Premier League · Matchday 1
- Sun, 23 Aug 2026 15:30:00 UTCSt James ParkMatchday 1
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Newcastle United FC 44%Draw 20%Liverpool FC 36%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Newcastle United FCLiverpool FC
39Possession61
1.42Expected goals (xG)2.23
13Shots27
4Shots on target7
5Shots off target4
4Blocked shots16
6Shots inside box16
7Shots outside box11
2Corners6
2Offsides1
16Fouls15
5Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
5Saves3
293Passes440
223Accurate passes370
76Pass accuracy84
Match events
- 5'Anthony Elanga (assist William Osula)
- 25'Yoane Wissa
- 30'Milos Kerkez
- 30'Jeremie Frimpong
- 34'Lewis Miley
- 55'Cody Gakpo (assist Ryan Gravenberch)
- 56'William Osula → Joe Willock
- 56'Sean Steur → Jacob Ramsey
- 57'Joe Willock (assist Yoane Wissa)
- 63'Florian Wirtz ← Alexis Mac Allister
- 63'Rio Ngumoha ← Víctor Muñoz
- 65'Jacob Ramsey
- 70'Jérémy Jacquet ← Ronald Araújo
- 76'Lewis Miley → Aladji Bamba
- 76'Anthony Elanga → Jacob Murphy
- 78'Ryan Gravenberch ← Lewis Koumas
- 79'Jacob Murphy
- 90'Virgil van Dijk
- 90'Lukáš Horníček
- 90'Yoane Wissa → Fabian Schär
- 90'Dominik Szoboszlai · penalty
Newcastle United FC · Liverpool FC
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
116.5Barnes
46.5Botman
97.0↓90'Wissa
126.5Thiaw
197.5↓76'Elanga
36.5Hall
376.5Dedić
676.2↓76'Miley
107.3↓56'Osula
146.5↓56'Steur
216.0Horníček
46.2Dijk
96.5Isak
16.3Becker
187.5Gakpo
387.3↓78'Gravenberch
87.5Szoboszlai
76.5↓63'Wirtz
306.2Frimpong
66.2Kerkez
56.5↓70'Jacquet
736.5↓63'Ngumoha
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Newcastle United FC
- 11Harvey Barnes6.5
- 4Sven Botman6.5
- 9Yoane Wissa7.0
- 12Malick Thiaw6.5
- 19Anthony Elanga7.5
- 3Lewis Hall6.5
- 37Amar Dedić6.5
- 67Lewis Miley6.2
- 10William Osula7.3
- 14Sean Steur6.5
- 21Lukáš Horníček6.0
Liverpool FC
- 4Virgil van Dijk6.2
- 9Alexander Isak6.5
- 1Alisson Becker6.3
- 18Cody Gakpo7.5
- 38Ryan Gravenberch7.3
- 8Dominik Szoboszlai7.5
- 7Florian Wirtz6.5
- 30Jeremie Frimpong6.2
- 6Milos Kerkez6.2
- 5Jérémy Jacquet6.5
- 73Rio Ngumoha6.5
Newcastle United FCTale of the tapeLiverpool FC
4-2-4Formation4-3-3
5 ptsTable5 pts
+2Goal difference+2
0Head-to-head wins2
44%Pre-match odds36%
Head to head — 3 previous meetings
Newcastle United FC 0W1D2W Liverpool FC
Goals 5–9
- 2026-08-23Newcastle United FC2–2Liverpool FC
- 2026-01-31Liverpool FC4–1Newcastle United FC
- 2025-08-25Newcastle United FC2–3Liverpool FC
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 20-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle United FC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
| Liverpool FC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
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