PitchMath
Premier League · 2026
2–2Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Newcastle United and Liverpool drew 2–2.

Shots
1327
Shots on target
47
Expected goals
1.582.98
Possession
39%61%

As it happened

Match timeline

  1. 5'Goal · Anthony Elanga Newcastle United
  2. 25'Yellow card · Yoane Wissa Newcastle United
  3. 30'Yellow card · Miloš Kerkez Liverpool
  4. 30'Yellow card · Jeremie Frimpong Liverpool
  5. 34'Yellow card · Lewis Miley Newcastle United
  6. 55'Goal · Cody Gakpo Liverpool
  7. 56'Substitution · Joe Willock Newcastle United
  8. 56'Substitution · Jacob Ramsey Newcastle United
  9. 57'Goal · Joe Willock Newcastle United
  10. 63'Substitution · Alexis Mac Allister Liverpool
  11. 63'Substitution · Víctor Muñoz Liverpool
  12. 65'Yellow card · Jacob Ramsey Newcastle United
  13. 70'Substitution · Ronald Araújo Liverpool
  14. 76'Substitution · Aladji Bamba Newcastle United
  15. 76'Substitution · Jacob Murphy Newcastle United
  16. 78'Substitution · Lewis Koumas Liverpool
  17. 79'Yellow card · Jacob Murphy Newcastle United
  18. 90'Yellow card · Virgil van Dijk Liverpool
  19. 90'Yellow card · Lukáš Horníček Newcastle United
  20. 90'Substitution · Fabian Schär Newcastle United
  21. 90'Penalty goal · Dominik Szoboszlai Liverpool

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots27 shotsNewcastle United 13 shots, Liverpool 27 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots7 shotsNewcastle United 4 shots, Liverpool 7 shots
  • Expected goals1.58 xG2.98 xGNewcastle United 1.58 xG, Liverpool 2.98 xG
  • Possession39%61%Newcastle United 39%, Liverpool 61%
  • Corners2 corners6 cornersNewcastle United 2 corners, Liverpool 6 corners
  • Fouls16 fouls15 foulsNewcastle United 16 fouls, Liverpool 15 fouls
  • Yellow cards5 cards3 cardsNewcastle United 5 cards, Liverpool 3 cards
  • Passes296 passes445 passesNewcastle United 296 passes, Liverpool 445 passes
  • Pass accuracy75.7%84.3%Newcastle United 75.7%, Liverpool 84.3%
  • Shots inside box6 shots16 shotsNewcastle United 6 shots, Liverpool 16 shots
  • Blocked shots4 blocks16 blocksNewcastle United 4 blocks, Liverpool 16 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves5 saves3 savesNewcastle United 5 saves, Liverpool 3 saves
  • Offsides2 offsides1 offsideNewcastle United 2 offsides, Liverpool 1 offside

Full time

What the match recorded

Newcastle United and Liverpool drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Newcastle United – Liverpool): shots 13–27, shots on target 4–7, expected goals 1.58–2.98, possession 39%–61%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Newcastle United
1Draws
4Liverpool
Liverpool — Newcastle United · Premier League4–1
Newcastle United — Liverpool · Premier League2–3
Liverpool — Newcastle United · Premier League2–0
Newcastle United — Liverpool · Premier League3–3
Liverpool — Newcastle United · Premier League4–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • Newcastle United1 matches
  • Liverpool1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

Both clubs played the same competition and season, so these values are directly comparable.

Newcastle United

Competition
Premier League
Season
2025/26
Sample
38 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
24 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.39 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.45 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.49 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.34 xG/match
  • Shots12.9 shots/match
  • Shots allowed12.3 shots/match
  • Shots on target4.63 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.39 shots/match
  • Possession52.6%
  • Corners6.05 corners/match
  • Corners allowed4.92 corners/match
  • Cards1.86 cards/match
  • Fouls9.82 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency21%
  • Scoring frequency76%

Liverpool

Competition
Premier League
Season
2025/26
Sample
38 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
24 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.66 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.39 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.58 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.26 xG/match
  • Shots15.5 shots/match
  • Shots allowed11.4 shots/match
  • Shots on target4.61 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.03 shots/match
  • Possession59.2%
  • Corners6.11 corners/match
  • Corners allowed4.39 corners/match
  • Cards1.55 cards/match
  • Fouls9.97 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency26%
  • Scoring frequency89%

How competition percentiles work

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailable — unavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 23 Aug 2026, 19:30 UTC · analysis-v4
TeamsNewcastle UnitedLiverpool
CompetitionPremier League
Head-to-headNewcastle United — Liverpool
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this