English Premier League

FT Saturday, February 18, 2023
Liverpool WDLLW 2
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Newcastle United DWWDD 0
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St. James' Park · 52,758 att.

Match Report

Liverpool beats 10-man Newcastle to boost EPL top-4 hopes

— Liverpool won at 10-man Newcastle 2-0 and boosted its push for a top-four finish in the English Premier League on Saturday.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
0
Offsides
3
7
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
5
62.6
Possession
37.4
13
SHOTS
14
7
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
533
Accurate Passes
287
605
Passes
350
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
6
19
Crosses
18
0.3
Cross %
0.3
57
Long Balls
49
31
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
3
7
Effective Tackles
9
14
Tackles
10
0.5
Tackle %
0.9
4
Interceptions
7
20
Effective Clearances
22
20
Clearances
22

Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

NEW · 4-3-3

  1. 22Nick PopeG
  2. 4Sven BotmanCD-L
  3. 5Fabian SchärCD-R
  4. 33Dan BurnLB
  5. 2Kieran TrippierRB
  6. 7JoelintonCM
  7. 32Elliot AndersonLM
  8. 36Sean LongstaffRM
  9. 14Alexander IsakF
  10. 10Allan Saint-MaximinLF
  11. 24Miguel AlmirónRF

Substitutes

  1. 9Callum WilsonSUB
  2. 8Anthony GordonSUB
  3. 6Jamaal LascellesSUB
  4. 3Paul DummettSUB
  5. 1Martin DúbravkaSUB
  6. 19Javier ManquilloSUB
  7. 11Matt RitchieSUB
  8. 23Jacob MurphySUB
  9. 12Jamal LewisSUB

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 2Joe GomezCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 3FabinhoCM
  7. 43Stefan BajceticLM
  8. 14Jordan HendersonRM
  9. 18Cody GakpoF
  10. 27Darwin NúñezLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Substitutes

  1. 7James MilnerSUB
  2. 47Nathaniel PhillipsSUB
  3. 20Diogo JotaSUB
  4. 32Joël MatipSUB
  5. 19Harvey ElliottSUB
  6. 21Kostas TsimikasSUB
  7. 8Naby KeitaSUB
  8. 62Caoimhín KelleherSUB
  9. 9Roberto FirminoSUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Newcastle United 0, Liverpool 1. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a through ball.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  2. 17' Goal! Newcastle United 0, Liverpool 2. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  3. 20' Fabinho (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 22' Nick Pope (Newcastle United) is shown the red card.
  5. 24' Substitution, Newcastle United. Martin Dúbravka replaces Elliot Anderson.
  6. 37' Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 59' Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Darwin Núñez because of an injury.
  8. 59' Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Stefan Bajcetic.
  9. 59' Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Jordan Henderson.
  10. 59' Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Cody Gakpo.
  11. 64' Substitution, Newcastle United. Callum Wilson replaces Alexander Isak.
  12. 64' Substitution, Newcastle United. Anthony Gordon replaces Miguel Almirón.
  13. 64' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Kieran Trippier.
  14. 71' Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Ritchie replaces Joelinton because of an injury.

Premier League News

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