Liverpool vs Newcastle

4 - 0
🕒 Wed, 26 Dec 2018 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Anfield 🧑‍⚖️ Graham Scott 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished
Season
2018-2019 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 19
Regular Season Table
Liverpool 2 · Newcastle 13
Referee Stats
18 matches · 2.28 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.28
Reds avg 0.06
Penalties avg 0.22
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 72%
Draws 17%
Away wins 11%
How the match was won
  • Liverpool outshot their opponent (16-6).
  • Liverpool controlled possession (75%).
  • Liverpool had the sharper finishing (8-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Liverpool (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 17-2-0

Goals For / Against

55 / 10
Avg: 2.89 / 0.53

Points

53
Avg: 2.79

Clean Sheets

12

Failed to Score

1
Newcastle (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 4-8-7

Goals For / Against

18 / 23
Avg: 0.95 / 1.21

Points

20
Avg: 1.05

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.79
PPG
1.05
2.89
GF
0.95
0.53
GA
1.21
63%
O2.5
37%
37%
BTTS
47%
74%
Score 1st
47%

League-position context

Liverpool rank2nd
Newcastle rank13th
Liverpool points97
Newcastle points45
Liverpool: #2 · 97 pts · GD +67
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 45 pts above the play-off edge. 61 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Newcastle: #13 · 45 pts · GD -6
52 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.
52-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Liverpool last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals15-3
Record5-0-0
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 D W L D
Points8/15
Weighted index64
Goals8-5
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Liverpool trend breakdown

Over 2.563%
BTTS37%
BTTS + O2.532%
1H Over 0.584%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 21%

Newcastle trend breakdown

Over 2.537%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 84% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Liverpool score at home95%
Liverpool clean sheet at home63%
Newcastle score away63%
Newcastle clean sheet away32%

First-goal patterns

Liverpool score first74%
Liverpool win after scoring first93%
Newcastle score first47%
Newcastle win after scoring first33%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Liverpool 100% · Newcastle 14%
Avg first goal minute: Liverpool 24.6' · Newcastle 30.6'

Vs league average

Liverpool score at home2.89 vs 1.57
Liverpool concede at home0.53 vs 1.25
Newcastle score away0.95 vs 1.25
Newcastle concede away1.21 vs 1.57
Liverpool score 85% above league average, while Newcastle score 24% below league average.
Defensive side: Liverpool are 58% below league average at home, and Newcastle are 23% below 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: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 13
16-30 12
46-60 12
61-75 7
0-15 6
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
31-45 2
61-75 2
46-60 1
16-30 0

Newcastle goal timing (away)

1H scored: 65% 2H scored: 35% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 5
0-15 4
46-60 3
31-45 2
76-90+ 2
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
0-15 5
46-60 4
31-45 3
61-75 2
16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
2
Total Shots
16
6
Shots off Goal
4
4
Blocked Shots
4
0
Shots Inside Box
13
4
Shots Outside Box
3
2
Ball Possession
75%
25%
Corner Kicks
10
2
Fouls
7
10
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
—
—
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
723
233
Passes Accurate
629
146
Passes %
87%
63%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
2
11' ⚽
⚽
11' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
D. Lovren
Normal Goal
47' ⚽
⚽
47' ⚽ Penalty Goal · 2-0
Mohamed Salah
Penalty
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ G. Wijnaldum
1st substitution · For: Fabinho
69' ↑↓
↑↓
69' ⇄ Roberto Firmino
2nd substitution · For: Daniel Andre Sturridge
73' ↑↓
↑↓
73' ⇄ Kenedy
1st substitution · For: S. Longstaff
79' ⚽
⚽
79' ⚽ Goal · 3-0
X. Shaqiri
Normal Goal · Assist: T. Alexander-Arnold
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ M. Ritchie
2nd substitution · For: J. Murphy
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ A. Robertson
3rd substitution · For: N. Clyne
85' ⚽
⚽
85' ⚽ Goal · 4-0
Fabinho
Normal Goal · Assist: Mohamed Salah

Liverpool vs Newcastle 4-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Liverpool beat Newcastle 4-0 on Wednesday, 26 December 2018 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Graham Scott. It was played at Anfield.

First half: Liverpool took the lead at 11' when D. Lovren scored, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Liverpool extended the lead at 47' when Mohamed Salah converted a penalty, making the score 2-0. Liverpool made their 1st substitution at 62', with G. Wijnaldum replacing Fabinho. Liverpool made their 2nd substitution at 69', with Roberto Firmino replacing Daniel Andre Sturridge. Newcastle made their 1st substitution at 73', with Kenedy replacing S. Longstaff. Liverpool extended the lead at 79' when X. Shaqiri scored, with the assist credited to T. Alexander-Arnold, making the score 3-0. Newcastle made their 2nd substitution at 80', with M. Ritchie replacing J. Murphy. Liverpool made their 3rd substitution at 82', with A. Robertson replacing N. Clyne. Liverpool extended the lead at 85' when Fabinho scored, with the assist credited to Mohamed Salah, making the score 4-0.

Liverpool used 3 substitutions while Newcastle used 2 substitutions.

How the match was won

  • Liverpool outshot their opponent (16-6).
  • Liverpool controlled possession (75%).
  • Liverpool had the sharper finishing (8-2 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