Newcastle vs Liverpool

27 August 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee John Brooks

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Anthony Gordon 25’
  • Darwin Núñez 81’, 90+3’

Match summary

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

Anthony Gordon put Newcastle ahead in the 25th minute, Darwin Núñez equalised in the 81st minute, and Núñez won it in stoppage time, set up by Mohamed Salah.

Newcastle can feel hard done by, creating 1.62 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Liverpool's 0.86 from 9. Liverpool had a player sent off.

Match stats

Newcastle Liverpool
23 Shots 9
8 Shots on Target 4
5 Corners 9
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1.62 xG 0.86
1.62 Non-penalty xG 0.86
5 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Newcastle Liverpool
Kick-off
Anthony Gordon1-0 (Newcastle)
25’
Half-time1-0
81’
Darwin Núñez1-1 (Liverpool)
90+3’
Darwin Núñez
Assist: Mohamed Salah1-2 (Liverpool)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Newcastle
  • Kieran Trippier
Liverpool
  • Virgil van Dijk
  • Trent Alexander-Arnold
  • Darwin Núñez

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.62 0.86 25’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), 1-0 25’ 81’ Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), 1-1 81’ 90+3’ Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), 1-2 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.62 0.86 25’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), 1-0 Gordon 25’ 81’ Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), 1-1 Núñez 81’ 90+3’ Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), 1-2 Núñez 90+3’
Newcastle 1.62 xGLiverpool 0.86 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Liverpool attacking Newcastle attacking 
25’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 90+3’ Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 47’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 17’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 1’ Joel Matip (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 67’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 31’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 76’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 79’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 50’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 38’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 64’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 36’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 90+3’ Sean Longstaff (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 66’ Sven Botman (Newcastle), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 84’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 24’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 16’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 89’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 46’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 54’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 74’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 81’ Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 85’ Sven Botman (Newcastle), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Sean Longstaff (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 16’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 31’ Sandro Tonali (Newcastle), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+7’ Nick Pope (Newcastle), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Joseph Gomez (Liverpool), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 25’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 90+3’ Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 47’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 17’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 1’ Joel Matip (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 67’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 31’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 76’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 79’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 50’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 38’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 64’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+3’ Sean Longstaff (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 36’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 66’ Sven Botman (Newcastle), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 84’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 24’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 16’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 89’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 46’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 74’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 81’ Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 54’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 85’ Sven Botman (Newcastle), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 16’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 89’ Sean Longstaff (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 36’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Sandro Tonali (Newcastle), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+7’ Nick Pope (Newcastle), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Joseph Gomez (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
Nick Pope GK901 0.020.000
Kieran Trippier DEF900 0.000.285
Sven Botman DEF902 0.090.000
Fabian Schär DEF901 0.100.000
Dan Burn DEF900 0.000.071
Bruno Guimarães MID901 0.020.062
Joelinton MID861 0.040.233
Sandro Tonali MID761 0.020.000
Miguel Almirón FWD906 0.390.000
Alexander Isak FWD761 0.150.041
Anthony Gordon FWD7614 0.480.172
Callum Wilson Sub142 0.110.000
Harvey Barnes Sub141 0.110.000
Sean Longstaff Sub142 0.090.041
Elliot Anderson Sub40 0.000.000
Matt Targett Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Newcastle win 43% Avg odds 2.22
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.84
Liverpool win 32% Avg odds 3.02

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

Form going into the game

Newcastle WDDWL
Liverpool WDDDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Newcastle 0-2 Liverpool, 18 Feb 23 Next meeting: Liverpool 4-2 Newcastle, 01 Jan 24  All Newcastle vs Liverpool 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.