Gomez, Virgil van Dijk, Andrew Robertson, Harvey Elliott, Fabinho, Jordan Henderson, Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino, Luis Díaz
Newcastle United line-up (4-3-3)
Nick Pope, Kieran Trippier, Jamaal Lascelles, Dan Burn, Matt Targett, Joe Willock, Sean Longstaff, Joelinton, Miguel Almirón, Alexander Isak, Ryan Fraser