Newcastle United 2-2 Liverpool · Premier League

Newcastle United

4 shots on target

2–2

Full time

Liverpool

7 shots on target

Newcastle United 2–2

Liverpool

Premier League | Sunday, 23 August 2026 | Full time

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39% Possession 61% 13 Shots 27 4 On target 7 2 Corners 6

Premier League · Matchweek 1 · Sunday, 23 August 2026 at 15:30 UTC

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Newcastle United v Liverpool: what the records say

Written from our own records. Every number here is one we hold.

Newcastle United host Liverpool on Sunday 23 August in the Premier League, matchweek 1.

Liverpool have not won in four games. They have scored 14 and conceded 13 in those eight games — 1.8 goals a game, 1.6 against.

Harvey Barnes has been Newcastle United's most productive, with one goal and two assists. Alexander Isak has been Liverpool's most productive, with four goals.

Commentary

Minute by minute, as it happened.

1' First half begins.
1' Jérémy Jacquet of Liverpool commits a handball. Jérémy Jacquet
2' Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz from Liverpool has a right-footed shot from the center of the box blocked. He was assisted by Cody Gakpo. Florian Wirtz
3' Ryan Gravenberch from Liverpool commits a foul. Ryan Gravenberch
3' Yoane Wissa from Newcastle United wins a free kick in the defensive half. Yoane Wissa
5'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Newcastle United lead 1-0 against Liverpool. Anthony Elanga scores with a right-footed shot from the right side of the box into the bottom left corner, assisted by William Osula with a through ball after a fast break. William Osula
OsulaAssist
8' Florian Wirtz from Liverpool wins a free kick on the right wing. Florian Wirtz
8' Harvey Barnes from Newcastle United commits a foul. Harvey Barnes
9' Liverpool wins a corner after Lewis Miley concedes. Lewis Miley
9' Cody Gakpo's left-footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Cody Gakpo
9' Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk's header from the center of the box is blocked. He was assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai's cross. Virgil van Dijk
10' Milos Kerkez from Liverpool wins a free kick in the defensive half. Milos Kerkez
10' Foul committed by Anthony Elanga of Newcastle United. Anthony Elanga
11' Milos Kerkez from Liverpool commits a foul. Milos Kerkez
11' Yoane Wissa from Newcastle United wins a free kick in the defensive half. Yoane Wissa
12' Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa from Newcastle United takes a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes to the left. Yoane Wissa
16' Cody Gakpo commits a foul for Liverpool. Cody Gakpo
16' Amar Dedic from Newcastle United wins a free kick in the defensive half. Amar Dedic
18' Liverpool wins a corner after Lukás Hornícek concedes. Lukas Hornicek
18' Milos Kerkez from Liverpool misses an attempt with a left-footed shot from outside the box, sending it too high. The chance was set up by Dominik Szoboszlai, who provided a cross after a corner. Milos Kerkez
18' Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz from Liverpool has a left-footed shot from the left side of the box, but it's saved in the center of the goal by Lukás Hornícek from Newcastle United. Florian Wirtz
20' Milos Kerkez from Liverpool commits a foul. Milos Kerkez
20' Anthony Elanga from Newcastle United is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Anthony Elanga
21' Ryan Gravenberch of Liverpool wins a free kick in the defensive half. Ryan Gravenberch
21' Yoane Wissa of Newcastle United commits a foul. Yoane Wissa
22' Newcastle United win a corner after Milos Kerkez concedes. Milos Kerkez
22' Amar Dedic's right-footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Lewis Miley provided the assist. Lewis Miley
25' Yoane Wissa of Newcastle United receives a yellow card for a bad foul. Yoane Wissa
25' Dominik Szoboszlai from Liverpool wins a free kick in the attacking half. Dominik Szoboszlai
25' Yoane Wissa from Newcastle United commits a foul. Yoane Wissa
26' Dominik Szoboszlai from Liverpool has his right-footed shot from outside the box blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai
27' Cody Gakpo's right-footed shot from outside the box for Liverpool is blocked. Florian Wirtz provided the assist. Florian Wirtz
29' Foul committed by Rio Ngumoha of Liverpool. Rio Ngumoha
29' Lewis Miley from Newcastle United wins a free kick in the defensive half. Lewis Miley
29' Milos Kerkez from Liverpool has his left-footed shot from outside the box saved in the bottom left corner by Lukás Hornícek of Newcastle United. The attempt was assisted by Jérémy Jacquet. Jérémy Jacquet
30' Milos Kerkez from Liverpool receives a yellow card for a bad foul. Milos Kerkez
30' Milos Kerkez of Liverpool commits a foul. Milos Kerkez
30' Anthony Elanga from Newcastle United wins a free kick in the defensive half. Anthony Elanga
30' Jeremie Frimpong of Liverpool receives a yellow card for a foul. Jeremie Frimpong
30' Foul by Jeremie Frimpong of Liverpool. Jeremie Frimpong
30' Harvey Barnes from Newcastle United wins a free kick in the attacking half. Harvey Barnes
31' William Osula's right-footed shot from outside the box for Newcastle United is blocked. William Osula
32' Newcastle United win a corner after Dominik Szoboszlai concedes. Dominik Szoboszlai
32' William Osula's left-footed shot from outside the box for Newcastle United is blocked. William Osula
34' Foul committed by Lewis Miley of Newcastle United. Lewis Miley
34' Lewis Miley of Newcastle United receives a yellow card for a bad foul. Lewis Miley
34' Ryan Gravenberch of Liverpool wins a free kick on the right wing. Ryan Gravenberch
35' Dominik Szoboszlai of Liverpool commits a foul. Dominik Szoboszlai
35' Yoane Wissa of Newcastle United wins a free kick in the defensive half. Yoane Wissa
38' Liverpool win a corner after Amar Dedic concedes. Amar Dedic
39' Liverpool win a corner after Sven Botman concedes. Sven Botman
41' Cody Gakpo is caught offside for Liverpool. Cody Gakpo
41' Ryan Gravenberch's right-footed shot from outside the box for Liverpool is blocked. Ryan Gravenberch
42' Ryan Gravenberch from Liverpool is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Ryan Gravenberch
42' Foul committed by Yoane Wissa of Newcastle United. Yoane Wissa
43' Cody Gakpo commits a foul for Liverpool. Cody Gakpo
43' Anthony Elanga from Newcastle United wins a free kick in the attacking half. Anthony Elanga
44' Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa from Newcastle United takes a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes to the left. Yoane Wissa
45' Alexander Isak from Liverpool wins a free kick on the left wing. Alexander Isak
45' Foul committed by Malick Thiaw of Newcastle United. Malick Thiaw
45+1' Cody Gakpo from Liverpool commits a foul. Cody Gakpo
45+1' Sven Botman from Newcastle United wins a free kick in the defensive half. Sven Botman
45+1' The fourth official has indicated there will be 1 minute of added time.
The first half ends with Newcastle United leading Liverpool 1-0.
Half time
46' The second half begins with Newcastle United leading Liverpool 1-0.
46' Liverpool win a corner after Sean Steur concedes. Sean Steur
47' Florian Wirtz from Liverpool has his right-footed shot from the center of the box blocked. Florian Wirtz
47' Attempt blocked. Alexander Isak's header from very close range for Liverpool is blocked. Alexander Isak
47' Attempt saved. Lukás Hornícek (Newcastle United) saves a header from very close range by Alexander Isak (Liverpool) in the center of the goal. Lukas Hornicek
48' Attempt missed. Lewis Miley from Newcastle United takes a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes high and wide to the left. Lewis Miley
48' Cody Gakpo from Liverpool wins a free kick in the defensive half. Cody Gakpo
48' Amar Dedic from Newcastle United commits a foul. Amar Dedic
52' Cody Gakpo from Liverpool is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Cody Gakpo
52' Foul committed by Amar Dedic of Newcastle United. Amar Dedic
53' Cody Gakpo from Liverpool misses the attempt with a right-footed shot from outside the box, which goes just a bit too high. Milos Kerkez provided the assist. Milos Kerkez
55'
⚽ Goal
Goal! The score is now 1-1 between Newcastle United and Liverpool. Cody Gakpo scores for Liverpool with a right-footed shot from outside the box into the bottom left corner, assisted by Ryan Gravenberch. Cody Gakpo
1Gakpo goals this season
GravenberchAssist
56' Substitution for Newcastle United: Joe Willock comes on for William Osula. Joe Willock
56' Substitution for Newcastle United: Jacob Ramsey comes on for Sean Steur. Jacob Ramsey
57' Rio Ngumoha's left-footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Jeremie Frimpong. Rio Ngumoha
57'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Newcastle United lead 2-1 against Liverpool. Joe Willock scores for Newcastle United with a right-footed shot from outside the box into the bottom right corner, assisted by Yoane Wissa after a fast break. Yoane Wissa
1Wissa goals this season
WissaAssist
57' Ryan Gravenberch's left-footed shot from outside the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Alexander Isak. Ryan Gravenberch
57' Cody Gakpo's left-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. Cody Gakpo
59' Rio Ngumoha from Liverpool is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Rio Ngumoha
59' Foul committed by Lewis Hall of Newcastle United. Lewis Hall
60' Cody Gakpo from Liverpool misses an attempt with a right-footed shot from outside the box, sending it high and wide to the right. Cody Gakpo
61' Jérémy Jacquet of Liverpool is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Jérémy Jacquet
61' Foul committed by Joe Willock of Newcastle United. Joe Willock
63' Substitution for Liverpool: Alexis Mac Allister comes on for Florian Wirtz. Alexis Mac Allister
63' Substitution for Liverpool: Víctor Muñoz comes on for Rio Ngumoha. Víctor Muñoz
64' Cody Gakpo from Liverpool is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Cody Gakpo
64' Foul committed by Amar Dedic of Newcastle United. Amar Dedic
64' Alexander Isak from Liverpool wins a free kick in the attacking half. Alexander Isak
64' Foul committed by Jacob Ramsey of Newcastle United. Jacob Ramsey
65' Jacob Ramsey of Newcastle United receives a yellow card for a foul. Jacob Ramsey
66' Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk's right-footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Lukás Hornícek. The attempt was assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai. Lukas Hornicek
67' Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa from Newcastle United has a right-footed shot from very close range that goes to the right. He was assisted by Lewis Hall with a cross. Yoane Wissa
68' Attempt saved. Anthony Elanga from Newcastle United has a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it's saved in the bottom left corner by Alisson Becker of Liverpool. The assist comes from Lewis Miley. Lewis Miley
69' Attempt missed. Alexander Isak from Liverpool has a left-footed shot from the center of the box that goes too high. He was assisted by Cody Gakpo. Alexander Isak
70' Attempt missed. Jacob Ramsey from Newcastle United takes a left-footed shot from the center of the box, but it goes to the right. Jacob Ramsey
70' Substitution for Liverpool: Ronald Araujo comes on for Jérémy Jacquet. Ronald Araujo
71' Alexis Mac Allister from Liverpool wins a free kick in the defensive half. Alexis Mac Allister
71' Joe Willock from Newcastle United commits a foul. Joe Willock
75' Yoane Wissa from Newcastle United wins a free kick in the attacking half. Yoane Wissa
75' Foul committed by Dominik Szoboszlai of Liverpool. Dominik Szoboszlai
76' Substitution for Newcastle United: Aladji Bamba comes on for Lewis Miley. Aladji Bamba
76' Substitution for Newcastle United: Jacob Murphy comes on for Anthony Elanga. Jacob Murphy
78' Substitution for Liverpool: Lewis Koumas comes on for Ryan Gravenberch.
78' Attempt blocked. Víctor Muñoz from Liverpool has his right-footed shot from the right side of the box blocked. Jeremie Frimpong provided the assist with a headed pass. Víctor Muñoz
79' Jacob Murphy from Newcastle United receives a yellow card for a foul. Jacob Murphy
79' Alexis Mac Allister from Liverpool wins a free kick in the attacking half. Alexis Mac Allister
79' Foul committed by Jacob Murphy of Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy
80' Foul by Ronald Araujo of Liverpool. Ronald Araujo
80' Harvey Barnes from Newcastle United wins a free kick in the defensive half. Harvey Barnes
80' Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai from Liverpool has a right-footed shot from outside the box that is blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai
81' Yoane Wissa is caught offside for Newcastle United. Yoane Wissa
82' Newcastle United is called offside. Yoane Wissa is the player caught offside. Yoane Wissa
85' Attempt saved. Alexander Isak's header from the center of the box is saved in the top left corner by Lukás Hornícek. The chance was assisted by Jeremie Frimpong's cross. Lukas Hornicek
86' Attempt blocked. Víctor Muñoz from Liverpool has a right-footed shot from the right side of the box that is blocked. Víctor Muñoz
86' Attempt saved. Yoane Wissa from Newcastle United has a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but it's saved by Alisson Becker of Liverpool in the center of the goal. The assist came from Joe Willock with a through ball. Alisson
90' Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool receives a yellow card for a foul. Virgil van Dijk
90' Harvey Barnes from Newcastle United has a right-footed shot from the left side of the box, but it is blocked. Harvey Barnes
90+1' Liverpool wins a corner after Amar Dedic concedes. Amar Dedic
90+1' The fourth official has indicated there will be 5 minutes of added time.
90+1' Lewis Koumas' left-footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Cody Gakpo provided the assist. Cody Gakpo
90+2' Attempt blocked. Jeremie Frimpong from Liverpool has a left-footed shot from outside the box that is blocked. Jeremie Frimpong
90+3' Cody Gakpo commits a foul for Liverpool. Cody Gakpo
90+3' Lukás Hornícek of Newcastle United receives a yellow card. Lukas Hornicek
90+3' Amar Dedic from Newcastle United wins a free kick in the defensive half. Amar Dedic
90+4' Foul committed by Jeremie Frimpong of Liverpool. Jeremie Frimpong
90+4' Harvey Barnes from Newcastle United wins a free kick in the defensive half. Harvey Barnes
90+5' Substitution for Newcastle United: Fabian Schär comes on for Yoane Wissa. Fabian Schär
90+6' Penalty awarded to Liverpool as Víctor Muñoz is fouled in the penalty area. Víctor Muñoz
90+6' Lewis Hall of Newcastle United concedes a penalty after a foul in the penalty area. Lewis Hall
90+9'
⚽ Goal
Goal in the penalty shootout! Dominik Szoboszlai scores for Liverpool with a right-footed shot into the top left corner. The match remains 2-2. Dominik Szoboszlai
1Szoboszlai goals this season
The second half ends with the match finishing 2-2 between Newcastle United and Liverpool.
The match ends in a 2-2 draw between Newcastle United and Liverpool.

Goals and cards

5' ⚽ A. Elanga · assist W. Osula Normal Goal Newcastle
25' ■ Yoane Wissa Yellow Card Newcastle
30' ■ Jeremie Frimpong Yellow Card Liverpool
30' ■ Miloš Kerkez Yellow Card Liverpool
34' ■ Lewis Miley Yellow Card Newcastle
55' ⚽ C. Gakpo · assist R. Gravenberch Normal Goal Liverpool
57' ⚽ J. Willock · assist Y. Wissa Normal Goal Newcastle
64' ■ Jacob Ramsey Yellow Card Newcastle
79' ■ Jacob Murphy Yellow Card Newcastle
90' ■ Virgil van Dijk Yellow Card Liverpool
90' ⚽ D. Szoboszlai Penalty Liverpool
90+3' ■ Lukáš Horníček Yellow Card Newcastle

Match statistics

Newcastle United on the left, Liverpool on the right.

The game

39% Ball possession 61%

69 Total attacks 111

26 Dangerous attacks 66

Attack

13 Shots total 27

4 Shots on target 7

5 Shots off target 4

4 Shots blocked 16

6 Shots inside the box 16

7 Shots outside the box 11

3 Big chances created 3

2 Big chances missed 2

2 Corners 6

2 Offsides 1

Build-up

296 Passes 445

224 Accurate passes 375

76% Pass accuracy 84%

8 Crosses 27

1 Accurate crosses 7

14 Dribble attempts 13

4 Successful dribbles 5

20 Throw-ins 17

13 Goal kicks 5

Defence

5 Saves 3

19 Tackles 17

4 Interceptions 8

48 Duels won 51

16 Fouls 15

5 Yellow cards 3

5 Substitutions 4

Player statistics

Every number on this table is the number the fantasy game scored from. Scroll for more columns.

Newcastle United

Goalkeeper

Player	Min	Saves	In box	Conceded	Prevented	Claims	Pass	Pass%	Rating
Lewis Hall	90	–	–	2	–	–	24	71	6.60
Sven Botman	90	–	–	2	–	–	34	79	6.66
Yoane Wissa	90	–	–	1	–	–	17	71	6.80
Harvey Barnes	90	–	–	2	–	–	17	76	6.23
Malick Thiaw	90	–	–	2	–	–	30	67	6.74
Lukas Hornicek	90	5	4	2	–	–	38	58	7.11
Amar Dedic	90	–	–	2	–	–	20	90	6.12
Anthony Elanga	76	–	–	1	–	–	21	71	7.28
Lewis Miley	76	–	–	1	–	–	36	83	7.16
William Osula	56	–	–	1	–	–	5	80	6.99
Sean Steur	56	–	–	1	–	–	29	76	6.27
Joe Willock sub	34	–	–	1	–	–	7	100	7.34
Jacob Ramsey sub	34	–	–	1	–	–	16	94	6.67
Aladji Bamba sub	14	–	–	1	–	–	1	100	6.50
Jacob Murphy sub	14	–	–	1	–	–	1	100	6.18
Fabian Schär sub	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–

Liverpool

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	xG	KP	Pass	Pass%	Touch	Drb	Tkl	Int	Duel%	Rating
Alexis Mac Allister sub	27	–	–	–	–	–	–	12	92	18	–	2	–	80	6.77
Víctor Muñoz sub	27	–	–	2	–	0.17	–	6	83	16	–	–	–	100	7.02
Ronald Araujo sub	20	–	–	–	–	–	–	29	90	35	–	1	–	50	6.76
Lewis Koumas sub	12	–	–	1	–	0.05	–	3	67	5	1	–	–	50	6.54

Goalkeeper

Player	Min	Saves	In box	Conceded	Prevented	Claims	Pass	Pass%	Rating
Alisson	90	3	1	2	–	–	19	79	6.32
Virgil van Dijk	90	–	–	2	–	–	58	86	6.92
Milos Kerkez	90	–	–	2	–	–	41	80	6.67
Dominik Szoboszlai	90	–	–	2	–	–	58	81	7.50
Alexander Isak	90	–	–	2	–	–	13	77	6.21
Cody Gakpo	90	–	–	2	–	–	28	71	7.93
Jeremie Frimpong	90	–	–	2	–	–	43	84	6.37
Ryan Gravenberch	78	–	–	2	–	–	47	91	6.77
Jérémy Jacquet	70	–	–	2	–	–	42	90	6.74
Florian Wirtz	63	–	–	2	–	–	33	88	6.83
Rio Ngumoha	63	–	–	2	–	–	13	77	6.28

Player cards

Cody Gakpo had the best game by the SAM rating. These are his numbers.

Cody Gakpo Passing

Premier League | Newcastle United 2-2 Liverpool | 23 August 2026

SAM

20 successful 8 unsuccessful

3 key passes 3 chances created

4 final third passes 28 passes 71% accuracy

SAM rating

Cody Gakpo Liverpool · CM · 90' 6.1

Dominik Szoboszlai Liverpool · CM · 90' 5.7

Yoane Wissa Newcastle United · CM · 90' 5.6

Ryan Gravenberch Liverpool · CM · 78' 5.2

Lewis Miley Newcastle United · CM · 76' 5.1

The SAM Metric, scored from the same stat line the fantasy game scores from. Final.

Full time

39% Ball possession 61%

13 Shots total 27

4 Shots on target 7

2 Corners 6

SportMonks. The full table of statistics is further down this page.

Scorers

A. Elanga Liverpool 5'

C. Gakpo Liverpool 55'

J. Willock Liverpool 57'

D. Szoboszlai Liverpool 90'

Form

Results each side took into this game, most recent on the right.

Newcastle United

No results held yet

Nothing recorded yet this season.

Liverpool

WLDLD

Played	8
Won · drawn · lost	3–2–3
Goals for · against	14–13

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Goals and assists this season, across every competition we cover.

Newcastle United

Harvey Barnes 1 goal · 2 assists	3
Lewis Hall 1 goal · 1 assist	2
Anthony Elanga 2 goals	2

Liverpool

Alexander Isak 4 goals	4
Cody Gakpo 1 goal · 3 assists	4
Ryan Gravenberch 1 assist	1

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Newcastle United v Liverpool: what the records say

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