English Premier League

FT Saturday, January 31, 2026
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Liverpool WDWLW 4
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Match Report

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Ekitike at the double as Liverpool enjoy 4-1 win over Newcastle at Anfield

Hugo Ekitike scored two goals in just as many minutes as Liverpool got back to Premier League winning ways at Anfield against Newcastle.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
11
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
11
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
1
46.2
Possession
53.8
8
SHOTS
17
2
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
266
Accurate Passes
345
332
Passes
411
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
4
25
Crosses
16
0.2
Cross %
0.3
42
Long Balls
46
14
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
3
7
Effective Tackles
11
13
Tackles
18
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
6
23
Effective Clearances
38
23
Clearances
38

Highlights

01:09 Laurens: Wirtz & Ekitike are building a special relationship at Liverpool Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 6Milos KerkezLB
  5. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiRB
  6. 7Florian WirtzAM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  8. 38Ryan GravenberchRM
  9. 22Hugo EkitikeF
  10. 18Cody GakpoAM-L
  11. 11Mohamed SalahAM-R

NEW · 4-3-3

  1. 1Nick PopeG
  2. 33Dan BurnCD-L
  3. 12Malick ThiawCD-R
  4. 3Lewis HallLB
  5. 2Kieran TrippierRB
  6. 8Sandro TonaliCM
  7. 28Joe WillockLM
  8. 41Jacob RamseyRM
  9. 10Anthony GordonF
  10. 11Harvey BarnesLF
  11. 20Anthony ElangaRF

Timeline

  1. 11' Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 36' Goal! Liverpool 0, Newcastle United 1. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  3. 41' Goal! Liverpool 1, Newcastle United 1. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz following a fast break.
  4. 43' Goal! Liverpool 2, Newcastle United 1. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Milos Kerkez.
  5. 45'+3' Jacob Ramsey (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 59' Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 67' Goal! Liverpool 3, Newcastle United 1. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  8. 73' Substitution, Newcastle United. Yoane Wissa replaces Harvey Barnes.
  9. 73' Substitution, Newcastle United. Nick Woltemade replaces Joe Willock.
  10. 73' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Anthony Elanga.
  11. 84' Substitution, Newcastle United. William Osula replaces Kieran Trippier.
  12. 84' Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Mohamed Salah.
  13. 84' Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Hugo Ekitiké.
  14. 86' Dan Burn (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 87' Substitution, Liverpool. Wataru Endo replaces Florian Wirtz.
  16. 89' Substitution, Newcastle United. Alex Murphy replaces Lewis Hall.
  17. 90'+3' Goal! Liverpool 4, Newcastle United 1. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.

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