Newcastle vs Liverpool

2 - 3
🕒 Mon, 25 Aug 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 St. James' Park 🧑‍⚖️ Simon Hooper 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 2
Regular Season Table
Newcastle 12 · Liverpool 5
Referee Stats
15 matches · 3.40 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.40
Reds avg 0.13
Penalties avg 0.13
Over 4.5 cards 47%
Home wins 33%
Draws 33%
Away wins 33%
How the match was won
  • Newcastle outshot their opponent (10-5).
  • Liverpool controlled possession (62%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Newcastle (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 10-2-7

Goals For / Against

36 / 30
Avg: 1.89 / 1.58

Points

32
Avg: 1.68

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

1
Liverpool (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-3-9

Goals For / Against

29 / 33
Avg: 1.53 / 1.74

Points

24
Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.68
PPG
1.26
1.89
GF
1.53
1.58
GA
1.74
79%
O2.5
74%
79%
BTTS
68%
68%
Score 1st
37%

League-position context

Newcastle rank12th
Liverpool rank5th
Newcastle points49
Liverpool points60
Newcastle: #12 · 49 pts · GD -2
29 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Liverpool: #5 · 60 pts · GD +10
18 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 19 pts clear of the relegation zone.
11-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Newcastle last 5 home

W W L L W
Points9/15
Weighted index67
Goals10-7
Record3-0-2
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.

Liverpool last 5 away

L L W L L
Points3/15
Weighted index20
Goals8-12
Record1-0-4
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.

Newcastle trend breakdown

Over 2.579%
BTTS79%
BTTS + O2.579%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 95% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 16%

Liverpool trend breakdown

Over 2.574%
BTTS68%
BTTS + O2.568%
1H Over 0.558%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Newcastle score at home95%
Newcastle clean sheet at home16%
Liverpool score away89%
Liverpool clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Newcastle score first68%
Newcastle win after scoring first69%
Liverpool score first37%
Liverpool win after scoring first86%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Newcastle 17% · Liverpool 20%
Avg first goal minute: Newcastle 30.8' · Liverpool 62.9'

Vs league average

Newcastle score at home1.89 vs 1.53
Newcastle concede at home1.58 vs 1.22
Liverpool score away1.53 vs 1.22
Liverpool concede away1.74 vs 1.53
Newcastle score 24% above league average, while Liverpool score 25% above league average.
Defensive side: Newcastle are 29% above league average at home, and Liverpool are 14% 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.

Newcastle goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
61-75 8
16-30 7
31-45 6
0-15 4
46-60 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 13
31-45 8
46-60 4
61-75 4
16-30 2
0-15 1

Liverpool goal timing (away)

1H scored: 17% 2H scored: 83% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
46-60 9
31-45 3
61-75 3
16-30 2
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
0-15 7
16-30 5
46-60 5
61-75 4
31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
4
Total Shots
10
5
Shots off Goal
4
0
Blocked Shots
3
1
Shots Inside Box
8
3
Shots Outside Box
2
2
Ball Possession
38%
62%
Corner Kicks
7
1
Fouls
17
15
Offsides
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
1
0
Goalkeeper Saves
1
1
Total Passes
248
446
Passes Accurate
170
370
Passes %
69%
83%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
8'
8' R. Gravenberch
25'
25' I. Konaté
35'
35' Goal · 0-1
R. Gravenberch
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Gakpo
44'
44' D. Burn
45+1'
45+1' 📺 VAR
A. Gordon
Card upgrade
45+3'
45+3' A. Gordon
46'
46' Goal · 0-2
H. Ekitike
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Gakpo
47'
47' Bruno Guimarães
57'
57' Goal · 1-2
Bruno Guimarães
Normal Goal · Assist: T. Livramento
66'
66' S. Tonali
1st substitution · For: L. Miley
76'
76' K. Trippier
2nd substitution · For: L. Hall
76'
76' Joelinton
3rd substitution · For: J. Ramsey
76'
76' H. Barnes
4th substitution · For: W. Osula
80'
80' F. Wirtz
1st substitution · For: C. Bradley
80'
80' H. Ekitike
2nd substitution · For: F. Chiesa
81'
81' F. Schär
5th substitution · For: M. Thiaw
87'
87' C. Bradley
88'
88' Goal · 2-2
W. Osula
Normal Goal
90'
90' Goal · 2-3
R. Ngumoha
Normal Goal · Assist: Mohamed Salah
90+6'
90+6' C. Jones
3rd substitution · For: H. Elliott
90+6'
90+6' C. Gakpo
4th substitution · For: R. Ngumoha
90+12'
90+12' Mohamed Salah
5th substitution · For: W. Endo

Newcastle vs Liverpool 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Liverpool beat Newcastle 3-2 on Monday, 25 August 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Simon Hooper. It was played at St. James' Park.

First half: R. Gravenberch received a yellow card for Liverpool at 8'. I. Konaté received a yellow card for Liverpool at 25'. Liverpool took the lead at 35' when R. Gravenberch scored, with the assist credited to C. Gakpo, making the score 0-1. D. Burn received a yellow card for Newcastle at 44'. VAR intervened at 45+1' for Newcastle (Card upgrade). A. Gordon received a red card for Newcastle at 45+3'.

Second half: Liverpool extended the lead at 46' when H. Ekitike scored, with the assist credited to C. Gakpo, making the score 0-2. Bruno Guimarães received a yellow card for Newcastle at 47'. Newcastle reduced the deficit at 57' when Bruno Guimarães scored, with the assist credited to T. Livramento, making the score 1-2. Newcastle made their 1st substitution at 66', with S. Tonali replacing L. Miley. Newcastle made their 2nd substitution at 76', with K. Trippier replacing L. Hall. Newcastle made their 3rd substitution at 76', with Joelinton replacing J. Ramsey. Newcastle made their 4th substitution at 76', with H. Barnes replacing W. Osula. Liverpool made their 1st substitution at 80', with F. Wirtz replacing C. Bradley. Liverpool made their 2nd substitution at 80', with H. Ekitike replacing F. Chiesa. Newcastle made their 5th substitution at 81', with F. Schär replacing M. Thiaw. C. Bradley received a yellow card for Liverpool at 87'. Newcastle leveled the score at 88' when W. Osula scored, making the score 2-2. Liverpool took the lead at 90' when R. Ngumoha scored, with the assist credited to Mohamed Salah, making the score 2-3. Liverpool made their 3rd substitution at 90+6', with C. Jones replacing H. Elliott. Liverpool made their 4th substitution at 90+6', with C. Gakpo replacing R. Ngumoha. Liverpool made their 5th substitution at 90+12', with Mohamed Salah replacing W. Endo.

Newcastle used 5 substitutions while Liverpool used 5 substitutions. Newcastle got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Liverpool got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Newcastle outshot their opponent (10-5).
  • Liverpool controlled possession (62%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows, 1 reds.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games23
Home Wins2
Draws6
Away Wins15
Over 2.5 Goals13 (56.5%)
BTTS14 (60.9%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games12
Home Wins2
Draws4
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals6 (50.0%)
BTTS7 (58.3%)

Newcastle vs Liverpool Head-to-Head History by Season