Newcastle United v Liverpool, 27 August 2023

Score2-1 to Liverpool
RefereeJohn Brooks
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt James' Park
Attendance52,214

View Newcastle United v Liverpool head to head

Kick-off: 4.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 57 Newcastle United won: 11 Drawn: 12 Liverpool won: 34 Newcastle United scored: 59 Liverpool scored: 115 . Liverpool had now won on three consecutive league visits to St James' Park for the first time.

1 Newcastle United

Manager: Eddie Howe

2 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Anthony Gordon 25 G

Goals:

Darwin Núñez 81 G
Darwin Núñez 90+3 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Nick Pope
Defender Sven Botman
Defender Dan Burn
Defender Fabian Schär
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Trippier
Midfielder Bruno Guimarães
Midfielder Anthony Gordon
Midfielder Sandro Tonali
Midfielder/Forward Miguel Almirón
Midfielder/Forward Joelinton
Forward Alexander Isak

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender/Midfielder
Wataru Endo Defender/Midfielder
Joël Matip Defender/Midfielder
Andy Robertson Defender/Midfielder
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder
Luis Díaz Midfielder/Forward
Cody Gakpo Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward
Dominik Szoboszlai Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Harvey Barnes for Anthony Gordon 72
Callum Wilson for Alexander Isak 72
Sean Longstaff for Sandro Tonali 72
Elliott Anderson for Joelinton 82
Matt Targett for Sven Botman 87

Substitutions:

Joe Gomez for Luis Díaz 33
Harvey Elliott for Wataru Endo 58
Diogo Jota for Cody Gakpo 58
Darwin Núñez for Alexis Mac Allister 77
Jarell Quansah for Joël Matip 77

Cards:

Kieran Trippier 51 Y

Cards:

Trent Alexander-Arnold 6 Y
Virgil van Dijk 28 R
Darwin Núñez 85 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka
Defender Jamaal Lascelles
Defender Matt Targett
Defender/Midfielder Tino Livramento
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Jacob Murphy
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Forward Callum Wilson

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Jarell Quansah
Defender/Midfielder Stefan Bajčetić
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder/Forward Diogo Jota
Midfielder/Forward Ben Doak
Midfielder/Forward Darwin Núñez

Comments:

League position: 13th . Newcastle United failed in their attempt to win two of their opening three league games for the first time since the 2011-12. . The Magpies had remained unbeaten in their last 22 games in the Premier League when they had taken the lead since the 2-1 defeat at Liverpool on 31 August 2022. . They had now conceded more than one goal in six of their last 36 games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 4th . This was only the second time in their history that Liverpool had trailed, then had a player sent-off and come back to win the game; previously a 2-1 win at Crystal Palace in the Premier League on 6 March 2016. [c/o LFC Match by Match] . The Reds had now had a player shown a straight red card in consecutive games for the first time since February 1999. [c/o LFC Match by Match] . They had now conceded the opening goal in 22 of their last 44 games in the Premier League.

1 Newcastle United

Manager: Eddie Howe

Goals:

Anthony Gordon 25 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Nick Pope
Defender Sven Botman
Defender Dan Burn
Defender Fabian Schär
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Trippier
Midfielder Bruno Guimarães
Midfielder Anthony Gordon
Midfielder Sandro Tonali
Midfielder/Forward Miguel Almirón
Midfielder/Forward Joelinton
Forward Alexander Isak

Substitutions:

Harvey Barnes for Anthony Gordon 72
Callum Wilson for Alexander Isak 72
Sean Longstaff for Sandro Tonali 72
Elliott Anderson for Joelinton 82
Matt Targett for Sven Botman 87

Cards:

Kieran Trippier 51 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka
Defender Jamaal Lascelles
Defender Matt Targett
Defender/Midfielder Tino Livramento
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Jacob Murphy
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Forward Callum Wilson

Comments:

League position: 13th . Newcastle United failed in their attempt to win two of their opening three league games for the first time since the 2011-12. . The Magpies had remained unbeaten in their last 22 games in the Premier League when they had taken the lead since the 2-1 defeat at Liverpool on 31 August 2022. . They had now conceded more than one goal in six of their last 36 games in the Premier League.

2 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Darwin Núñez 81 G
Darwin Núñez 90+3 G

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender/Midfielder
Wataru Endo Defender/Midfielder
Joël Matip Defender/Midfielder
Andy Robertson Defender/Midfielder
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder
Luis Díaz Midfielder/Forward
Cody Gakpo Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward
Dominik Szoboszlai Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Joe Gomez for Luis Díaz 33
Harvey Elliott for Wataru Endo 58
Diogo Jota for Cody Gakpo 58
Darwin Núñez for Alexis Mac Allister 77
Jarell Quansah for Joël Matip 77

Cards:

Trent Alexander-Arnold 6 Y
Virgil van Dijk 28 R
Darwin Núñez 85 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Jarell Quansah
Defender/Midfielder Stefan Bajčetić
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder/Forward Diogo Jota
Midfielder/Forward Ben Doak
Midfielder/Forward Darwin Núñez

Comments:

League position: 4th . This was only the second time in their history that Liverpool had trailed, then had a player sent-off and come back to win the game; previously a 2-1 win at Crystal Palace in the Premier League on 6 March 2016. [c/o LFC Match by Match] . The Reds had now had a player shown a straight red card in consecutive games for the first time since February 1999. [c/o LFC Match by Match] . They had now conceded the opening goal in 22 of their last 44 games in the Premier League.