Newcastle vs Liverpool match stats & report

2–3 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 2 · St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne · Ref S. Hooper

Newcastle stats & fixtures · Liverpool stats & fixtures

Newcastle lost to Liverpool 2–3 in the Premier League on 25 August 2025. Expected goals finished 0.98–0.69. Liverpool had 62% of the ball.

Newcastle vs Liverpool match statistics

NewcastleLiverpool

38% Ball possession 62%
0.98 Expected goals (xG) 0.69
10 Total shots 5
3 Shots on target 4
4 Shots off target 0
3 Blocked shots 1
8 Shots inside the box 3
7 Corners 1
17 Fouls 15
2 Yellow cards 3
1 Red cards 0
248 Passes 446
69% Pass accuracy 83%
1 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

8' Yellow card R. Gravenberch Liverpool
25' Yellow card I. Konaté Liverpool
35' Goal R. Gravenberch (assist C. Gakpo) Liverpool
44' Yellow card D. Burn Newcastle
45+3' Red card A. Gordon Newcastle
46' Goal H. Ekitike (assist C. Gakpo) Liverpool
47' Yellow card Bruno Guimaraes Newcastle
57' Goal Bruno Guimaraes (assist V. Livramento) Newcastle
87' Yellow card C. Bradley Liverpool
88' Goal W. Osula Newcastle
90' Goal R. Ngumoha (assist Mohamed Salah) Liverpool

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Newcastle

Confirmed 4-3-3 Eddie Howe

1 N. Pope

21 V. Livramento 33 D. Burn 5 F. Schär 2 K. Trippier

7 Joelinton 8 S. Tonali 39 Bruno Guimaraes

11 H. Barnes 10 A. Gordon 20 A. Elanga

Bench A. Ramsdale , J. Willock , S. Botman , J. Ramsey , M. Thiaw , L. Hall , J. Murphy , W. Osula , L. Miley

Liverpool

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Arne Slot

1 Alisson Becker

6 M. Kerkez 4 V. van Dijk 5 I. Konaté 8 D. Szoboszlai

17 C. Jones 38 R. Gravenberch

18 C. Gakpo 7 F. Wirtz 11 Mohamed Salah

22 H. Ekitike

Bench G. Mamardashvili , F. Chiesa , H. Elliott , W. Endo , A. Robertson , J. Gomez , C. Bradley , G. Leoni , R. Ngumoha

Form guide

Newcastle at home

4–2–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.8 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 3.9 per game
Shots on target: 4.0 per game

17% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Liverpool away

5–1–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.9 per game
Conceded: 2.0 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 5.2 per game
Shots on target: 5.2 per game

16% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Newcastle vs Liverpool head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
26 Feb 25	Liverpool v Newcastle	2–0
4 Dec 24	Newcastle v Liverpool	3–3
1 Jan 24	Liverpool v Newcastle	4–2
27 Aug 23	Newcastle v Liverpool	1–2
18 Feb 23	Newcastle v Liverpool	0–2
31 Aug 22	Liverpool v Newcastle	2–1

The full Newcastle vs Liverpool head-to-head record