Newcastle United 2:2 Liverpool: Match Result

Match report

Twelve minutes that turned a draw into something else

Newcastle United and Liverpool shared the points at St James' Park on Saturday evening, ending 2-2 in a Premier League fixture that told you more about finishing than control. Liverpool had the ball and the space, Newcastle had the moments. By then you could see the shape of it. A. Elanga opened the scoring in the fifth minute, a quick strike before Liverpool had settled into their rhythm. The visitors kept possession but couldn't find a way through. To be fair, Newcastle were organised and didn't give much away. Three yellow cards came before half-time—Y. Wissa in the 25th, then M. Kerkez and J. Frimpong together in the 30th. L. Miley added another in the 34th. The game was getting heated. C. Gakpo equalised in the 55th minute, and suddenly Liverpool were back in it. But Newcastle responded straight away. J. Willock put them ahead in the 57th, and for a moment it looked like the home side might steal something. Substitutions started coming in. W. Osula and S. Steur for Newcastle in the 56th, then F. Wirtz and R. Ngumoha for Liverpool in the 63rd. Things came to a head as the game opened up. The real story was in the final minutes. D. Szoboszlai scored from the penalty spot in the 90th minute to level things again, and then did it all over in the 90+8th minute to complete his brace. V. van Dijk picked up two yellow cards in the same minute, and L. Hornicek added another in the 90+3rd. The stadium was electric. And here's the thing about the numbers. Liverpool had 61 per cent possession, 7 shots on target against 4, and an expected goals figure of 2.98 to Newcastle's 1.58. Yet the scoreboard told a different story. Many shots, one goal each. Liverpool created chances and couldn't finish them. Newcastle were more clinical. Both sides had created three big chances each. The difference was in how they used them. Newcastle were sixth on four points after two games, Liverpool thirteenth on two. A result that might have been expected for Liverpool on paper, but not on the pitch.

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Key numbers

Possession, % 39 – 61

Shots on target 4 – 7

Shots off target 5 – 4

Expected goals 1.58 – 2.98

⚽ 5' A. Elanga — Goal 🟨 25' Y. Wissa — Yellow card 🟨 30' M. Kerkez — Yellow card 🟨 30' J. Frimpong — Yellow card 🟨 34' L. Miley — Yellow card ⚽ 55' C. Gakpo — Goal ⇄ 56' W. Osula — Substitution ⇄ 56' S. Steur — Substitution ⚽ 57' J. Willock — Goal ⇄ 63' F. Wirtz — Substitution ⇄ 63' R. Ngumoha — Substitution 🟨 65' J. Ramsey — Yellow card ⇄ 70' J. Jacquet — Substitution ⇄ 76' L. Miley — Substitution ⇄ 76' A. Elanga — Substitution ⇄ 78' R. Gravenberch — Substitution 🟨 79' J. Murphy — Yellow card 🟨 90' V. van Dijk — Yellow card ⚽ 90' D. Szoboszlai — Penalty 🟨 90+1' V. van Dijk — Yellow card 🟨 90+3' L. Hornicek — Yellow card ⇄ 90+5' Y. Wissa — Substitution ⚽ 90+8' D. Szoboszlai — Penalty

Match events

5' Newcastle United Goal A. Elanga assist: W. Osula
25' Newcastle United Yellow card Y. Wissa
30' Liverpool Yellow card M. Kerkez
30' Liverpool Yellow card J. Frimpong
34' Newcastle United Yellow card L. Miley
55' Liverpool Goal C. Gakpo assist: R. Gravenberch
56' Newcastle United Substitution W. Osula off: J. Willock
56' Newcastle United Substitution S. Steur off: J. Ramsey
57' Newcastle United Goal J. Willock assist: Y. Wissa
63' Liverpool Substitution F. Wirtz off: A. Mac Allister
63' Liverpool Substitution R. Ngumoha off: V. Munoz
65' Newcastle United Yellow card J. Ramsey
70' Liverpool Substitution J. Jacquet off: R. Araujo
76' Newcastle United Substitution L. Miley off: A. Bamba
76' Newcastle United Substitution A. Elanga off: J. Murphy
78' Liverpool Substitution R. Gravenberch off: L. Koumas
79' Newcastle United Yellow card J. Murphy
90' Liverpool Yellow card V. van Dijk
90' Liverpool Penalty D. Szoboszlai
90+1' Liverpool Yellow card V. van Dijk
90+3' Newcastle United Yellow card L. Hornicek
90+5' Newcastle United Substitution Y. Wissa off: F. Schar
90+8' Liverpool Penalty D. Szoboszlai

Statistics

39 Possession, % 61

4 Shots on target 7

5 Shots off target 4

1.58 Expected goals 2.98

3 Big chances 3

2 Corners 6

16 Fouls 15

14 Free kicks 16

2 Offsides 1

5 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

13 Goal kicks 5

20 Throw-ins 17

All statistics

24 Aerial duels 24

57 Backward passes 65

4 Blocked shots 16

39 Clearances 18

8 Crosses 27

14 Dribbles 13

0.75 Expected assists 0.77

72 Failed passes 70

5 Goalkeeper saves 3

4 Interceptions 8

6 Key passes 14

53 Long passes 46

47 Passes into the final third 123

147 Passes in the opposition half 327

157 Passes in own half 145

0.31 Shot accuracy 0.26

7 Shots from outside the box 11

6 Shots inside the box 16

11 Aerial duels won 13

1 Successful crosses 7

4 Successful dribbles 5

15 Successful long passes 22

8 Successful tackles 9

224 Successful passes 375

19 Tackles 17

296 Total passes 445

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