Newcastle vs Liverpool

Match summary

Newcastle and Liverpool drew 2-2. Newcastle led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Anthony Elanga put Newcastle ahead in the 5th minute, set up by William Osula. In the second half, Cody Gakpo equalised in the 55th minute, set up by Ryan Gravenberch, Joe Willock put Newcastle back in front in the 57th minute, set up by Yoane Wissa, and Dominik Szoboszlai equalised from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

Liverpool had the better of the chances, with 3.14 expected goals (xG) from 27 shots to Newcastle's 1.64 from 13.

Newcastle and Liverpool played out a two-all draw in their Premier League fixture on matchday one. Despite enjoying only 39 percent possession and registering 13 shots compared to Liverpool's 27, the hosts made the most of their opportunities. Liverpool dominated the territory and attacking metrics, recording 111 attacks and 66 dangerous attacks while building an expected goals total of 3.14 against Newcastle's 1.64. The match was tightly contested and physical, resulting in a total of eight yellow cards distributed evenly as both sides committed numerous fouls throughout the encounter.

The scoring opened early when Anthony Elanga put Newcastle ahead in the fifth minute with a right-footed shot. A flurry of yellow cards followed for Yoane Wissa, Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez, and Lewis Miley before half-time. Cody Gakpo equalised for Liverpool in the 55th minute with a right-footed shot, but Joe Willock immediately restored Newcastle's lead a minute later, also scoring with a right foot. Further yellow cards were shown to Jacob Ramsey, Jacob Murphy, Virgil van Dijk, and Lukas Hornicek. Finally, in the ninety-ninth minute, Dominik Szoboszlai converted a penalty to secure a dramatic two-all draw for Liverpool.