Newcastle United 2–3 Liverpool FC
Picked for matchday: Two strong sides · Standout: Rio Ngumoha scored 100.0
Expected and what happened
- Expected xG
- 1.7 – 1.3
- Actual xG
- 1.0 – 0.7
- Goals
- 2 – 3
Footybot made Newcastle United favourites at 48%.
Liverpool FC won a close one on the chances: 0.7 xG to 1.0.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Miloš Kerkez, 72.5 in 90′.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
Newcastle United
| 16 Aug 2025 | D 0–0 | at Aston Villa |
Liverpool FC
| 15 Aug 2025 | W 4–2 | v Bournemouth |
Head to head
No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.
Newcastle United
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Osula | 14 | 100.0 | – |
| Lewis Hall | 14 | 72.6 | – |
| Anthony Gordon | 48 | 72.5 | – |
| Jacob Ramsey | 14 | 66.9 | – |
| Dan Burn | 90 | 66.3 | – |
| Tino Livramento | 90 | 65.1 | – |
| Malick Thiaw | 9 | 55.4 | – |
| Harvey Barnes | 76 | 51.4 | – |
| Bruno Guimarães | 90 | 51.3 | – |
| Fabian Schär | 81 | 48.9 | – |
| Joelinton | 76 | 43.9 | – |
| Kieran Trippier | 76 | 43.4 | – |
| Sandro Tonali | 66 | 42.1 | – |
| Anthony Elanga | 90 | 41.3 | – |
| Lewis Miley | 24 | 36.5 | – |
| Nick Pope | 90 | 28.9 | – |
Liverpool FC
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Ngumoha | 8 | 100.0 | – |
| Miloš Kerkez | 90 | 72.5 | – |
| Virgil van Dijk | 90 | 68.3 | – |
| Hugo Ekitiké | 80 | 65.3 | – |
| Ryan Gravenberch | 90 | 59.5 | – |
| Curtis Jones | 89 | 58.3 | – |
| Ibrahima Konaté | 90 | 57.8 | – |
| Cody Gakpo | 89 | 56.4 | – |
| Mohamed Salah | 89 | 56.1 | – |
| Conor Bradley | 10 | 55.0 | – |
| Florian Wirtz | 80 | 51.9 | – |
| Dominik Szoboszlai | 90 | 49.1 | – |
| Federico Chiesa | 10 | 46.9 | – |
| Alisson | 90 | 45.0 | – |
| Wataru Endo | 1 | 35.9 | – |
| Harvey Elliott | 8 | 28.1 | – |