Newcastle United v Liverpool, 30 December 2020

Score0-0
RefereePaul Tierney
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt James' Park

View Newcastle United v Liverpool head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 51 Newcastle United won: 11 Drawn: 11 Liverpool won: 29 Newcastle United scored: 55 Liverpool scored: 104 This was the first goalless draw in 74 meetings in all competitions since February 1974.

0 Newcastle United

Manager: Steve Bruce

0 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Federico Fernández
Defender Fabian Schär
Defender DeAndre Yedlin
Defender/Midfielder Ciaran Clark
Defender/Midfielder Isaac Hayden
Midfielder Matty Longstaff
Midfielder Jacob Murphy
Midfielder Matt Ritchie
Midfielder/Forward Joelinton
Forward Callum Wilson

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Nat Phillips Defender
Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender/Midfielder
Fabinho Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
James Milner Defender/Midfielder
Andy Robertson Defender/Midfielder
Curtis Jones Midfielder
Roberto Firmino Midfielder/Forward
Sadio Mané Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Miguel Almirón for Jacob Murphy 67
Jamal Lewis for Matt Ritchie 86

Substitutions:

Georginio Wijnaldum for Curtis Jones 68
Thiago Alcántara for James Milner 73
Xherdan Shaqiri for Mohamed Salah 90

Cards:

Ciaran Clark 12 Y
Isaac Hayden 85 Y

Cards:

Fabinho 49 Y
James Milner 65 Y
Nat Phillips 78 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka
Defender Emil Krafth
Defender/Midfielder Jamal Lewis
Midfielder Jeff Hendrick
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey
Midfielder/Forward Miguel Almirón
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Forward Andy Carroll
Forward Dwight Gayle

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Rhys Williams
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder Thiago Alcántara
Midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum
Midfielder/Forward Takumi Minamino
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Forward Divock Origi

Comments:

League position: 14th Newcastle United took 38 points from their 33 games in the Premier League in 2020 (won nine, lost 13). This was the Magpies' first goalless draw in a home game in the Premier League since the visit of Burnley on 29 February 2020. This was their first clean sheet in their last 12 home games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 1st This was Liverpool's first goalless draw in the Premier League since their visit to Everton on 21 June 2020. The Reds were shown more than one yellow card in a game for the first time in their last 11 games in the Premier League. They had now scored more than one goal in a game in one of their last five away games in the Premier League (seven at Crystal Palace).

0 Newcastle United

Manager: Steve Bruce

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Federico Fernández
Defender Fabian Schär
Defender DeAndre Yedlin
Defender/Midfielder Ciaran Clark
Defender/Midfielder Isaac Hayden
Midfielder Matty Longstaff
Midfielder Jacob Murphy
Midfielder Matt Ritchie
Midfielder/Forward Joelinton
Forward Callum Wilson

Substitutions:

Miguel Almirón for Jacob Murphy 67
Jamal Lewis for Matt Ritchie 86

Cards:

Ciaran Clark 12 Y
Isaac Hayden 85 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka
Defender Emil Krafth
Defender/Midfielder Jamal Lewis
Midfielder Jeff Hendrick
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey
Midfielder/Forward Miguel Almirón
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Forward Andy Carroll
Forward Dwight Gayle

Comments:

League position: 14th Newcastle United took 38 points from their 33 games in the Premier League in 2020 (won nine, lost 13). This was the Magpies' first goalless draw in a home game in the Premier League since the visit of Burnley on 29 February 2020. This was their first clean sheet in their last 12 home games in the Premier League.

0 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Nat Phillips Defender
Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender/Midfielder
Fabinho Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
James Milner Defender/Midfielder
Andy Robertson Defender/Midfielder
Curtis Jones Midfielder
Roberto Firmino Midfielder/Forward
Sadio Mané Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Georginio Wijnaldum for Curtis Jones 68
Thiago Alcántara for James Milner 73
Xherdan Shaqiri for Mohamed Salah 90

Cards:

Fabinho 49 Y
James Milner 65 Y
Nat Phillips 78 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Rhys Williams
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder Thiago Alcántara
Midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum
Midfielder/Forward Takumi Minamino
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Forward Divock Origi

Comments:

League position: 1st This was Liverpool's first goalless draw in the Premier League since their visit to Everton on 21 June 2020. The Reds were shown more than one yellow card in a game for the first time in their last 11 games in the Premier League. They had now scored more than one goal in a game in one of their last five away games in the Premier League (seven at Crystal Palace).