Liverpool vs Newcastle

31 August 2022 · Premier League · 2022/23 · Referee Andre Marriner

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Roberto Firmino 61’
  • Fabio Carvalho 90+8’
  • Alexander Isak 38’

Match summary

Liverpool came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Newcastle, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Newcastle led 1-0 at half-time.

Alexander Isak put Newcastle ahead in the 38th minute, set up by Sean Longstaff, Roberto Firmino equalised in the 61st minute, set up by Mohamed Salah, and Fabio Carvalho won it from a corner in stoppage time, set up by Mohamed Salah.

The chances backed that up: Liverpool created 1.76 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to Newcastle's 0.64 from 5.

Match stats

Liverpool Newcastle
23 Shots 5
6 Shots on Target 2
13 Corners 0
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.76 xG 0.64
1.76 Non-penalty xG 0.64
13 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Liverpool Newcastle
Kick-off
38’
Alexander Isak
Assist: Sean Longstaff0-1 (Newcastle)
Half-time0-1
Roberto Firmino
Assist: Mohamed Salah1-1 (Liverpool)
61’
Fabio Carvalho
Assist: Mohamed Salah2-1 (Liverpool)
90+8’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Newcastle
  • Kieran Trippier
  • Jamaal Lascelles

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.76 0.64 38’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), 0-1 38’ 61’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), 1-1 61’ 90+8’ Fabio Carvalho (Liverpool), 2-1 90+8’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.76 0.64 38’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), 0-1 Isak 38’ 61’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), 1-1 Firmino 61’ 90+8’ Fabio Carvalho (Liverpool), 2-1 Carvalho 90+8’
Liverpool 1.76 xGNewcastle 0.64 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Newcastle attacking Liverpool attacking 
34’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.61 xG, off target 38’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 90+8’ Fabio Carvalho (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.14 xG, goal 81’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 29’ Kieran Trippier (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, saved 54’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 60’ Harvey Elliott (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 61’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 63’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 11’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 83’ Fabinho (Liverpool), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 90’ Fabio Carvalho (Liverpool), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 90+7’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 54’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 85’ Chris Wood (Newcastle), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 18’ Ryan Fraser (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 3’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Andrew Robertson (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 26’ Joseph Gomez (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 86’ Fabinho (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+8’ Joseph Gomez (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 80’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+5’ Joseph Gomez (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 46’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 34’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.61 xG, off target 38’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 90+8’ Fabio Carvalho (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.14 xG, goal 81’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 29’ Kieran Trippier (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, saved 54’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 60’ Harvey Elliott (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 63’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 61’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 83’ Fabinho (Liverpool), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 90’ Fabio Carvalho (Liverpool), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 11’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+7’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 54’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 85’ Chris Wood (Newcastle), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 18’ Ryan Fraser (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ Andrew Robertson (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 3’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 26’ Joseph Gomez (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Fabinho (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+3’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+8’ Joseph Gomez (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 80’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+5’ Joseph Gomez (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 46’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alisson GK900 0.000.000
Trent Alexander-Arnold DEF752 0.050.011
Virgil van Dijk DEF901 0.100.021
Joseph Gomez DEF903 0.050.000
Andrew Robertson DEF751 0.040.153
Fabinho MID902 0.090.000
Harvey Elliott MID901 0.090.021
Jordan Henderson MID750 0.000.101
Mohamed Salah FWD9022 0.070.426
Roberto Firmino FWD9015 0.200.672
Luis Díaz FWD905 0.870.000
Konstantinos Tsimikas Sub150 0.000.011
Fabio Carvalho Sub1512 0.210.000
James Milner Sub150 0.000.082

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Liverpool win 75% Avg odds 1.29
Draw 16% Avg odds 6.22
Newcastle win 9% Avg odds 10.29

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Liverpool WDDLW
Newcastle WWDDD

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.