Saturday , 10 October 2026

Newcastle United FC vs Liverpool FC, Premier League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2026-27
Newcastle United FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Liverpool FC
Sun 23 Aug 2026 · 15:30 UTC St James' Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Anthony Elanga 5' 1–0
1–1 55' Cody Gakpo
Joe Willock 57' 2–1
2–2 90+9' Dominik Szoboszlai pen
Yoane Wissa 25' Y
Y 30' Milos Kerkez
Lewis Miley 34' Y
Jacob Ramsey 65' Y
Jacob Murphy 79' Y
Y 90' Virgil van Dijk
Lukas Hornicek 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Newcastle United FC vs Liverpool FC — Premier League at St James' Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Assistant 1 Constantine Hatzidakis
  • Assistant 2 Lee Betts
3 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 15.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

4
13
Newcastle United FC 17 games · Avg 3.5 goals Liverpool FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-23 Newcastle United FC 2–2 Liverpool FC 2026-01-31 Liverpool FC 4–1 Newcastle United FC 2025-08-25 Newcastle United FC 2–3 Liverpool FC 2025-02-26 Liverpool FC 2–0 Newcastle United FC 2024-12-04 Newcastle United FC 3–3 Liverpool FC

Recent Form

Newcastle United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug Liverpool FC H 2–2 D
24 May Fulham FC A 0–2 L
17 May West Ham United FC H 3–1 W
10 May Nottingham Forest FC A 1–1 D
02 May Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 3–1 W
25 Apr Arsenal FC A 0–1 L
Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug Newcastle United FC A 2–2 D
24 May Brentford FC H 1–1 D
15 May Aston Villa FC A 2–4 L
09 May Chelsea FC H 1–1 D
03 May Manchester United FC A 2–3 L
25 Apr Crystal Palace FC H 3–1 W

Season Stats

Newcastle United FC Liverpool FC
#9 Position #6
8 Points 9
5 Played 5
2 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 3 / 0
9 Scored 7
9 Conceded 4
+0 GD +3
1.60 PPG 1.80
40% Win % 40%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United FC this season
60% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season

Newcastle United FC are 9th (8 pts). Liverpool FC are 6th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Newcastle United FC
Joe Willock 2 G
Anthony Elanga 2 G
Yoane Wissa 1 G 1 A
Liverpool FC
Alexander Isak 4 G
Cody Gakpo 1 G 3 A
Dominik Szoboszlai 1 G
Victor Munoz 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Newcastle United FC launch into their encounter with Liverpool FC.
  • 5' Assisted by William Osula with the perfectly-timed delivery and Anthony Elanga makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' Newcastle United FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Liverpool FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Liverpool FC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 25' The referee has no hesitation. Yoane Wissa is booked for Newcastle United FC — card on 25.
  • 30' That is a card for Liverpool FC. Milos Kerkez will be fuming at that decision.
  • 34' Lewis Miley was booked on 34.
  • 39' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 44' Malick Thiaw, a Germany , has 3 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 49' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 54' Liverpool FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 55' The deadlock is broken! Cody Gakpo gets on the scoresheet on 55 minutes.
  • 56' Another substitution for Newcastle United FC to replace Sean Steur by Jacob Ramsey on 56 minute.
  • 57' A stunning finish from Joe Willock — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 62' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lewis Miley made 344 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 63' The Liverpool FC bench stirs into life. Rio Ngumoha is withdrawn and Victor Munoz gets his opportunity.
  • 65' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Jacob Ramsey.
  • 70' The crowd applauds Jeremy Jacquet as he leaves the pitch. Ronald Araujo steps in for Liverpool FC.
  • 75' The home supporters are growing impatient. Newcastle United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 76' A change in the Newcastle United FC ranks — Anthony Elanga exits the field as Jacob Murphy enters on 76.
  • 78' Ryan Gravenberch makes way for Lewis Koumas at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Liverpool FC.
  • 79' Controversy at the stadium! Jacob Murphy argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 84' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 89' It is a cagey affair so far. Newcastle United FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Liverpool FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 90' A change in the Newcastle United FC ranks — Yoane Wissa exits the field as Fabian Schar enters on 90.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Virgil van Dijk on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Newcastle United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Liverpool FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mohamed Salah 9
Cody Gakpo 3
Sadio Mane 3
Darwin Nunez 3
Alexander Isak 3
Anthony Gordon 2
Joe Willock 2
Curtis Jones 2

Head to Head

2026-08-23 Newcastle United FC 2–2 Liverpool FC 2026-01-31 Liverpool FC 4–1 Newcastle United FC 2025-08-25 Newcastle United FC 2–3 Liverpool FC 2025-02-26 Liverpool FC 2–0 Newcastle United FC 2024-12-04 Newcastle United FC 3–3 Liverpool FC

Newcastle United FC Form

2026-08-23 Newcastle United FC 2–2 Liverpool FC D 2026-05-24 Fulham FC 2–0 Newcastle United FC L 2026-05-17 Newcastle United FC 3–1 West Ham United FC W 2026-05-10 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC D 2026-05-02 Newcastle United FC 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2026-04-25 Arsenal FC 1–0 Newcastle United FC L

Liverpool FC Form

2026-08-23 Newcastle United FC 2–2 Liverpool FC D 2026-05-24 Liverpool FC 1–1 Brentford FC D 2026-05-15 Aston Villa FC 4–2 Liverpool FC L 2026-05-09 Liverpool FC 1–1 Chelsea FC D 2026-05-03 Manchester United FC 3–2 Liverpool FC L 2026-04-25 Liverpool FC 3–1 Crystal Palace FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.78 Newcastle United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.97 Liverpool FC xG
I would bet for: Newcastle United FC or Liverpool FC 75% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Newcastle United FC36% Draw25% Liverpool FC39%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.75
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Newcastle United FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Liverpool FC
64%
Newcastle United FC or Liverpool FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Newcastle United FC28% Draw39% Liverpool FC33%
Actual: Newcastle United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.1%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 1
7.1%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
5.1%
0 – 2
4.6%
2 – 3
4.5%
3 – 1
4.2%
0 – 1
4.1%
3 – 2
4.1%
2 – 0
3.8%
1 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United FC

Handicap Newcastle United FC covers Push Liverpool FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 10% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 16% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 18% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 13% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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