Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Newcastle United FC vs Liverpool FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Newcastle United FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Liverpool FC
Sun 27 Aug 2023 · 15:30 UTC St James' Park 52,214 HT 45' · FT 45'
Anthony Gordon 25' 1–0
1–1 81' Darwin Nunez
1–2 90+3' Darwin Nunez
Y 6' Trent Alexander-Arnold
R 28' Virgil van Dijk
Kieran Trippier 51' Y
Y 85' Darwin Nunez

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee John Brooks
  • Assistant 1 Lee Betts
  • Assistant 2 Akil Howson
5 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 13.4 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
2023-08-27 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Liverpool FC 2023-02-18 Newcastle United FC 0–2 Liverpool FC 2022-08-31 Liverpool FC 2–1 Newcastle United FC 2022-04-30 Newcastle United FC 0–1 Liverpool FC 2021-12-16 Liverpool FC 3–1 Newcastle United FC

Recent Form

Newcastle United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug Liverpool FC H 1–2 L
19 Aug Manchester City FC A 0–1 L
12 Aug Aston Villa FC H 5–1 W
28 May Chelsea FC A 1–1 D
22 May Leicester City FC H 0–0 D
18 May Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 4–1 W
Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug Newcastle United FC A 2–1 W
19 Aug AFC Bournemouth H 3–1 W
13 Aug Chelsea FC A 1–1 D
28 May Southampton FC A 4–4 D
20 May Aston Villa FC H 1–1 D
15 May Leicester City FC A 3–0 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at St James' Park!
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Harvey Elliott is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Newcastle United FC.
  • 6' Trent Alexander-Arnold has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 6.
  • 11' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 16' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 21' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' GOAL! Anthony Gordon fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 28' That is a Red card for Liverpool FC. Virgil van Dijk will be fuming at that decision.
  • 33' Another substitution for Liverpool FC to replace Luis Diaz by Joe Gomez on 33 minute.
  • 38' 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.
  • 43' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 48' The energy levels are beginning to show. Eddie Howe might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 51' Newcastle United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 51.
  • 56' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Newcastle United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 58' Time for substitution for Liverpool FC. Cody Gakpo is replaced by Diogo Jota.
  • 59' Cody Gakpo makes way for Diogo Jota at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Liverpool FC.
  • 64' 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.
  • 69' Joelinton, a Brazil , has 56 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 72' Fresh legs for Newcastle United FC! Callum Wilson comes on to replace Alexander Isak.
  • 77' Joel Matip makes way for Jarell Quansah at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Liverpool FC.
  • 81' Darwin Nunez has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 81 minutes.
  • 82' Elliot Anderson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joelinton on 82 minute.
  • 85' The referee calls foul for Darwin Nunez. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 87' A tactical swap from Newcastle United FC — Matt Targett on, Sven Botman off on 87 minutes.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Newcastle United FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eddie Howe

Liverpool FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-08-27 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Liverpool FC 2023-02-18 Newcastle United FC 0–2 Liverpool FC 2022-08-31 Liverpool FC 2–1 Newcastle United FC 2022-04-30 Newcastle United FC 0–1 Liverpool FC 2021-12-16 Liverpool FC 3–1 Newcastle United FC

Newcastle United FC Form

2023-08-27 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Liverpool FC L 2023-08-19 Manchester City FC 1–0 Newcastle United FC L 2023-08-12 Newcastle United FC 5–1 Aston Villa FC W 2023-05-28 Chelsea FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC D 2023-05-22 Newcastle United FC 0–0 Leicester City FC D 2023-05-18 Newcastle United FC 4–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W

Liverpool FC Form

2023-08-27 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Liverpool FC W 2023-08-19 Liverpool FC 3–1 AFC Bournemouth W 2023-08-13 Chelsea FC 1–1 Liverpool FC D 2023-05-28 Southampton FC 4–4 Liverpool FC D 2023-05-20 Liverpool FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2023-05-15 Leicester City FC 0–3 Liverpool FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.33 Newcastle United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.82 Liverpool FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Newcastle United FC27% Draw25% Liverpool FC48%
Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.15
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Newcastle United FC or Draw
52%
Draw or Liverpool FC
73%
Newcastle United FC or Liverpool FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Newcastle United FC22% Draw43% Liverpool FC35%
Actual: Newcastle United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
7.1%
0 – 2
7%
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 0
5.9%
1 – 3
5.5%
1 – 0
4.9%
0 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United FC

Handicap Newcastle United FC covers Push Liverpool FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 15% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 21% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 15% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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