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Liverpool 4–1 Newcastle United · Premier League

4–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Liverpool won 4–1.

Shots
178
Shots on target
72
Possession
54%46%

Full time

What the match recorded

Liverpool beat Newcastle 4–1. Recorded in this match (Liverpool – Newcastle): shots 17–8, shots on target 7–2, possession 54%–46%, corners 7–11. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Liverpool have a visible home split

moderate

Liverpool's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

18.2 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season15.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots18.2 shots/match15.5 shots/match12 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

5.63 corners/matchCornersLiverpool · Newcastle● 6.63 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricLiverpoolNewcastleBaseline
Corners5.63 corners/match6.63 corners/match5.08 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots17 shots8 shotsLiverpool 17 shots, Newcastle United 8 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots2 shotsLiverpool 7 shots, Newcastle United 2 shots
  • Possession54%46%Liverpool 54%, Newcastle United 46%
  • Corners7 corners11 cornersLiverpool 7 corners, Newcastle United 11 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls7 foulsLiverpool 11 fouls, Newcastle United 7 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card3 cardsLiverpool 1 card, Newcastle United 3 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4Liverpool
1Draws
0Newcastle United
Newcastle United — Liverpool · Premier League2–3
Liverpool — Newcastle United · Premier League2–0
Newcastle United — Liverpool · Premier League3–3
Liverpool — Newcastle United · Premier League4–2
Newcastle United — Liverpool · Premier League1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Liverpool favored in 5 of 9 directional metrics · Newcastle United in 0 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Liverpool24 matchesNewcastle United24 matches
1.63 goals/match ▲Goals scored24/241.38 goals/match
1.38 goals/matchGoals allowed24/241.38 goals/match
15.5 shots/match ▲Shots24/2412.8 shots/match
4.42 shots/matchShots on target24/244.54 shots/match
61.4% ●Possession24/2453.5%
5.63 corners/matchCorners24/24● 6.63 corners/match
1.63 cards/matchCards24/241.58 cards/match
9.33 fouls/matchFouls24/249.13 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples24 / 24home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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: xg_for, xg_against.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 1 Feb 2026, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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