English Premier League

Liverpool vs Newcastle United, 2018/2019 English Premier League

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  • 11': Dejan Lovren
  • 47': Mohamed Salah (P)
  • 79': Xherdan Shaqiri
  • 85': Fabinho
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4 - 0

Liverpool go six clear after Newcastle thrashing at Anfield

Liverpool treated their fans to some Christmas cheer with a 4-0 thrashing of Newcastle United at Anfield.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 4': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Sadio Mané.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Joselu (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sadio Mané with a headed pass.
  • 11': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mohamed Diamé.
  • 11': Goal! Liverpool 1, Newcastle United 0. Dejan Lovren (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a corner.
  • 17': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Federico Fernández.
  • 18': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
  • 18': Kenedy (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Yoshinori Muto (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 25': Offside, Newcastle United. Martin Dubravka tries a through ball, but Joselu is caught offside.
  • 28': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
  • 28': Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kenedy.
  • 34': Foul by Roberto Firmino (Liverpool).
  • 34': Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Roberto Firmino (Liverpool).
  • 35': Yoshinori Muto (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United).
  • 36': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United).
  • 39': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mohamed Diamé.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a headed pass.
  • 43': Foul by Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United).
  • 43': Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 44': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Martin Dubravka.
  • 45': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jamaal Lascelles.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, Newcastle United 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 1, Newcastle United 0.
  • 46': Dejan Lovren (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Joselu (Newcastle United).
  • 47': Penalty Liverpool. Mohamed Salah draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 47': Penalty conceded by Paul Dummett (Newcastle United) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 47': Goal! Liverpool 2, Newcastle United 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 50': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Sadio Mané.
  • 51': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle United).
  • 51': Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Joselu (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by DeAndre Yedlin with a cross.
  • 56': Foul by Kenedy (Newcastle United).
  • 56': Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Delay in match Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) because of an injury.
  • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Substitution, Liverpool. Fabinho replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
  • 63': Offside, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 67': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jamaal Lascelles.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  • 67': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
  • 67': Martin Dubravka (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Substitution, Liverpool. Daniel Sturridge replaces Roberto Firmino.
  • 71': Foul by Yoshinori Muto (Newcastle United).
  • 71': Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kenedy.
  • 73': Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Kenedy.
  • 74': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
  • 74': Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross.
  • 76': Foul by Paul Dummett (Newcastle United).
  • 76': Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United).
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 79': Goal! Liverpool 3, Newcastle United 0. Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  • 80': Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Matt Ritchie.
  • 81': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
  • 81': Yoshinori Muto (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Substitution, Liverpool. Nathaniel Clyne replaces Andrew Robertson.
  • 84': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Paul Dummett.
  • 85': Goal! Liverpool 4, Newcastle United 0. Fabinho (Liverpool) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross following a corner.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dejan Lovren with a through ball.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by DeAndre Yedlin.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Nathaniel Clyne (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Liverpool 4, Newcastle United 0.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, Liverpool 4, Newcastle United 0.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 7
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 10
4 Saves 2
25 Possession 75
6 SHOTS 16
2 ON GOAL 8
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
146 Accurate Passes 629
233 Passes 723
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 5
14 Crosses 26
0.4 Cross % 0.2
66 Long Balls 83
28 Accurate Long Balls 53
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 4
10 Effective Tackles 4
15 Tackles 8
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
15 Interceptions 9
42 Effective Clearances 13
42 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,318

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 38 +44 85
2 Manchester City 38 +42 78
3 Manchester United 38 +19 71
4 Aston Villa 38 +7 65
Full Table

Line-Ups

LIV Liverpool (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Alisson Becker (GK)
4 Virgil van Dijk
6 Dejan Lovren
26 Andrew Robertson
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
9 Roberto Firmino
14 Jordan Henderson
5 Georginio Wijnaldum
11 Mohamed Salah
10 Sadio Mané
23 Xherdan Shaqiri

NEW Newcastle United (5-3-2)

No. Name
12 Martin Dúbravka (GK)
6 Jamaal Lascelles
3 Paul Dummett
18 Federico Fernández
11 Matt Ritchie
22 DeAndre Yedlin
10 Mohamed Diamé
15 Kenedy
14 Isaac Hayden
21 Joselu
13 Yoshinori Muto

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