Newcastle vs Liverpool

25 August 2025 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Simon Hooper

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

  • Bruno Guimarães 57’
  • William Osula 88’
  • Ryan Gravenberch 35’
  • Hugo Ekitike 46’
  • Rio Ngumoha 90+10’

Match summary

Liverpool won 3-2 away at Newcastle, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Liverpool led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Ryan Gravenberch put Liverpool ahead in the 35th minute, set up by Cody Gakpo. In the second half, Hugo Ekitike made it 0-2 in the 46th minute, set up by Cody Gakpo, Bruno Guimarães pulled one back to make it 1-2 with a header in the 57th minute, set up by Valentino Livramento, William Osula equalised in the 88th minute, and Rio Ngumoha won it in stoppage time, set up by Mohamed Salah.

Newcastle can feel hard done by, creating 1.96 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Liverpool's 0.65 from 5. Newcastle had a player sent off.

Match stats

38% Possession 62%
10 Shots 5
3 Shots on target 4
7 Corners 1
77 Attacks 85
63 Dangerous attacks 34
247 Passes 445
69% Pass accuracy 83%
12 Tackles 13
17 Fouls 15
2 Yellow cards 3
1 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 0

Key events

Newcastle Liverpool
Kick-off
8’
Ryan GravenberchFoul
13’
Florian WirtzShot on target
25’
Ibrahima KonatéFoul
Anthony GordonShot on target
29’
35’
Ryan GravenberchRight foot shot0-1 (Liverpool)
Dan BurnFoul
44’
Anthony Gordon: card review (VAR)
45+1’
Anthony GordonFoul
45+3’
Half-time0-1
46’
Hugo EkitikéRight foot shot0-2 (Liverpool)
Bruno GuimarãesArgument
47’
Second half underway
Bruno GuimarãesHeader1-2 (Newcastle)
57’
Lewis MileySandro TonaliInjury
66’
Lewis HallKieran Trippier
76’
William OsulaHarvey Barnes
76’
Jacob RamseyJoelintonInjury
76’
80’
Conor BradleyFlorian Wirtz
80’
Federico ChiesaHugo Ekitiké
Malick ThiawFabian SchärInjury
81’
87’
Conor BradleyFoul
William OsulaLeft foot shot2-2 (Newcastle)
88’
90+6’
Harvey ElliottCurtis Jones
90+6’
Rio NgumohaCody Gakpo
90+10’
Rio NgumohaRight foot shot2-3 (Liverpool)
90+12’
Wataru EndoMohamed Salah
Full-time2-3

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 1.96 0.65 35’ Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), 0-1 35’ 46’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), 0-2 46’ 57’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), 1-2 57’ 88’ William Osula (Newcastle), 2-2 88’ 90+10’ Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool), 2-3 90+10’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.96 0.65 35’ Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), 0-1 Gravenberch 35’ 46’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), 0-2 Ekitike 46’ 57’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), 1-2 Guimarães 57’ 88’ William Osula (Newcastle), 2-2 Osula 88’ 90+10’ Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool), 2-3 Ngumoha 90+10’
Newcastle 1.96 xGLiverpool 0.65 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Liverpool attacking Newcastle attacking 
29’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.62 xG, saved 28’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 88’ William Osula (Newcastle), set piece, 0.40 xG, goal 90+10’ Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 57’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 46’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 46’ Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 29’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 17’ Sandro Tonali (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 39’ Sandro Tonali (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+3’ Lewis Miley (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 13’ Florian Wirtz (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 35’ Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 64’ Joelinton (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 40’ Dan Burn (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 29’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.62 xG, saved 28’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 88’ William Osula (Newcastle), set piece, 0.40 xG, goal 90+10’ Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 57’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 46’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 46’ Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 29’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 17’ Sandro Tonali (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 13’ Florian Wirtz (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 39’ Sandro Tonali (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+3’ Lewis Miley (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 35’ Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 64’ Joelinton (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 40’ Dan Burn (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Newcastle 4-3-3 Starting XI
Pope
Trippier 76’
Schär 81’
Burn
Livramento
Guimarães
Tonali 66’
Joelinton 76’
Elanga
Gordon
Barnes 76’
Liverpool 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Alisson
Kerkez
Dijk
Konaté
Szoboszlai
Jones 90’
Gravenberch
Gakpo 2 90’
Wirtz 80’
Salah 90’
Ekitiké 80’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Nick Pope GK900 0.000.000
Kieran Trippier DEF810 0.000.011
Dan Burn DEF901 0.010.021
Fabian Schär DEF860 0.000.000
Valentino Livramento DEF9010 0.000.331
Bruno Guimarães MID9011 0.330.000
Joelinton MID811 0.020.000
Sandro Tonali MID712 0.080.000
Anthony Elanga FWD900 0.000.051
Anthony Gordon FWD473 1.100.031
Harvey Barnes FWD810 0.000.431
Lewis Miley Sub191 0.040.000
William Osula Sub911 0.400.000
Lewis Hall Sub90 0.000.000
Jacob Ramsey Sub90 0.000.041
Malick Thiaw Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Newcastle win 33% Avg odds 2.92
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.65
Liverpool win 41% Avg odds 2.29

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

Form going into the game

Newcastle DWLLD
Liverpool LDLDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Liverpool 2-0 Newcastle, 26 Feb 25 Next meeting: Liverpool 4-1 Newcastle, 31 Jan 26  All Newcastle vs Liverpool meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.