Liverpool vs Napoli, 2019 Club Friendly, Club Friendly
· Club FriendlyLiverpool suffer heavy friendly defeat to Napoli
Liverpool's poor preseason form continued as they lost 3-0 in a friendly against Napoli in Edinburgh on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Simone Verdi (Napoli).
- 1': James Milner (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Foul by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool).
- 1': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt missed. Divock Origi (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 9': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
- 9': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt saved. Simone Verdi (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 11': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
- 11': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 11': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Simon Mignolet.
- 15': Offside, Napoli. Arkadiusz Milik tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
- 17': Goal! Liverpool 0, Napoli 1. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dries Mertens following a fast break.
- 19': Offside, Liverpool. James Milner tries a through ball, but Divock Origi is caught offside.
- 22': Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
- 22': Offside, Napoli. Nikola Maksimovic tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
- 23': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Joel Matip.
- 24': Offside, Napoli. José Callejón tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
- 26': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by José Callejón.
- 27': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 27': Simone Verdi (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Goal! Liverpool 0, Napoli 2. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a cross.
- 31': Foul by Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool).
- 31': Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool).
- 32': Simone Verdi (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool).
- 35': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Simone Verdi (Napoli).
- 37': Offside, Napoli. Simone Verdi tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
- 38': Delay in match because of an injury Kostas Manolas (Napoli).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Simone Verdi.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabinho.
- 45': Offside, Napoli. Kostas Manolas tries a through ball, but Simone Verdi is caught offside.
- 45': Offside, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson tries a through ball, but Georginio Wijnaldum is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nikola Maksimovic.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Joel Matip (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Liverpool 0, Napoli 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 0, Napoli 2.
- 45': Substitution, Napoli. Amin Younes replaces Dries Mertens.
- 45': Substitution, Napoli. Faouzi Ghoulam replaces Mário Rui.
- 45': Substitution, Napoli. Vlad Chiriches replaces Kostas Manolas.
- 46': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
- 46': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
- 47': Simone Verdi (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt saved. Fabinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
- 48': Foul by Divock Origi (Liverpool).
- 48': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Offside, Napoli. Amin Younes tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
- 52': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Simone Verdi.
- 52': Goal! Liverpool 0, Napoli 3. Amin Younes (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 53': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Simone Verdi.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 53': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Vlad Chiriches.
- 54': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Vlad Chiriches.
- 57': Attempt saved. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 61': Substitution, Napoli. Gianluca Gaetano replaces Simone Verdi.
- 61': Substitution, Napoli. Sebastiano Luperto replaces Nikola Maksimovic.
- 61': Substitution, Napoli. Elseid Hysaj replaces Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 62': Offside, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson tries a through ball, but Georginio Wijnaldum is caught offside.
- 62': Substitution, Liverpool. Adam Lallana replaces Jordan Henderson.
- 62': Substitution, Liverpool. Dejan Lovren replaces Joel Matip.
- 62': Substitution, Liverpool. Rhian Brewster replaces Divock Origi.
- 62': Substitution, Liverpool. Harry Wilson replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
- 63': Offside, Napoli. Elseid Hysaj tries a through ball, but Arkadiusz Milik is caught offside.
- 64': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli).
- 65': Foul by Adam Lallana (Liverpool).
- 65': Gianluca Gaetano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Amin Younes (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 66': Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Napoli).
- 66': Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a headed pass.
- 73': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
- 73': Gianluca Gaetano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Substitution, Liverpool. Joseph Gomez replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 74': Substitution, Liverpool. Ki-Jana Hoever replaces Andrew Robertson.
- 74': Substitution, Napoli. Gennaro Tutino replaces Arkadiusz Milik.
- 74': Attempt missed. Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 77': Amin Younes (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 77': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 77': Harry Wilson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Attempt missed. Harry Wilson (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 79': Substitution, Liverpool. Sepp van den Berg replaces Virgil van Dijk.
- 79': Substitution, Liverpool. Bobby Duncan replaces Fabinho.
- 79': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces James Milner.
- 79': Substitution, Liverpool. Adam Lewis replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
- 79': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Vlad Chiriches.
- 80': Attempt missed. Adam Lallana (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 81': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Vlad Chiriches.
- 81': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
- 83': Foul by Adam Lewis (Liverpool).
- 83': Gennaro Tutino (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt missed. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rhian Brewster.
- 89': Adam Lallana (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Foul by Amin Younes (Napoli).
- 89': Attempt blocked. Rhian Brewster (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
- 89': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Vlad Chiriches.
- 90': Attempt saved. Harry Wilson (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joseph Gomez.
- 90': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 90': Attempt saved. Joseph Gomez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Liverpool 0, Napoli 3.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 0, Napoli 3.
Statistics
 NAP |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 16 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 7 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 41.4 | Possession | 58.6 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.9 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 412 | Accurate Passes | 595 |
| 480 | Passes | 661 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 7 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 16 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 30 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: Club Friendly
Venue: Murrayfield Stadium
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Venue: Murrayfield Stadium
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Simon Mignolet (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 32 | Joël Matip |
| 26 | Andy Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 7 | James Milner |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| 27 | Divock Origi |
| 5 | Georginio Wijnaldum |
| 15 | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain |
Napoli (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 19 | Nikola Maksimovic |
| 44 | Kostas Manolas |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 7 | José Callejón |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 9 | Simone Verdi |
| 99 | Arkadiusz Milik |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
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