Liverpool 4-2 Newcastle
Key numbers
- Possession 62% – 38%
- Shots 34 (15 on target) – 5 (3)
- Decisive moment: 74' Curtis Jones, FN xPts +1.3
Mohamed Salah 49'
Curtis Jones 74'
Cody Gakpo 78'
Mohamed Salah 86' (pen)
Curtis Jones 74'
Cody Gakpo 78'
Mohamed Salah 86' (pen)
HT 0:0
Alexander Isak 54'
Sven Botman 81'
Sven Botman 81'
Liverpool 1st · 45 pts|Newcastle 9th · 29 pts
Liverpool won on the scoreboard and on xG (7.11–0.6).
Player of the matchMohamed SalahDecisive moment74' Curtis Jones+1.3
Player of the match
Mohamed Salah Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 9.0 (Dominant)
Game state
Liverpool ahead 21 min · level 69 min · Newcastle ahead 0 min
- Cody Gakpo — off the bench 26 min · 1G 0A
- Diogo Jota — off the bench 26 min · 0G 1A
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
49'
Mohamed Salah
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Darwin Núñez +0.2
+0.8
54'
Alexander Isak
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Anthony Gordon +0.2
+0.6
74'
Curtis Jones
Goal · scorer +0.9 · assist Diogo Jota +0.4
+1.3
78'
Cody Gakpo
Goal · assist Mohamed Salah
+0.2
81'
Sven Botman
Goal · assist Sean Longstaff
+0.1
86'
Mohamed Salah
Pen goal
+0.1
Liverpool
Expected (last two seasons) 2.1Own moments +2.4Opponent moments −1.1Time effect −0.4→ League points won 3
Newcastle
Expected (last two seasons) 0.7Own moments +0.7Opponent moments −1.6Time effect +0.2→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
LiverpoolNewcastle
62%Possession38%
7.11Expected goals (xG)0.6
0.21xG per shot0.12
34Shots5
15Shots on target3
44%Shots on target %60%
25Shots in box4
555Passes350
85%Pass accuracy75%
7Corners3
1Saves10
16Fouls15
3Yellow cards5
1Offsides3
Compared with usual
Liverpool
28 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 4 | 2.4 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0.93 | |
| xG | 7.11 | 1.8 | high |
| xG against | 0.6 | 1 | |
| Shots | 34 | 18.6 | |
| On target | 15 | 6.6 | high |
| Shots faced | 5 | 10.6 | |
| xG per shot | 0.21 | 0.1 | high |
| Possession | 62% | 62.4% | |
| Passes | 555 | 580.5 | |
| Pass accuracy | 85% | 85.4% | |
| Corners | 7 | 6.8 | |
| Fouls | 16 | 11.8 |
Newcastle
28 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 4 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 0.6 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 7.11 | 1.4 | high |
| Shots | 5 | 12.8 | |
| On target | 3 | 5.1 | |
| Shots faced | 34 | 14 | high |
| xG per shot | 0.12 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 38% | 50.8% | |
| Passes | 350 | 465.2 | |
| Pass accuracy | 75% | 82.3% | |
| Corners | 3 | 4.4 | |
| Fouls | 15 | 10.6 |
Timeline
- 28' Yellow Bruno Guimarães
- 45' Yellow Luis Díaz
- 45+2' Yellow Lewis Miley
- 45+5' Yellow Trent Alexander-Arnold
- 49' Goal Mohamed Salah league goal #13 assist Darwin Núñez
- 54' Sub Lewis Miley → Miguel Almirón
- 54' Goal Alexander Isak league goal #9 assist Anthony Gordon
- 64' Sub Darwin Núñez → Cody Gakpo
- 64' Sub Dominik Szoboszlai → Ryan Gravenberch
- 65' Sub Luis Díaz → Diogo Jota
- 66' Yellow Wataru Endo
- 66' Yellow Joelinton
- 74' Goal Curtis Jones league goal #1 assist Diogo Jota
- 75' Sub Wataru Endo → Alexis Mac Allister
- 78' Goal Cody Gakpo league goal #3 assist Mohamed Salah
- 81' Goal Sven Botman league goal #2 assist Sean Longstaff
- 82' Sub Dan Burn → Lewis Hall
- 82' Sub Joelinton → Jamaal Lascelles
- 84' Yellow Martin Dúbravka
- 86' Goal Mohamed Salah (pen) league goal #14
- 89' Yellow Sean Longstaff
Category leaders
- Key passesMohamed Salah5
- Duels wonIbrahima Konaté11/14
- DribblesLuis Díaz5/8
- Defensive actionsFabian Schär7
- ShotsDarwin Núñez8 (on target 5)
- Fouls wonIbrahima Konaté4
Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.