Newcastle United vs Liverpool — match stats

Premier LeagueGameweek 1Sunday, 23 August 2026St. James' Park

Newcastle United

2–2

FT
Liverpool
Newcastle at homeLiverpool awayHead-to-head

Match stats

Goals
Newcastle United 2
Liverpool 2
Possession
Newcastle United 39%
Liverpool 61%
Shots
Newcastle United 13
Liverpool 27
Shots on target
Newcastle United 4
Liverpool 7
Big chances
Newcastle United 3
Liverpool 3
Corners
Newcastle United 2
Liverpool 6
Passes
Newcastle United 296
Liverpool 445
Pass accuracy
Newcastle United 76%
Liverpool 84%
Saves
Newcastle United 5
Liverpool 3
Fouls
Newcastle United 16
Liverpool 15
Offsides
Newcastle United 2
Liverpool 1
Yellow cards
Newcastle United 5
Liverpool 3
Red cards
Newcastle United 0
Liverpool 0

First half

  1. 5Goal: Anthony ElangaNewcastle
  2. 25Yellow card: Yoane WissaNewcastle
  3. 30Yellow card: Jeremie FrimpongLiverpool
  4. 30Yellow card: Milos KerkezLiverpool
  5. 34Yellow card: Lewis MileyNewcastle

Second half

  1. 55Goal: Cody GakpoLiverpool
  2. 56Substitution: Joe Willock onWilliam Osula offNewcastle
  3. 56Substitution: Jacob Ramsey onSean Steur offNewcastle
  4. 57Goal: Joe WillockNewcastle
  5. 63Substitution: Alexis Mac Allister onFlorian Wirtz offLiverpool
  6. 63Substitution: Víctor Muñoz Villanueva onRio Ngumoha offLiverpool
  7. 64Yellow card: Jacob RamseyNewcastle
  8. 70Substitution: Ronald Federico Araújo da Silva onJérémy Jacquet offLiverpool
  9. 76Substitution: Jacob Murphy onAnthony Elanga offNewcastle
  10. 76Substitution: Aladji Bamba onLewis Miley offNewcastle
  11. 78Substitution: Lewis Koumas onRyan Gravenberch offLiverpool
  12. 79Yellow card: Jacob MurphyNewcastle
  13. 90Penalty goal: Dominik SzoboszlaiLiverpool
  14. 90Yellow card: Virgil van DijkLiverpool
  15. 90Yellow card: Lukáš HorníčekNewcastle
  16. 90Substitution: Fabian Schär onYoane Wissa offNewcastle

Newcastle United4-2-3-1

Substitutes

Liverpool4-2-3-1

Substitutes

Match summary

From match data
  • Full time: Newcastle United 2–2 Liverpool, Premier League gameweek 1
  • Dominik Szoboszlai's 90th-minute penalty levelled it at 2–2
  • Liverpool had 61% possession and outshot Newcastle 27–13
  • Liverpool won 9 of the 10 meetings before this one

Head-to-head

48 meetings
Newcastle wins
0
Draws
0
Liverpool wins
0

No meetings in this range.

Newcastle wins
0
Draws
1
Liverpool wins
3
Head-to-head results, latest 4; result column from Newcastle United's side
HomeScoreAwayResult
Liverpool4–1NewcastleL
Newcastle2–3LiverpoolL
Liverpool2–0NewcastleL
Newcastle3–3LiverpoolD
Newcastle wins
0
Draws
1
Liverpool wins
7
Head-to-head results, latest 8; result column from Newcastle United's side
HomeScoreAwayResult
Liverpool4–1NewcastleL
Newcastle2–3LiverpoolL
Liverpool2–0NewcastleL
Newcastle3–3LiverpoolD
Liverpool4–2NewcastleL
Newcastle1–2LiverpoolL
Newcastle0–2LiverpoolL
Liverpool2–1NewcastleL
Newcastle wins
8
Draws
10
Liverpool wins
30
Head-to-head results, latest 10; result column from Newcastle United's side
HomeScoreAwayResult
Liverpool4–1NewcastleL
Newcastle2–3LiverpoolL
Liverpool2–0NewcastleL
Newcastle3–3LiverpoolD
Liverpool4–2NewcastleL
Newcastle1–2LiverpoolL
Newcastle0–2LiverpoolL
Liverpool2–1NewcastleL
Newcastle0–1LiverpoolL
Liverpool3–1NewcastleL

Full head-to-head record

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