Liverpool vs Newcastle

3 - 1
🕒 Thu, 16 Dec 2021 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Anfield 🧑‍⚖️ Mike Dean 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished
Season
2021-2022 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 17
Regular Season Table
Liverpool 2 · Newcastle 11
Referee Stats
26 matches · 3.23 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.23
Reds avg 0.08
Penalties avg 0.19
Over 4.5 cards 19%
Home wins 35%
Draws 31%
Away wins 35%
How the match was won
  • Liverpool outshot their opponent (23-5).
  • Liverpool controlled possession (74%).
  • Liverpool had the sharper finishing (8-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Liverpool (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 15-4-0

Goals For / Against

49 / 9
Avg: 2.58 / 0.47

Points

49
Avg: 2.58

Clean Sheets

12

Failed to Score

0
Newcastle (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 5-4-10

Goals For / Against

18 / 35
Avg: 0.95 / 1.84

Points

19
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.58
PPG
1.00
2.58
GF
0.95
0.47
GA
1.84
58%
O2.5
47%
37%
BTTS
53%
74%
Score 1st
37%

League-position context

Liverpool rank2nd
Newcastle rank11th
Liverpool points92
Newcastle points49
Liverpool: #2 · 92 pts · GD +68
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 41 pts above the play-off edge. 54 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Newcastle: #11 · 49 pts · GD -18
43 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.
43-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Liverpool last 5 home

W D W W W
Points13/15
Weighted index82
Goals12-2
Record4-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Newcastle last 5 away

W L W L L
Points6/15
Weighted index53
Goals6-12
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Liverpool trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS37%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 21%

Newcastle trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.532%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Liverpool score at home100%
Liverpool clean sheet at home63%
Newcastle score away68%
Newcastle clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Liverpool score first74%
Liverpool win after scoring first86%
Newcastle score first37%
Newcastle win after scoring first57%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Liverpool 100% · Newcastle 33%
Avg first goal minute: Liverpool 31.5' · Newcastle 32.9'

Vs league average

Liverpool score at home2.58 vs 1.51
Liverpool concede at home0.47 vs 1.31
Newcastle score away0.95 vs 1.31
Newcastle concede away1.84 vs 1.51
Liverpool score 70% above league average, while Newcastle score 27% below league average.
Defensive side: Liverpool are 64% below league average at home, and Newcastle are 22% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals4.40
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Liverpool goal timing (home)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 17
16-30 11
31-45 9
61-75 9
46-60 5
0-15 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 2
46-60 2
61-75 2
16-30 1
31-45 1
76-90+ 1

Newcastle goal timing (away)

1H scored: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 9
46-60 5
16-30 3
61-75 3
0-15 1
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
46-60 9
16-30 7
61-75 7
31-45 4
0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
3
Total Shots
23
5
Shots off Goal
9
2
Blocked Shots
6
0
Shots Inside Box
16
0
Shots Outside Box
7
5
Ball Possession
74%
26%
Corner Kicks
11
0
Fouls
9
4
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
6
Total Passes
738
258
Passes Accurate
628
155
Passes %
85%
60%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
7'
7' Goal · 0-1
J. Shelvey
Normal Goal
15'
15' J. Lewis
1st substitution · For: M. Ritchie
21'
21' Goal · 1-1
Diogo Jota
Normal Goal
25'
25' Goal · 2-1
Mohamed Salah
Normal Goal
45+2'
45+2' Joelinton
55'
55' R. Fraser
70'
70' J. Henderson
74'
74' A. Oxlade-Chamberlain
1st substitution · For: N. Keïta
74'
74' Mohamed Salah
2nd substitution · For: Roberto Firmino
79'
79' A. Saint-Maximin
2nd substitution · For: C. Wilson
86'
86' I. Hayden
87'
87' R. Fraser
3rd substitution · For: J. Willock
87'
87' Goal · 3-1
T. Alexander-Arnold
Normal Goal · Assist: Roberto Firmino
90'
90' Thiago Alcântara
3rd substitution · For: J. Milner

Liverpool vs Newcastle 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Liverpool beat Newcastle 3-1 on Thursday, 16 December 2021 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Mike Dean. It was played at Anfield.

First half: Newcastle took an early lead at 7' when J. Shelvey scored, making the score 0-1. Newcastle made their 1st substitution at 15', with J. Lewis replacing M. Ritchie. Liverpool leveled the score at 21' when Diogo Jota scored, making the score 1-1. Liverpool took the lead at 25' when Mohamed Salah scored, making the score 2-1. Joelinton received a yellow card for Newcastle at 45+2'.

Second half: R. Fraser received a yellow card for Newcastle at 55'. J. Henderson received a yellow card for Liverpool at 70'. Liverpool made their 1st substitution at 74', with A. Oxlade-Chamberlain replacing N. Keïta. Liverpool made their 2nd substitution at 74', with Mohamed Salah replacing Roberto Firmino. Newcastle made their 2nd substitution at 79', with A. Saint-Maximin replacing C. Wilson. I. Hayden received a yellow card for Newcastle at 86'. Newcastle made their 3rd substitution at 87', with R. Fraser replacing J. Willock. Liverpool extended the lead at 87' when T. Alexander-Arnold scored, with the assist credited to Roberto Firmino, making the score 3-1. Liverpool made their 3rd substitution at 90', with Thiago Alcântara replacing J. Milner.

Liverpool used 3 substitutions while Newcastle used 3 substitutions. Liverpool got 1 yellow card, while Newcastle got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Liverpool outshot their opponent (23-5).
  • Liverpool controlled possession (74%).
  • Liverpool had the sharper finishing (8-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games23
Home Wins15
Draws6
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals13 (56.5%)
BTTS14 (60.9%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games11
Home Wins9
Draws2
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals7 (63.6%)
BTTS7 (63.6%)

Liverpool vs Newcastle Head-to-Head History by Season