Newcastle 2–2 Liverpool: Result & How It Finished

Premier League Sun 23 Aug 2026, 16:30 St James' Park Referee: Stuart Attwell, England Full time

The Result

Newcastle 2–2 Liverpool
Half time1–0
Total goals4
Both scoredYes

The Story of the Game

  • Newcastle take 7 points from their last 6; Liverpool have 13 from theirs.
  • Both teams have scored in 67% of these sides' recent matches on average.
  • 63% of their recent matches have gone over 2.5 goals.
  • They have met 20 times, with 1 wins for Newcastle, 14 for Liverpool and 5 draws.

Form After This Game

ClubLast 6PtsScoredConcededBTTSOver 2.5
Newcastle DLWLLW7/181.531.670%68%
Liverpool WDWLWW13/181.551.3563%58%

Form over the last six completed matches, all competitions. Rates withheld below a six-match sample.

Where They Stand

PosClubPlWDLGDPts
8 Newcastle8323-211
4 Liverpool8431+315

See the full Premier League table →

Head-to-Head

Newcastle wins
0
Draws
1
Liverpool wins
2
Meetings
3
  • 23 Aug 2026 Newcastle 2–2 Liverpool
  • 31 Jan 2026 Liverpool 4–1 Newcastle
  • 25 Aug 2025 Newcastle 2–3 Liverpool

Full Newcastle v Liverpool record →

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Season Stats Compared

NewcastleStatLiverpool
40Played 40
16Won 16
6Drawn 12
18Lost 12
40%Win rate 40%
1.53Goals per game 1.55
1.6Conceded per game 1.35
15%Clean sheets 30%
18%Failed to score 15%
70%Both teams scored 63%
68%Over 2.5 goals 58%

Season to date, all competitions. The stronger figure in each row is highlighted.

Home Form v Away Form

The split that matters most for this fixture: how Newcastle perform at home against how Liverpool travel.

RecordPlWDLWin rateScoredConceded
Newcastle at home20104650%1.91.55
Liverpool away2084840%1.551.6

Key Players 2026/27

Newcastle

PlayerAppsStartsGAYR
H. Barnes882200
J. Willock862000
A. Elanga432010
L. Hall881110
S. Botman771020

Liverpool

PlayerAppsStartsGAYR
A. Isak665010
Víctor Muñoz752010
D. Szoboszlai661010
C. Gakpo541300

Top scorers, league appearances only. Starts are full line-ups; appearances include substitute outings.

Last Season 2025/26

The same players a season earlier — useful for judging who has kicked on.

Newcastle

  • 9 Bruno Guimarães — 29 apps, 5 assists
  • 8 N. Woltemade — 33 apps, 3 assists
  • 7 H. Barnes — 37 apps, 1 assists
  • 7 W. Osula — 24 apps, 0 assists
  • 6 A. Gordon — 26 apps, 2 assists

Liverpool

  • 11 H. Ekitike — 28 apps, 4 assists
  • 7 C. Gakpo — 36 apps, 5 assists
  • 7 Mohamed Salah — 27 apps, 7 assists
  • 6 V. van Dijk — 38 apps, 0 assists
  • 6 D. Szoboszlai — 36 apps, 7 assists

Recent Results

Newcastle

  • 25 Oct Crystal Palace 0–2 Newcastle
  • 17 Oct Newcastle 0–1 Aston Villa
  • 12 Oct Coventry 4–1 Newcastle
  • 19 Sep Newcastle 2–1 Hull City
  • 14 Sep Leeds 4–1 Newcastle

Liverpool

  • 25 Oct Liverpool 2–0 Brighton
  • 17 Oct Brentford 1–2 Liverpool
  • 11 Oct Liverpool 0–3 Manchester City
  • 20 Sep Bournemouth 0–1 Liverpool
  • 12 Sep Liverpool 0–0 Fulham

Newcastle v Liverpool FAQs

When is Newcastle v Liverpool?
Kick-off is 4:30pm on Sunday 23 August 2026 at St James' Park.
What is the head-to-head record?
These clubs have met 3 times in our records: 0 for Newcastle, 2 for Liverpool, and 1 draw.
Where are both clubs in the table?
Newcastle are 8th on 11 points; Liverpool are 4th on 15.
Are these sides likely to produce goals?
Both teams have scored in 70% of Newcastle games and 63% of Liverpool games. Over 2.5 goals has landed in 68% and 58% respectively.

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