Saturday , 14 November 2026

Liverpool FC vs Newcastle United FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Liverpool FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Newcastle United FC
Thu 16 Dec 2021 · 20:00 UTC Anfield HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Joelinton
Y 55' Ryan Fraser
Jordan Henderson 70' Y
Y 86' Isaac Hayden

Overview

Match Preview

Liverpool FC vs Newcastle United FC — Premier League at Anfield.

Match Details

  • Referee Andy Madley
  • Referee Peter Kirkup
  • Referee Simon Hooper
  • Referee Mark Scholes
  • Referee Mike Dean
  • Referee Eddie Smart
7 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 10 27
2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 22
3 Manchester City FC 10 21
4 Liverpool FC 10 18
5 Chelsea FC 10 16
6 Everton FC 10 16
7 AFC Bournemouth 10 15
8 Brentford FC 10 14
9 Leeds United FC 10 14
10 Aston Villa FC 10 13
11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 12
12 Newcastle United FC 10 12
13 Hull City AFC 10 11
14 Ipswich Town FC 10 11
15 Fulham FC 10 10
16 Nottingham Forest FC 10 9
17 Coventry City FC 10 9
18 Manchester United FC 10 8
19 Sunderland AFC 10 8
20 Crystal Palace FC 10 7

Head-to-Head

13
4
Liverpool FC 17 games · Avg 3.5 goals Newcastle United FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-12-16 Liverpool FC 3–1 Newcastle United FC 2021-04-24 Liverpool FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC 2020-12-30 Newcastle United FC 0–0 Liverpool FC 2020-07-26 Newcastle United FC 1–3 Liverpool FC 2019-09-14 Liverpool FC 3–1 Newcastle United FC

Recent Form

Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec Newcastle United FC H 3–1 W
11 Dec Aston Villa FC H 1–0 W
07 Dec AC Milan A 2–1 W
04 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–0 W
01 Dec Everton FC A 4–1 W
27 Nov Southampton FC H 4–0 W
Newcastle United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec Liverpool FC A 1–3 L
12 Dec Leicester City FC A 0–4 L
04 Dec Burnley FC H 1–0 W
30 Nov Norwich City FC H 1–1 D
27 Nov Arsenal FC A 0–2 L
20 Nov Brentford FC H 3–3 D

Season Stats

Liverpool FC Newcastle United FC
#4 Position #12
18 Points 12
10 Played 10
5 / 3 / 2 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 4
14 Scored 13
10 Conceded 16
+4 GD -3
1.80 PPG 1.20
50% Win % 30%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United FC this season

Liverpool FC are 4th (18 pts). Newcastle United FC are 12th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Liverpool FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
2/3
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Newcastle United FC
0-15
3/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/3
46-60
3/4
61-75
3/1
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Liverpool FC
Alexander Isak 7 G
Victor Munoz 2 G
Cody Gakpo 1 G 3 A
Dominik Szoboszlai 1 G
Newcastle United FC
Harvey Barnes 2 G 2 A
Joe Willock 2 G
Anthony Elanga 2 G
Yoane Wissa 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Anfield!
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Liverpool FC and Newcastle United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 7' The England Jonjo Shelvey breaks the deadlock on 7 minutes. 0-1!
  • 12' The home supporters are growing impatient. Liverpool FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' Another substitution for Newcastle United FC to replace Jamal Lewis by Matt Ritchie on 15 minute.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Newcastle United FC that had 349 games and scored 463 goals.
  • 21' Diogo Jota makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Liverpool FC are in front.
  • 25' Mohamed Salah adds to his 1 season tally! Liverpool FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 30' Liverpool FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 35' It’s high time Jurgen Klopp made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' Jacob Murphy has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Joelinton. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 50' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 55' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ryan Fraser on 55 minutes.
  • 60' Newcastle United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
  • 65' Martin Dubravka needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 70' The referee has no hesitation. Jordan Henderson is booked for Liverpool FC — Yellow card on 70.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Liverpool FC. Mohamed Salah is replaced by Roberto Firmino.
  • 79' The Newcastle United FC bench stirs into life. Allan Saint-Maximin is withdrawn and Callum Wilson gets his opportunity.
  • 84' Newcastle United FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Joe Willock scoring 1 goals.
  • 86' A moment of madness from Isaac Hayden on 86 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Newcastle United FC will be frustrated.
  • 87' Magnificent from Trent Alexander-Arnold! That is 21 goals in 423 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Newcastle United FC! Joe Willock comes on to replace Ryan Fraser.
  • 90' Liverpool FC ring the changes. Thiago Alcantara has done his job and it is now time for James Milner to step up.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

Newcastle United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eddie Howe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mohamed Salah 9
Alexander Isak 3
Cody Gakpo 3
Sadio Mane 3
Darwin Nunez 3
Curtis Jones 2
Dominik Szoboszlai 2
Naby Keita 2

Head to Head

2021-12-16 Liverpool FC 3–1 Newcastle United FC 2021-04-24 Liverpool FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC 2020-12-30 Newcastle United FC 0–0 Liverpool FC 2020-07-26 Newcastle United FC 1–3 Liverpool FC 2019-09-14 Liverpool FC 3–1 Newcastle United FC

Liverpool FC Form

2021-12-16 Liverpool FC 3–1 Newcastle United FC W 2021-12-11 Liverpool FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC W 2021-12-07 AC Milan 1–2 Liverpool FC W 2021-12-04 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Liverpool FC W 2021-12-01 Everton FC 1–4 Liverpool FC W 2021-11-27 Liverpool FC 4–0 Southampton FC W

Newcastle United FC Form

2021-12-16 Liverpool FC 3–1 Newcastle United FC L 2021-12-12 Leicester City FC 4–0 Newcastle United FC L 2021-12-04 Newcastle United FC 1–0 Burnley FC W 2021-11-30 Newcastle United FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2021-11-27 Arsenal FC 2–0 Newcastle United FC L 2021-11-20 Newcastle United FC 3–3 Brentford FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.24 Liverpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.75 Newcastle United FC xG
I would bet for: Liverpool FC to win 69% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC69% Draw20% Newcastle United FC11%
Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.99
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Liverpool FC or Draw
89%
Draw or Newcastle United FC
31%
Liverpool FC or Newcastle United FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC50% Draw40% Newcastle United FC10%
Actual: Liverpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.4%
1 – 0
10.9%
1 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
9.1%
3 – 0
9.1%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
6.6%
4 – 0
5.1%
4 – 1
3.9%
2 – 2
3.4%
0 – 1
3.1%
1 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Handicap Liverpool FC covers Push Newcastle United FC covers
-2.5 26% — 74%
-2 26% 21% 53%
-1.5 47% — 53%
-1 47% 23% 30%
-0.5 70% — 30%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✓
Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.