English Premier League

FT Wednesday, December 26, 2018
Newcastle United LDLWD 0
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Liverpool WWWWW 4
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LIV134
Anfield · 53,318 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

LIV leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 6Dejan LovrenCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 9Roberto FirminoAM
  7. 14Jordan HendersonLM
  8. 5Georginio WijnaldumRM
  9. 11Mohamed SalahF
  10. 10Sadio ManéAM-L
  11. 23Xherdan ShaqiriAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Divock OrigiSUB
  2. 22Simon MignoletSUB
  3. 20Adam LallanaSUB
  4. 15Daniel SturridgeSUB
  5. 2Nathaniel ClyneSUB
  6. 3FabinhoSUB
  7. 8Naby KeitaSUB

NEW · 5-3-2

  1. 12Martin DúbravkaG
  2. 6Jamaal LascellesCD
  3. 3Paul DummettCD-L
  4. 18Federico FernándezCD-R
  5. 11Matt RitchieLB
  6. 22DeAndre YedlinRB
  7. 10Mohamed DiaméCM
  8. 15KenedyCM-L
  9. 14Isaac HaydenCM-R
  10. 21JoseluCF-L
  11. 13Yoshinori MutoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Salomón RondónSUB
  2. 5Fabian SchärSUB
  3. 7Jacob MurphySUB
  4. 17Ayoze PérezSUB
  5. 41Freddie WoodmanSUB
  6. 19Javier ManquilloSUB
  7. 36Sean LongstaffSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 47' Goal! Liverpool 2, Newcastle United 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  3. 62' Substitution, Liverpool. Fabinho replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
  4. 69' Substitution, Liverpool. Daniel Sturridge replaces Roberto Firmino.
  5. 73' Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Kenedy.
  6. 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.
  7. 80' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Matt Ritchie.
  8. 82' Substitution, Liverpool. Nathaniel Clyne replaces Andrew Robertson.
  9. 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.

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