Liverpool v Newcastle United, 16 December 2021

Score3-1 to Liverpool
RefereeMike Dean
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAnfield
Attendance52,951

View Liverpool v Newcastle United head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 53 Liverpool won: 30 Drawn: 12 Newcastle United won: 11 Liverpool scored: 108 Newcastle United scored: 57 Liverpool remained unbeaten in the last ten meetings (all Premier League, won six).

3 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

1 Newcastle United

Manager: Eddie Howe

Goals:

Diogo Jota 21 G
Mohamed Salah 25 G
Trent Alexander-Arnold 87 G

Goals:

Jonjo Shelvey 7 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alisson Becker
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder Joël Matip
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder Thiago Alcántara
Midfielder/Forward Diogo Jota
Midfielder/Forward Sadio Mané
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Salah

Starting lineup:

Martin Dúbravka Goalkeeper
Jamaal Lascelles Defender
Javi Manquillo Defender
Fabian Schär Defender
Isaac Hayden Defender/Midfielder
Jamal Lewis Defender/Midfielder
Ryan Fraser Midfielder
Jacob Murphy Midfielder
Jonjo Shelvey Midfielder
Joelinton Midfielder/Forward
Allan Saint-Maximin Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Roberto Firmino for Mohamed Salah 74
Naby Keïta for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 74
James Milner for Thiago Alcántara 90

Substitutions:

Matt Ritchie for Jamal Lewis 15
Callum Wilson for Allan Saint-Maximin 79
Joe Willock for Ryan Fraser 87

Cards:

Jordan Henderson 70 Y

Cards:

Joelinton 45 Y
Ryan Fraser 55 Y
Isaac Hayden 86 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Goalkeeper Marcelo Pitaluga
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Naby Keïta
Midfielder/Forward Roberto Firmino
Midfielder/Forward Takumi Minamino

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender/Midfielder Ciaran Clark
Midfielder Jeff Hendrick
Midfielder Matt Ritchie
Midfielder Joe Willock
Midfielder/Forward Miguel Almirón
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Forward Dwight Gayle
Forward Callum Wilson

Comments:

League position: 2nd Liverpool became the first team to win 2,000 games in the top division (played 4,227, lost 1,180). The Reds created a new club record of scoring in 32 consecutive games in all competitions; previously 31 games from April 1957 to January 1958. They had now scored three or more goals in each of nine of their last 14 games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 19th Newcastle United had now lost 20 of their last 40 games in the Premier League (won eight). The Magpies had now scored one goal in each of ten of their last 14 games in the Premier League (none in two of the other four). Former Liverpool player Jonjo Shelvey had now scored three goals in the Premier League against the Reds.

3 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Diogo Jota 21 G
Mohamed Salah 25 G
Trent Alexander-Arnold 87 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alisson Becker
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder Joël Matip
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder Thiago Alcántara
Midfielder/Forward Diogo Jota
Midfielder/Forward Sadio Mané
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Salah

Substitutions:

Roberto Firmino for Mohamed Salah 74
Naby Keïta for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 74
James Milner for Thiago Alcántara 90

Cards:

Jordan Henderson 70 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Goalkeeper Marcelo Pitaluga
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Naby Keïta
Midfielder/Forward Roberto Firmino
Midfielder/Forward Takumi Minamino

Comments:

League position: 2nd Liverpool became the first team to win 2,000 games in the top division (played 4,227, lost 1,180). The Reds created a new club record of scoring in 32 consecutive games in all competitions; previously 31 games from April 1957 to January 1958. They had now scored three or more goals in each of nine of their last 14 games in the Premier League.

1 Newcastle United

Manager: Eddie Howe

Goals:

Jonjo Shelvey 7 G

Starting lineup:

Martin Dúbravka Goalkeeper
Jamaal Lascelles Defender
Javi Manquillo Defender
Fabian Schär Defender
Isaac Hayden Defender/Midfielder
Jamal Lewis Defender/Midfielder
Ryan Fraser Midfielder
Jacob Murphy Midfielder
Jonjo Shelvey Midfielder
Joelinton Midfielder/Forward
Allan Saint-Maximin Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Matt Ritchie for Jamal Lewis 15
Callum Wilson for Allan Saint-Maximin 79
Joe Willock for Ryan Fraser 87

Cards:

Joelinton 45 Y
Ryan Fraser 55 Y
Isaac Hayden 86 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender/Midfielder Ciaran Clark
Midfielder Jeff Hendrick
Midfielder Matt Ritchie
Midfielder Joe Willock
Midfielder/Forward Miguel Almirón
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Forward Dwight Gayle
Forward Callum Wilson

Comments:

League position: 19th Newcastle United had now lost 20 of their last 40 games in the Premier League (won eight). The Magpies had now scored one goal in each of ten of their last 14 games in the Premier League (none in two of the other four). Former Liverpool player Jonjo Shelvey had now scored three goals in the Premier League against the Reds.