Premier League · Sun, 23 Aug 2026 ·
Newcastle vs Liverpool — 2 - 2
St James' Park · Referee: Stuart Attwell, England
Match report
D. Szoboszlai’s 90' equaliser earns Liverpool 2-2 draw with Newcastle
Honours were even between Newcastle and Liverpool at St James' Park on Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Premier League matchday 1 game finishing 2-2. A. Elanga (5') and J. Willock (57') scored for Newcastle, while C. Gakpo (55') and D. Szoboszlai (90' pen) found the net for Liverpool. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Newcastle had 39% of the ball and 13 shots (4 on target) against Liverpool’s 27 (7 on target). Lukáš Horníček (Newcastle) was the top-rated player with 7.9. The result leaves Newcastle 9th in the Premier League table on 8 points and Liverpool 6th on 9.
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 5'goalA. ElangaAssist: W. Osula
- 25'yellow cardYoane WissaYellow Card
- 30'yellow cardJeremie FrimpongYellow Card
- 30'yellow cardMiloš KerkezYellow Card
- 34'yellow cardLewis MileyYellow Card
- 55'goalC. GakpoAssist: R. Gravenberch
- 56'substitutionW. OsulaOff: J. Willock
- 56'substitutionS. SteurOff: J. Ramsey
- 57'goalJ. WillockAssist: Y. Wissa
- 63'substitutionF. WirtzOff: A. Mac Allister
- 63'substitutionR. NgumohaOff: V. Munoz
- 64'yellow cardJacob RamseyYellow Card
- 70'substitutionJ. JacquetOff: R. Araujo
- 76'substitutionL. MileyOff: A. Bamba
- 76'substitutionA. ElangaOff: J. Murphy
- 78'substitutionR. GravenberchOff: L. Koumas
- 79'yellow cardJacob MurphyYellow Card
- 90'yellow cardVirgil van DijkYellow Card
- 90'penaltyD. SzoboszlaiPenalty
- 90+3'yellow cardLukáš HorníčekYellow Card
- 90+5'substitutionY. WissaOff: F. Schar
Lineups
Newcastle
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Matthias Jaissle
Starting XI
- 21L. HornicekG
- 37A. DedicD
- 12M. ThiawD
- 4S. BotmanD
- 3L. HallD
- 14S. SteurM
- 67L. MileyM
- 19A. ElangaM
- 9Y. WissaM
- 11H. BarnesM
- 10W. OsulaF
Substitutes
- 24E. JaouenG
- 51L. ShaharD
- 5F. ScharD
- 28J. WillockM
- 41J. RamseyM
- 8A. BambaM
- 17B. ToureF
- 23J. MurphyM
- 27N. WoltemadeF
Liverpool
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Andoni Iraola
Starting XI
- 1AlissonG
- 30J. FrimpongD
- 5J. JacquetD
- 4V. van DijkD
- 6M. KerkezD
- 8D. SzoboszlaiM
- 38R. GravenberchM
- 73R. NgumohaM
- 7F. WirtzM
- 18C. GakpoM
- 9A. IsakF
Substitutes
- 25G. MamardashviliG
- 21K. TsimikasD
- 33R. AraujoD
- 10A. Mac AllisterM
- 3W. EndoM
- 53J. McConnellM
- 42T. NyoniM
- 67L. KoumasF
- 23V. MunozF
Match statistics
- 39%Possession61%
- 1.58Expected goals (xG)2.98
- 13Total shots27
- 4Shots on target7
- 5Shots off target4
- 4Blocked shots16
- 6Shots inside the box16
- 7Shots outside the box11
- 2Corners6
- 2Offsides1
- 16Fouls15
- 5Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 5Goalkeeper saves3
- 296Passes445
- 224Accurate passes375
- 76%Pass accuracy84%
- -0.44Goals prevented-0.44
Player statistics
Newcastle
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21Lukáš HorníčekGTop rated | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 3Lewis HallD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 4Sven BotmanD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 12Malick ThiawD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 37Amar DedićD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 9Yoane WissaM | 89 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 11Harvey BarnesM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 14Sean SteurM | 56 | 6.5 | ||
| 19Anthony ElangaM | 76 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 67Lewis MileyM | 76 | 7.3 | ||
| 10William OsulaF | 56 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 24Ewen JaouenG | – | – | ||
| 5Fabian SchärD | 1 | – | ||
| 51Leo ShaharD | – | – | ||
| 8Aladji BambaM | 14 | 6.7 | ||
| 23Jacob MurphyM | 14 | 6.2 | ||
| 28Joe WillockM | 34 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 41Jacob RamseyM | 34 | 6.5 | ||
| 17Bazoumana TouréF | – | – | ||
| 27Nick WoltemadeF | – | – |
Liverpool
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1AlissonG | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 4Virgil van DijkD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 5Jérémy JacquetD | 70 | 6.6 | ||
| 6Miloš KerkezD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 30Jeremie FrimpongD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 7Florian WirtzM | 63 | 7.0 | ||
| 8Dominik SzoboszlaiM | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 18Cody GakpoM | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 38Ryan GravenberchM | 78 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 73Rio NgumohaM | 63 | 6.2 | ||
| 9Alexander IsakF | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 25Giorgi MamardashviliG | – | – | ||
| 21Kostas TsimikasD | – | – | ||
| 33Ronald AraújoD | 20 | 7.2 | ||
| 3Wataru EndoM | – | – | ||
| 10Alexis Mac AllisterM | 27 | 6.9 | ||
| 42Trey NyoniM | – | – | ||
| 53James McConnellM | – | – | ||
| 23Víctor MuñozF | 27 | 7.2 | ||
| 67Lewis KoumasF | 12 | 6.7 |
