Premier League 2026-27 | Matchday 1 | 2026-08-24 00:30 JST
2 – 2
5' A. Elanga 57' J. Willock 55' C. Gakpo 90' D. Szoboszlai
Match summary Newcastle United and Liverpool met in the Premier League 2026-27 Matchday 1 on August 24. A goal-filled contest ended 2-2. It was 1-0 at half-time and 1-2 in the second half, and neither side could pull ahead.
Possession: Newcastle United 39%, Liverpool 61%. Shots: Newcastle United 13, Liverpool 27. Yellow cards: Newcastle United 5, Liverpool 3 in a heated match.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 21 Hornice 3 Hall 4 Botman 12 Thiaw 37 Dedic 67 Miley 14 Steur 11 Barnes 9 Wissa 19 Elanga 10 Osula
4-2-3-1 1 Alisson 6 Kerkez 4 Dijk 5 Jacq uet 30 Frim pon 38 Gravenb 8 Szobosz 18 Gakpo 7 Wirtz 73 Ngumoha 9 Isak
1.58 Expected goals (xG) 2.98
View as table Newcastle United Stat Liverpool 4-2-3-1 Formation 4-2-3-1 39% Possession 61% 1.58 Expected goals (xG) 2.98 13 Shots 27 4 Shots on target 7 5 Shots off target 4 4 Blocked shots 16 6 Shots inside the box 16 7 Shots outside the box 11 2 Corner kicks 6 2 Offsides 1 16 Fouls 15 296 Passes 445 224 Accurate passes 375 5 Goalkeeper saves 3 5 Yellow cards 3 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Stuart Attwell, England
Player stats Newcastle United Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Lukáš Horníček 0 22(58%) 0 1 0 7.9 90 DF Amar Dedić 0 2 1 18(90%) 0 0 0 3 2 6.2 90 12(5) DF Malick Thiaw 0 6 20(67%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 90 6(3) DF Sven Botman 0 4 27(79%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 90 3(2) DF Lewis Hall 0 5 1 17(71%) 0 0 0 2 6.9 90 1 2 9(5) MF Sean Steur 0 22(76%) 0 0 0 6.5 56 1(None) MF Lewis Miley 1 0 1(100%) 1 1 30(83%) 0 1 0 1 1 7.3 76 2 1 7(5) MF Anthony Elanga 2 2 1 1(50%) 15(71%) 0 0 0 1 3 7.6 76 9(5) MF Yoane Wissa 4 1 0 1(100%) 4 12(71%) 1 1 0 3 4 6.9 89 1 19(11) MF Harvey Barnes 0 1 13(76%) 0 0 0 1 3 6.6 90 10(4) FW W.ゴメス Osula 0 1 2 4(80%) 1 0 0 6.6 56 1 6(1) MF Joe Willock 1 1 1 1(50%) 2 7(100%) 0 0 0 2 7.6 34 1 8(3) MF Jacob Ramsey 1 0 2 1 15(94%) 0 1 0 1 6.5 34 1 4(2) MF Aladji Bamba 0 1 1(100%) 0 0 0 6.7 14 3(2) MF Jacob Murphy 0 1(100%) 0 1 0 1 6.2 14 2(None) DF Fabian Schär 0 0 0 0 1 GK Ewen Jaouen 0 0 0 0 DF Leo Shahar 0 0 0 0 FW Bazoumana Touré 0 0 0 0 FW Nick Woltemade 0 0 0 0
Liverpool Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Alisson 0 15(79%) 0 0 0 6.2 90 DF Jeremie Frimpong 0 1(50%) 1 36(84%) 0 1 0 2 5.9 90 3 7(2) DF Jérémy Jacquet 0 1(100%) 1 38(90%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.6 70 1 1 4(4) DF Virgil van Dijk 1 1 0 2 50(86%) 0 1 0 6.6 90 7(5) DF Miloš Kerkez 2 1 0 3 1 33(80%) 0 1 0 3 1 6 90 1 1 13(6) MF Dominik Szoboszlai 1 1 1 1(50%) 1 1 47(81%) 0 0 0 2 1 7.2 90 3 1 10(3) MF Ryan Gravenberch 0 1 43(91%) 1 0 0 1 3 6.9 78 1 2 10(4) MF Rio Ngumoha 0 1 10(77%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.2 63 5(2) MF Florian Wirtz 1 1 0 1(50%) 1 29(88%) 0 0 0 1 7 63 1 4(3) MF Cody Gakpo 3 1 1 3 20(71%) 0 0 0 4 3 7.3 90 3 3 15(7) FW Alexander Isak 3 2 0 1 10(77%) 0 0 0 2 7 90 1 9(5) MF Alexis Mac Allister 0 2 11(92%) 0 0 0 2 6.9 27 5(4) FW Víctor Muñoz 0 5(83%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 27 1(1) DF ロナルド Araújo 0 1 1 26(90%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 20 7(4) FW Lewis Koumas 0 1(100%) 2(67%) 0 0 0 6.7 12 2(1) GK Giorgi Mamardashvili 0 0 0 0 DF Kostas Tsimikas 0 0 0 0 MF Wataru Endo 0 0 0 0 MF Trey Nyoni 0 0 0 0 MF James McConnell 0 0 0 0
Lineups Newcastle United Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 21 L. Hornicek Starter DF 37 A. Dedic Starter DF 12 M. Thiaw Starter DF 4 S. Botman Starter DF 3 L. Hall Starter MF 14 S. Steur Starter MF 67 L. Miley Starter MF 19 A. Elanga Starter MF 9 Y. Wissa Starter MF 11 H. Barnes Starter FW 10 W. Osula Bench DF 5 F. Schar Bench MF 28 J. Willock Bench MF 41 J. Ramsey Bench MF 8 A. Bamba Bench MF 23 J. Murphy
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 24 E. Jaouen Bench DF 51 L. Shahar Bench FW 17 B. Toure Bench FW 27 N. Woltemade
Liverpool Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 Alisson Starter DF 30 J. Frimpong Starter DF 5 J. Jacquet Starter DF 4 V. van Dijk Starter DF 6 M. Kerkez Starter MF 8 D. Szoboszlai Starter MF 38 R. Gravenberch Starter MF 73 R. Ngumoha Starter MF 7 F. Wirtz Starter MF 18 C. Gakpo Starter FW 9 A. Isak Bench DF 33 R. Araujo Bench MF 10 A. Mac Allister Bench FW 67 L. Koumas Bench FW 23 V. Munoz
Show unused substitutes (5) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 25 G. Mamardashvili Bench DF 21 K. Tsimikas Bench MF 3 W. Endo Bench MF 53 J. McConnell Bench MF 42 T. Nyoni
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 5' Newcastle United ⚽ Goal A. Elanga 1-0 1H 25' Newcastle United 🟨 Yellow card Yoane Wissa 1H 30' Liverpool 🟨 Yellow card Jeremie Frimpong 1H 30' Liverpool 🟨 Yellow card Miloš Kerkez 1H 34' Newcastle United 🟨 Yellow card Lewis Miley 2H 10' Liverpool ⚽ Goal C. Gakpo 1-1 2H 11' Newcastle United 🔄 Substitution OUT W. Osula → IN J. Willock 2H 11' Newcastle United 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Steur → IN J. Ramsey 2H 12' Newcastle United ⚽ Goal J. Willock 2-1 2H 18' Liverpool 🔄 Substitution OUT F. Wirtz → IN A. Mac Allister 2H 18' Liverpool 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Ngumoha → IN V. Munoz 2H 19' Newcastle United 🟨 Yellow card Jacob Ramsey 2H 25' Liverpool 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Jacquet → IN R. Araujo 2H 31' Newcastle United 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Miley → IN A. Bamba 2H 31' Newcastle United 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Elanga → IN J. Murphy 2H 33' Liverpool 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Gravenberch → IN L. Koumas 2H 34' Newcastle United 🟨 Yellow card Jacob Murphy 2H 45+3' Newcastle United 🟨 Yellow card Lukáš Horníček 2H 45' Liverpool 🟨 Yellow card Virgil van Dijk 2H 45+5' Newcastle United 🔄 Substitution OUT Y. Wissa → IN F. Schar 2H 45' Liverpool ⚽ Goal D. Szoboszlai 2-2
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