Premier League · Sat, 31 Jan 2026 ·
Liverpool vs Newcastle — 4 - 1
Match report
Liverpool beat Newcastle 4-1 as H. Ekitike scores twice
Newcastle were beaten 4-1 by Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, 31 January 2026 in Premier League matchday 24. H. Ekitike (41', 43'), F. Wirtz (67') and I. Konate (90') scored for Liverpool, while A. Gordon (36') found the net for Newcastle. It was 2-1 at half-time.
Liverpool had 54% of the ball and 17 shots (7 on target) against Newcastle’s 8 (2 on target). Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) was the top-rated player with 8.9. The result leaves Liverpool 6th in the Premier League table on 9 points and Newcastle 9th on 8.
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 11'yellow cardAnthony GordonYellow Card
- 36'goalA. GordonNormal Goal
- 41'goalH. EkitikeAssist: F. Wirtz
- 43'goalH. EkitikeAssist: M. Kerkez
- 45+3'yellow cardJacob RamseyYellow Card
- 59'yellow cardAlexis Mac AllisterYellow Card
- 67'goalF. WirtzAssist: M. Salah
- 73'substitutionH. BarnesOff: Y. Wissa
- 73'substitutionJ. WillockOff: N. Woltemade
- 73'substitutionA. ElangaOff: J. Murphy
- 84'substitutionM. SalahOff: F. Chiesa
- 84'substitutionH. EkitikeOff: C. Jones
- 84'substitutionK. TrippierOff: W. Osula
- 86'yellow cardDan BurnYellow Card
- 87'substitutionF. WirtzOff: W. Endo
- 89'substitutionL. HallOff: A. Murphy
- 90'goalI. KonateNormal Goal
Lineups
Liverpool
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Arne Slot
Starting XI
- 1AlissonG
- 8D. SzoboszlaiD
- 5I. KonateD
- 4V. van DijkD
- 6M. KerkezD
- 38R. GravenberchM
- 10A. Mac AllisterM
- 11M. SalahM
- 7F. WirtzM
- 18C. GakpoM
- 22H. EkitikeF
Substitutes
- 25G. MamardashviliG
- 14F. ChiesaF
- 17C. JonesM
- 65A. NalloD
- 3W. EndoM
- 26A. RobertsonD
- 47C. RamsayD
- 42T. NyoniM
- 73R. NgumohaF
Newcastle
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Eddie Howe
Starting XI
- 1N. PopeG
- 2K. TrippierD
- 12M. ThiawD
- 33D. BurnD
- 3L. HallD
- 41J. RamseyM
- 8S. TonaliM
- 28J. WillockM
- 20A. ElangaF
- 10A. GordonF
- 11H. BarnesF
Substitutes
- 32A. RamsdaleG
- 9Y. WissaF
- 4S. BotmanD
- 27N. WoltemadeF
- 61L. ShaharD
- 23J. MurphyM
- 18W. OsulaF
- 37A. MurphyD
- 67L. MileyM
Match statistics
- 54%Possession46%
- 2.28Expected goals (xG)0.36
- 17Total shots8
- 7Shots on target2
- 7Shots off target3
- 3Blocked shots3
- 11Shots inside the box4
- 6Shots outside the box4
- 7Corners11
- 1Offsides3
- 11Fouls7
- 1Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 1Goalkeeper saves3
- 411Passes332
- 345Accurate passes266
- 84%Pass accuracy80%
- -0.87Goals prevented-0.87
Player statistics
Liverpool
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1AlissonG | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 4Virgil van DijkD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 5Ibrahima KonatéD | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 6Miloš KerkezD | 90 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 8Dominik SzoboszlaiD | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 7Florian WirtzM | 87 | 8.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 10Alexis Mac AllisterM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Mohamed SalahM | 84 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 18Cody GakpoM | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 38Ryan GravenberchM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 22Hugo EkitikéFTop rated | 84 | 8.9 | 2 | |
| 25Giorgi MamardashviliG | – | – | ||
| 26Andrew RobertsonD | – | – | ||
| 47Calvin RamsayD | – | – | ||
| 65Amara NalloD | – | – | ||
| 3Wataru EndoM | 9 | 6.7 | ||
| 17Curtis JonesM | 12 | 6.9 | ||
| 42Trey NyoniM | – | – | ||
| 14Federico ChiesaF | 12 | 6.3 | ||
| 73Rio NgumohaF | – | – |
Newcastle
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nick PopeG | 90 | 5.5 | ||
| 2Kieran TrippierD | 84 | 5.9 | ||
| 3Lewis HallD | 89 | 6.2 | ||
| 12Malick ThiawD | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| 33Dan BurnD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 8Sandro TonaliM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 28Joe WillockM | 73 | 6.7 | ||
| 41Jacob RamseyM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 10Anthony GordonF | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 11Harvey BarnesF | 73 | 6.5 | ||
| 20Anthony ElangaF | 73 | 6.6 | ||
| 32Aaron RamsdaleG | – | – | ||
| 4Sven BotmanD | – | – | ||
| 37Alex MurphyD | 1 | – | ||
| 61Leo ShaharD | – | – | ||
| 23Jacob MurphyM | 17 | 6.3 | ||
| 67Lewis MileyM | – | – | ||
| 9Yoane WissaF | 17 | 6.5 | ||
| 18William OsulaF | 12 | 6.3 | ||
| 27Nick WoltemadeF | 17 | 6.3 |