Liverpool vs Newcastle

1 January 2024 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Anthony Taylor

Full time 4 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Mohamed Salah 49’, 86’ (pen)
  • Curtis Jones 74’
  • Cody Gakpo 78’
  • Alexander Isak 54’
  • Sven Botman 81’

Match summary

Liverpool won 4-2 at home to Newcastle. It was goalless at half-time.

Mohamed Salah put Liverpool ahead in the 49th minute, set up by Darwin Núñez, Alexander Isak equalised in the 54th minute, set up by Anthony Gordon, Curtis Jones put Liverpool back in front in the 74th minute, set up by Diogo Jota, Cody Gakpo made it 3-1 in the 78th minute, set up by Mohamed Salah, Sven Botman pulled one back to make it 3-2 with a header in the 81st minute, set up by Sean Longstaff, and Salah made it 4-2 from the penalty spot in the 86th minute.

The chances backed that up: Liverpool created 7.14 expected goals (xG) from 34 shots to Newcastle's 0.91 from 5. Mohamed Salah had a penalty saved for Liverpool.

Match stats

Liverpool Newcastle
34 Shots 5
15 Shots on Target 3
7 Corners 3
3 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
6.67 xG 0.91
5.02 Non-penalty xG 0.91
16 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Liverpool Newcastle
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Mohamed Salah
Assist: Darwin Núñez1-0 (Liverpool)
49’
54’
Alexander Isak
Assist: Anthony Gordon1-1 (Newcastle)
Curtis Jones
Assist: Diogo Jota2-1 (Liverpool)
74’
Cody Gakpo
Assist: Mohamed Salah3-1 (Liverpool)
78’
81’
Sven Botman
Assist: Sean Longstaff3-2 (Newcastle)
Mohamed Salah
Penalty4-2 (Liverpool)
86’
Full-time4-2

Bookings

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

Liverpool
  • Trent Alexander-Arnold
  • Wataru Endo
  • Luis Díaz
Newcastle
  • Martin Dubravka
  • Bruno Guimarães
  • Lewis Miley
  • Sean Longstaff
  • Joelinton

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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 7.14 0.91 49’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 1-0 49’ 54’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), 1-1 54’ 74’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), 2-1 74’ 78’ Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), 3-1 78’ 81’ Sven Botman (Newcastle), 3-2 81’ 86’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 4-2 86’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 7.14 0.91 49’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 1-0 Salah 49’ 54’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), 1-1 Isak 54’ 74’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), 2-1 Jones 74’ 78’ Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), 3-1 Gakpo 78’ 81’ Sven Botman (Newcastle), 3-2 Botman 81’ 86’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 4-2 Salah 86’
Liverpool 7.14 xGNewcastle 0.91 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Newcastle attacking Liverpool attacking 
74’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.95 xG, goal 22’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 86’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 52’ Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), open play, 0.64 xG, saved 49’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 12’ Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), open play, 0.53 xG, saved 23’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), set piece, 0.53 xG, off target 36’ Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 81’ Sven Botman (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.45 xG, goal 78’ Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 54’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 90+5’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 64’ Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 90+5’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 1’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 26’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 62’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 65’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 69’ Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 8’ Lewis Miley (Newcastle), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 12’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 26’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 53’ Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 2’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 26’ Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 88’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 76’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 69’ Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 65’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 29’ Wataru Endo (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 12’ Wataru Endo (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 30’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 24’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 53’ Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 70’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 17’ Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 74’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.95 xG, goal 22’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 86’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 52’ Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), open play, 0.64 xG, saved 49’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 12’ Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), open play, 0.53 xG, saved 23’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), set piece, 0.53 xG, off target 36’ Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 81’ Sven Botman (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.45 xG, goal 78’ Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 54’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 90+5’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 64’ Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 90+5’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 1’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 26’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 62’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 69’ Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 65’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 8’ Lewis Miley (Newcastle), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 12’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 26’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 53’ Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 2’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 88’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 26’ Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 76’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 69’ Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 65’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 29’ Wataru Endo (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 12’ Wataru Endo (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 24’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 30’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 53’ Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 70’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 17’ Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), set piece, 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 DEF903 0.600.022
Ibrahima Konaté DEF901 0.050.061
Virgil van Dijk DEF901 0.070.000
Joseph Gomez DEF900 0.000.021
Curtis Jones MID9015 1.240.132
Wataru Endo MID802 0.040.323
Dominik Szoboszlai MID693 0.140.133
Mohamed Salah FWD90216 2.361.614
Darwin Núñez FWD6918 1.870.642
Luis Díaz FWD691 0.100.122
Ryan Gravenberch Sub211 0.030.121
Cody Gakpo Sub2112 0.510.000
Diogo Jota Sub2111 0.130.982
Alexis Mac Allister Sub100 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Liverpool win 70% Avg odds 1.38
Draw 17% Avg odds 5.47
Newcastle win 13% Avg odds 7.49

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

Form going into the game

Liverpool WWDDW
Newcastle LLWLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Newcastle 1-2 Liverpool, 27 Aug 23 Next meeting: Newcastle 3-3 Liverpool, 04 Dec 24  All Liverpool vs Newcastle meetings

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.