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Premier League · 2026

Newcastle United 2–2 Liverpool · Premier League

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%

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.

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

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 5′Anthony ElangaGoal · Newcastle United
  2. 25′Yoane WissaYellow card · Newcastle United
  3. 30′Miloš KerkezYellow card · Liverpool
  4. 30′Jeremie FrimpongYellow card · Liverpool
  5. 34′Lewis MileyYellow card · Newcastle United
  6. Half-time
  7. 55′Cody GakpoGoal · Liverpool
  8. 57′Joe WillockGoal · Newcastle United
  9. 65′Jacob RamseyYellow card · Newcastle United
  10. 79′Jacob MurphyYellow card · Newcastle United
  11. 90′Virgil van DijkYellow card · Liverpool
  12. 90′Lukáš HorníčekYellow card · Newcastle United
  13. 90′Dominik SzoboszlaiPenalty goal · Liverpool
  14. Full time
Player changes · 9grouped by team and minute
  • 56′Newcastle United · 2 player changesJoe Willock · Jacob Ramsey
  • 63′Liverpool · 2 player changesAlexis Mac Allister · Víctor Muñoz
  • 70′Liverpool · 1 player changeRonald Araújo
  • 76′Newcastle United · 2 player changesAladji Bamba · Jacob Murphy
  • 78′Liverpool · 1 player changeLewis Koumas
  • 90′Newcastle United · 1 player changeFabian Schär

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