English Premier League

FT Wednesday, February 26, 2025
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Liverpool LDWDW 2
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Match Report

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Liverpool go 13 points clear with 2-0 win over Newcastle

Leaders Liverpool continued their relentless march towards the Premier League title with a 2-0 victory over Newcastle United on Wednesday, moving 13 points clear thanks to goals in each half from Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
4
1
Saves
1
38.8
Possession
61.2
3
SHOTS
12
0
ON GOAL
3
0.0
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
309
Accurate Passes
533
366
Passes
594
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
0
14
Crosses
4
0.1
Cross %
0.0
33
Long Balls
59
16
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
4
12
Effective Tackles
15
20
Tackles
25
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
5
Interceptions
10
20
Effective Clearances
23
20
Clearances
23

Head to Head

LIV leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 21Kostas TsimikasLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiAM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  8. 38Ryan GravenberchRM
  9. 20Diogo JotaF
  10. 7Luis DíazAM-L
  11. 11Mohamed SalahAM-R

NEW · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Nick PopeG
  2. 33Dan BurnCD-L
  3. 5Fabian SchärCD-R
  4. 20Lewis HallLB
  5. 21Tino LivramentoRB
  6. 10Anthony GordonAM
  7. 8Sandro TonaliLM
  8. 39Bruno GuimarãesRM
  9. 9Callum WilsonF
  10. 28Joe WillockAM-L
  11. 23Jacob MurphyAM-R

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Liverpool 1, Newcastle United 0. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
  2. 62' Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Diogo Jota.
  3. 63' Goal! Liverpool 2, Newcastle United 0. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah following a fast break.
  4. 68' Substitution, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes replaces Joe Willock.
  5. 69' Substitution, Newcastle United. William Osula replaces Callum Wilson.
  6. 69' Substitution, Newcastle United. Lewis Miley replaces Sandro Tonali.
  7. 69' Substitution, Newcastle United. Kieran Trippier replaces Tino Livramento.
  8. 77' Substitution, Liverpool. Wataru Endo replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
  9. 77' Substitution, Liverpool. Jarell Quansah replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  10. 80' Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 87' Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
  12. 87' Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Luis Díaz.
  13. 88' Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Bruno Guimarães.

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